In its history, GVL has undergone a few transitions. The original GVL came into being in 1955 on land donated and owned privately, with a home already in place with space to care for 28 elderly residents. In 1955 the property was transferred to the City of Courtenay, and in 1968 it was transferred to the then-Regional District of Comox-Strathcona (now Comox Valley Regional District). That property was subdivided into three in 1981, with the regional district giving the Glacier View Lodge Society (incorporated in 1979) the 10-acre parcel in the middle of the three. The Society opened a new “intermediate care” facility on that property in 1982, and the original home was closed.