's Sunshine Coast by swimming close to shore and rubbing their bellies on the rocks. Ryan Chilibeck lives in Gibsons, across Howe Sound from West Vancouver, and on Jan. 2 heard that killer whales were swimming by Secret Beach Park. Photographer Carl Olsen saw a group of six northern resident killer whales passing Gospel Rock in Gibsons on Jan. 2. WATCH | Orcas seen displaying unique behaviour: Pod of killer whales seen rubbing bellies on rocks off Sunshine Coast, B.C. People watched the whales swim back and forth rubbing their bellies on the pebbles at Secret Beach Park on Jan. 2.

Source: CBC News January 07, 2026 09:36 UTC