Gibsons, BC is World's Most Liveable City of Under 20,000
Gibsons, BC (pop 4,200) has earned a Gold award from the International Awards for Liveable Cities.
Gibsons - the ocean at its feet, mountains at its back, located on the famous "Sunshine Coast" north of Vancouver - won in the under 20,000 category for a full city.
Gibsons beat out the following cities in the same size category:
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Carlyle, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Jaromer, Bolatice, and Ricany, all in the Czech Republic
- Southwell, England
- Tulln An Der Donau, Austria
Previous winners in this category include:
- Clonakility, Ireland - 2007
- Dungannon, Ireland - 2006
- Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia - 2004
Ucluelet, Vancouver Island won Silver in 2006, and Whistler, BC won Silver in 2005.
Craig Rushton is a sales representative with Century 21 In Town Realty in Vancouver, BC.
Posted by Craig Rushton
on October 21, 2009