Community InformationGaliano is named after Spanish naval captain Dionisio Aleala Galiano, dispatched from Mexico in 1792 to chart what is now the BC coastline aboard the vessel Sutil. Dionisio Point, Montague Harbour and Sturdies Bay were seasonal fishing villages for the Coast Salish First Nations. Arriving by canoe and settling in for the summer, the Salish hunted sea lions and fished for salmon.
Galiano is the least tamed of the major Gulf Islands because of its rocky geography and lack of arable land. Credit for this unspoiled charm is in large part due to the historical fact that fully half of the island was utilized as a tree farm by the lumber industry until the early 1990s. Most of Galiano’s population lives along the south end in its one village and at the end of the parks.
Galiano is in the Georgia Basin (which includes the Gulf Islands) lies in the rain shadow of Vancouver Island. This more protected region has considerably less precipitation and a greater quantity of sunshine. For example, the average maximum temperature is 6°C/43°F in January and 22°C/72°F in July. Autumn and winter still tend to have heavy precipitation.
INDUSTRY:
Tourism, arts and culturePopulation
Town Population: 1,138 (BC Stats, 2011 Census)
Health Administrative Information
Health Authority: Island Health
Health Service Delivery Area: South Vancouver Island
Regional District: Gulf Islands
Rural Designation: RSA community
RRP Designation: B
RRP Points: 15.70
Health Centre Info
Galiano Health Care Centre
908 Burrill Road
Galiano Island, BC, V0N 1P0
P: 250 539-3230
Lab services
Galiano Health Care Centre
908 Burrill Road
Galiano Island, BC, V0N 1P0
P: 250 539-3230
Full lab services are available each Thursday morning from 7 am to 10 am on a first come, first-served system. If the Lab Tech has a home visit to attend to, the lab may open at 7:30 am instead.
Nurse Practitioner
Galiano Health Care Centre
908 Burrill Road
Galiano Island, BC, V0N 1P0
P: 250 539-3230
Hrs: Wed-Thurs 9:30 am – 5:00 pm.
Nurses
Nurse Maureen Newman runs a weekly clinic at the Health Care Centre with a focus on prevention services, child, youth and family health.
To make an appointment or for inquiries please call 250 539-3099.
Extended Care
Galiano Health Care Centre
908 Burrill Road
Galiano Island, BC, V0N 1P0
P: 250 539-3230
In-community
Colette Lagace
P: 250 539-5103
Home Nursing
Galiano Health Care Centre
908 Burrill Road
Galiano Island, BC, V0N 1P0
P: 250 539-3230
In-community
Colette Lagace
P: 250 539-5103
Physiotherapy
Galiano Health Care Centre
908 Burrill Road
Galiano Island, BC, V0N 1P0
P: 250 539-3230
In-community
Anne Scott
P: 250 539-2425
Mental Health and Addictions
Galiano Health Care Centre
908 Burrill Road
Galiano Island, BC, V0N 1P0
P: 250 539-3230
In-community
The Galiano Health Care Society is working to develop, enhance and support mental health services on Galiano. To contact someone about this work, or to inquire about resources and information, please contact:
Wendy Lloyd
P: 250 539-3768
Social workers
Galiano Health Care Centre
908 Burrill Road
Galiano Island, BC, V0N 1P0
P: 250 539-3230
Salt Spring Island Community Services provides counselling, resource and referral services to Galiano Island.
Cindy Clark
Family Counsellor
P: 250 222-0025Dave Vollrath
Addictions Counsellor
P: 250 537-9971 xt. 241Linda Ruedrich
Resource and Referral Worker
P: 250 539-5823
