Who We Are
If you are in urgent need of medical care, please call 911.
Non-urgent concerns to do with health care advice, please call HealthLink BC at 811.
Need Help?
Finding Local or BC Support
Mental Health Contacts
KUU-US Crisis Response Service Métis Line | 24 HOURS | 1-833-638-4722 | |
KUU-US Crisis Response Service Child and Youth Line | 24 HOURS | 250-723-2040 | https://www.kuu-uscrisisline.com/ |
Lamathut Crisis Line | 24 HOURS | 1-800-721-0066 TOLL FREE | https://www.irsss.ca/ |
Mental Health Support Service | 24 HOURS | 1-250-310-6789 | |
National Indian Residential School Crisis Line | 24 HOURS | 1-866-925-4419 TOLL FREE | https://www.cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1625663008357/1625663325319 |
National Suicide Crisis Helpline | 24 HOURS | 9-8-8 CALL or TEXT | |
Seniors Distress Line | 24 HOURS | 604-872-1234 | |
Vancouver Island Crisis Phone Line | 24 HOURS | 1-888-494-3888 | http://www.vicrisis.ca |
Vancouver Island Crisis Texting Line | DAILY TEXTING 6 - 10PM | 1-250-800-3806 | http://www.vicrisis.ca |
VictimLinkBC | 24 HOURS | 1-800-563-0808 CALL or TEXT | https://victimlinkbc.ca |
Local Support Contacts
Better at Home - Gabriola | 1-250-754-3331 ext203 | N/A | https://www.nflabc.org/ |
Gabriola Medical Clinic | 1-250-247-9922 | N/A | https://gabriolamed.ca/ |
Gabriola Ambulance Society Administration Line | 1-250-247-0226 | admin@gabriolaambulancesociety.org | https://www.gabriolaambulancesociety.org/ |
Life Labs - Gabriola | 1-800-431-7206 | N/A | https://www.lifelabs.com/ |
Island Pharmacy | 1-250-247-8310 | N/A | https://islandpharmacy.ca/island-pharmacy-gabriola-island-bc/ |
Gabriola Power Outages
On an increasing frequency, often the power outages arrive with severe weather conditions. This combination of events does not trigger a formal provincial emergency response, but it does put our vulnerable population particularly seniors at risk.
This program will do four things:
1. Establish a warming or cooling centre as necessary, 2. Assist seniors with grab and go emergency bags, 3. Information sessions sharing local community information on evacuation routes, centres, and preparations residents can undertake 4. Wellness checks and transportation as necessary to relief centres
* In 2022-23 grant period we used these funds twice, once in summer, once in winter. In 2023-24 we expect we will have two winter events and one summer event.
