Welcome to Gambier Island!

Gambier Island is the largest of four islands located in Howe Sound, British Columbia, Canada (not to be confused with the 14 small Gambier Islands, located 1600 km southeast of Tahiti). The BC island is approximately twenty-five square miles with only 125 permanent residents, primarily located in New Brighton, Gambier Harbour and West Bay - the number swells to over 600 in the summer. BC Ferries provides passenger service between Langdale and New Brighton and there are gravel roads connecting the three communities. We have electricity and telephone and some of us even have high-speed internet access. There is no car-ferry access - something most residents want to preserve.

Our island has one commercial establishment: The General Store.

Summer Hours

Update on the Langdale Dock 12-Mar-2010: BCF has offered to attach a new small-boat float directly to the existing Langdale Route 13 (Stormaway) dock. The float will be separated from the existing float by a gate which will remain open during the daytime subject to the following restrictions.

The float will be closed and the gate locked 10 minutes before the ferry arrives and re-open 10 minutes after she departs. During that approximate 40-minute closure, no private boats will be allowed to dock for the purpose of embarking or disembarking passengers. The gate will be managed by BC Ferries personnel and an illuminated red signal light will signify that the small-boat float is closed. For the first sailing at 6:20 AM the new float and its gate will be open for a short period even though the ferry is docked. Similarly, following the arrival of the last evening ferry, the float will again be open for access.

The small-boat float will be closed overnight, as is currently the case for the entire terminal. Existing arrangements for emergency access will remain in place i.e. at night, for emergencies only, call 604-886-4403 to have the gate opened. Note: The sole purpose of the small-boat float is to pick up or drop off passengers. Under no circumstances may a boat be moored there.

For improved boating safety, BC Ferries will install a line of marker buoys to delineate a channel for private boats, water taxis and Stormaway III/IV so as to separate these vessels from the big ferry’s channel into Langdale Terminal.

This proposal is contingent upon completion of a Liability Agreement between BCF and the SCRD. See this document for more details.

Updated: 31August 2010