The time is now. The Gospel Rock Neighbourhood Plan (GRNP) Public Hearing is to be held on Thursday, October 11, 2012, at 6 p.m. in the Elphinstone High School gymnasium.

Gibsons council defeated a motion by Councillor Dan Bouman to include protection of the waterfront in the Gospel Rock Neighbourhood Plan Draft 4.2 at their meeting on July 17, 2012. 

Suzanne Senger reports on the Gibsons Landing Harbour Plan in a four-part series -- this is Part Four.
To be clear, this is a critique. Former Town of Gibsons municipal planner Chris Marshall always told the citizens of Gibsons that community input and critique “help to raise the bar” for development in Gibsons.

Suzanne Senger reports on the Gibsons Landing Harbour Plan in a four-part series -- this is Part Three. After the visioning process for the Harbour Area plan, Gibsons citizens appeared to be comfortable and confident that they had been heard and understood. Most people were unaware that the water had been dropped from the plan between the public visioning process and PHASE TWO, with noteworthy consequences.

Suzanne Senger reports on the Gibsons Landing Harbour Plan in a four-part series -- this is Part Two.
The Town of Gibsons has spent a great deal of time and money planning the Gibsons Landing Harbour area over the years, so when they realized the need for a definitive harbour plan in 2009, much of the work had already been done.

Suzanne Senger reports on the Gibsons Landing Harbour Plan in a four-part series -- this is Part One.
Recognized as the “Jewel of the Community,” the Gibsons Landing harbour and area has been the subject of numerous planning exercises. To date, however, the Town has never adopted a Harbour Plan that defines specific limitations and possibilities for development in this area and amended it into their Official Community Plan (OCP).

Around 400 people came to the Gospel Rock Draft Neighbourhood Plan meeting held on April 6 at Elphinstone Secondary School. After an hour and a half presentation by Gibson consultant Michael Rosen, they left disappointed and some say, insulted.