Gabriola offers all the basic amenities while being only a 20 minute ferry ride from Nanaimo (a major urban center), and is readily accessible with ferry runs approximately every hour from 6 am to 11 pm daily. Gabriola has the following amenities and public services (to name a few):

• Gabriola Professional Centre — Chiropractor, Massage Therapist, Dentist, Naturopath
• Medical Clinic — 2 full time doctors
• Volunteer Ambulance Service
• Elementary School — Grades 1-7
• 2 Campgrounds
• Gabriola Centre Mall — Credit Union, Bakery restaurant, Natural food store, Clothing, Optician, Insurance
• Gabriola Farmers Market (May thru September) — Artisans offer Flowers & Crafts, Organic Garden Produce available
• Folklife Village Mall — Library, Pharmacy, Hardware, Restaurant, Realty Office, Clothing, Shops, Health Food Store, Art & Crafts Store, Convenience Store, Village Foods Supermarket, Bookstore & Cappuccino Bar
• Building Supplies Store
• Museum
• 3 Marinas — Deep Moorage
• Degnen Bay Government Wharf — provides deep moorage facilities, or moor out and row in
• Resorts, Bed & Breakfast
• Post Office
• RCMP
• Taxi
• School Bus
• Library
• BC Hydro
• Telus — Phone/Fax connections
• High Speed Internet Service
• Shaw Cable TV & Internet
• Golf Course — For those who like to "putter" around, Gabriola has its own special 9-hole golf course
• and THREE Provincial Parks!!