Gibsons & Area Community Centre
Interactive map of Gibsons & Area Community Centre | |
| Location | 700 Park Rd Gibsons, British Columbia V0N 1V0 |
|---|---|
| Owner | Sunshine Coast Regional District |
| Construction | |
| Opened | March 29, 2008 |
| Cost | CA$12.3 million (2008) |
| Tenants | |
| Coastal Tsunami (PJHL, BCHC) (2024–present) | |
The Gibsons & Area Community Centre (GACC) is a community centre in Gibsons, British Columbia. The complex is owned by the Sunshine Coast Regional District and the land is owned by the Town of Gibsons.[1] The community centre features a fitness centre, a basketball court, a multi-purpose room and an ice hockey rink. The ice hockey rink serves as the home of the Coastal Tsunami of the British Columbia Hockey Conference.
History
The Gibsons & Area Community Centre was built at a cost of CA$12.3 million and completed in time for its opening on March 29, 2008.[2][3]
Facilities
The Gibsons & Area Community Centre is a complex with multiple facilities including: a half-court basketball court, a fitness centre, a multi-purpose room, racquetball courts and an NHL-size hockey rink.[4][5]
Hockey rink
The hockey rink at the Gibsons & Area Community Centre is NHL-size (200 feet x 85 feet) and has six dressing rooms.[4] The rink is maintained by a zero-emissions Zamboni ice resurfacer.[2] The GACC rink is home to the Sunshine Coast Junior Hockey Society.[1] It often hosts crowds exceeding 700 people for Coastal Tsunami games.[6]
Scoreboard
In 2023, the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) donated the video display score clock from the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver to the Sunshine Coast Junior Hockey Society to be the score clock for the GACC rink. The scoreboard was installed at the Pacific Coliseum in preparation for the 2010 Winter Olympics. The scoreboard was key in the community's efforts to attract a Pacific Junior Hockey League team to Gibsons.[1]
Coastal Tsunami
On August 1, 2023, the Pacific Junior Hockey League (PJHL) announced that the league would expand to the Sunshine Coast with a team playing at the Gibsons & Area Community Centre.[7] The Coastal Tsunami played its first home game at the GACC on September 14, 2024.[8] In April 2026 it was announced that the Tsunami would be moving to the new Junior A British Columbia Hockey Conference.[9]
References
- 1 2 3 Jordison, Connie (April 29, 2023). "Video score clock for Gibsons, BC arena awaits SCRD approval". Coast Reporter. Retrieved April 28, 2026.
- 1 2 Jacques, Ian (April 4, 2008). "Community centre open for business". Coast Reporter. Retrieved April 28, 2026.
- ↑ Amos, Greg (February 1, 2008). "Community centre to open mid-March". Coast Reporter. Retrieved April 28, 2026.
- 1 2 "Gibsons and Area Community Centre". Athletic Business. Retrieved April 28, 2026.
- ↑ "Gibsons & Area Community Centre". Sunshine Coast Regional District. Retrieved April 28, 2026.
- ↑ "HOME RINK". www.coastalhockey.ca. Retrieved April 28, 2026.
- ↑ Beairsto, Bronwyn (August 2, 2023). "Pacific Junior Hockey League to expand to the Sunshine Coast". Coast Reporter. Retrieved April 28, 2026.
- ↑ Thomas, Sandr (September 10, 2024). "New Coastal Tsunami Junior Hockey team hits home ice Sept. 14". The Peak. Retrieved April 28, 2026.
- ↑ "BCHC launches as sanctioned Junior A league". bchchockey.ca. April 20, 2026. Retrieved April 28, 2026.