Working with the K’ómoks Nation towards Q’waq’wala7owkw on their unceded territory.
Working with the K’ómoks Nation towards Q’waq’wala7owkw on their unceded territory.
We met Daniel and Nadine at a LIFT fundraisier for Kus-kus-sum, they had the winning bid on a silent auction item. They said they wanted to do more and have committed to donating 10% of all their online sales to the Kus-kus-sum project until June 2020! This December they donated $350 and are excited to up that amount by June.
Congratulations and thanks to everyone who helped make this double raffle a success for Queneesh School’s Aboriginal program and for Kus-kus-sum!
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This information complements that which appears on the sign that has recently been erected north of the Courtenay Marina on the Riverway Walk.
As the Kus-kus-sum initiative heads into 2020 people are eager to hear what is happening with the site, and more specifically, when. “The only thing we are waiting on is money” reports Kathy Haigh, Fundraising Director at Project Watershed.
As part of our Estuary Stewardship, Project Watershed has committed to the restoration of the Field Sawmill site in partnership with the K’ómoks First Nation and City of Courtenay. We have been given a name for the site by the K’ómoks First Nation and are now calling it Kus-kus-sum.
Ken Kirkby and Nana Cook have donated 43 of their paintings and seven from their collection for a semi-formal gala event to raise funds and awareness for the purchase and restoration of Kus-kus-sum through the engaging and powerful medium of art and the promise of getting a great deal. Each painting is worth between $1,500 and $4,000. 50 ART DRAW tickets at $500 each will be presold for the event (ART DRAW ticket holders may bring 1 guest). Tickets to attend the event as an onlooker will be $15.
The Comox Valley Project Watershed Society is excited to announce Matt Beckett, AVP and Private Wealth Advisor of Coastal Community Private Wealth Group as the official broker for the Society. This will increase the fundraising efforts for the Kus-Kus-Sum project* and allow the Society to accept the donation of securities in kind.
1940 - 1969On November 7, Premier John Horgan was in the Comox Valley to attend the ground-breaking of Ocean Front Village, the Comox Valley’s new long term care facility in Courtenay, and to visit 19 Wing Comox. However, many people may not be aware that he also took...
Kus-kus-sum received $15,700 from 100+ Women Who Care Comox Valley, just in time to make the second to last payment to Interfor. “We really appreciate the support of all these women and it just goes to show how contributions can add up quickly,” said Caila Holbrook, Project Watershed’s Manager of Fundraising, Outreach and Mapping.
A recent donation from Janine Martin and Dave Procter gives a huge boost to the Kus-kus-sum fundraising initiative! Janine and Dave made a commitment to donating $50,000 at Project Watershed’s annual Salmon BBQ in September. The donation cheque was presented on the Kus-kus-sum site later that month. The Kus-kus-sum initiative aims to unpave the abandoned sawmill site and create habitat for fish and wildlife. Janine and Dave’s generous donation helped Project Watershed make and surpass the amount needed for their October 30 payment to Interfor Co.
Project Watershed has recently secured funding, through the BC Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund, to undertake forage fish research. Forage fish are small, schooling fish.