Choose one of the themes listed above and give us your feedback as a community group.

We want to know more about your vision for Gabriola Island in 2050.

We want to know what you think the Gabriola community has available to help reach this vision.

We want to know what you think needs to be addressed in order for the Gabriola community to achieve the vision.

The Official Community Plan (OCP) is a legal document that provides policy direction for planning and land use management including: heritage and cultural preservation and protection; ecosystem preservation and protection; community diversity; sustainability and climate resilience, and stewardship of lands and waters. The land use elements identified through the collective visioning process will become priorities for the OCP review. OCP policies determine where different land uses can be undertaken, how the land can be used, and what can or cannot be altered. The Gabriola OCP has not been substantially updated since 1997, and a lot has changed in the last 25 years. The OCP will help guide changes, address growth issues and strengthen the community’s resilience. The Vision Statement in Gabriola’s current OCP is as follows: “Gabriola is a peaceful, diverse, safe, rural community in harmony with a protected, natural environment. The local economy is resilient, we walk and cycle the island, and the land and sea provide bountiful harvests for all inhabitants. Island and marine wildlife, here long before human populations, continue to flourish.”