Gabriola is a beautiful rural island enjoying a temperate climate, a strong sense of community, and a pastoral natural setting. Surrounded by the best cruising grounds that lure yachtsmen, kayakers and scuba divers from around the world, it offers an abundance of wildlife including reclusive killer whales, sea lions, seals, otters and bald eagles. Gabriola remains one of the places you can still pick and eat fresh oysters, mussels and clams.
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