Working with the K’ómoks Nation towards Q’waq’wala7owkw on their unceded territory.
GADD equipment will initiate work to remove the dock and dolphin pilings at Kus-kus-sum (the old Field Sawmill site) on August 19, 2019 under the supervision of Warren Wartig, Registered Professional Biologist and Dock Removal Project Manager for Interfor.
Guided walking and kayaking tours showcasing green infrastructure in and around the Courtenay River were held on May 10 and 11, 2019. The tours were geared towards increasing political awareness of the possibilities of green infrastructure. Participants visited areas where green infrastructure was already in place or where it could be implemented in the future.
Make a donation of $25 or more to sponsor a salmon to go up at Kus-kus-sum!
Thank you Gord Johns for bringing #kuskussum before the House of Commons.
Thanks to Mark Hanley and Franco Noviello of Shaw TV for putting this informative piece on Kus-kus-sum together.
Here is the segment Chek News ran on Kus-kus-sum. Tina McLean, K’ómoks First Nation Administrator, Jennifer Sutherst, Project Watershed Staff Biologist, and Tim Ennis, Project Watershed Kus-kus-sum Project Manager are featured.
“This video highlights the diversity and depth of support for our work, much of which is geared towards the protection and restoration of salmon habitat.” commented Paul Horgen. He went on to say “Wide spread community support will be necessary to tackle some of our large scale restoration projects such as turning Fields Sawmill site into Kus Kus Sum Park.”
Dan Bowen, Technical Director at Project Watershed, sheds some light on the work being done at the old Field Sawmill site.
Bill Heath, a Director on the board of Project Watershed, announces his donation of $25,000 to kick off the fundraising for the Kus-kus-sum Project.Related Posts
[av_video src='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMKj3qSm1aA' format='16-9' width='16' height='9'] [av_hr class='default' height='50' shadow='no-shadow' position='center' custom_border='av-border-thin' custom_width='50px' custom_border_color='' custom_margin_top='30px'...
A First Nation’s perspective of the estuary and our relation to it.
This film debuted in April 2016 at the Courtenay Museum as part of the Pieces of an Estuary presentation. Pieces of an Estuary was an environmental art and public education project of the Emily Carr University of Art + Design in consultation with the David Suzuki Foundation and in partnership with Project Watershed. The project was offered as a combined studio and humanities course at North Island College in the Spring of 2016, as part of the collaborative BFA program with Emily Carr University of Art + Design.
Many thanks to the Denise, Heather, Jenna and Tonja for their work in creating this film.
What is an estuary? This film explores this from the bottom of the ocean to the top of the glacier.