Five must be a lucky number for Jesse Shade. The 18-year-old Wei Wai Kum member competed in five swimming events at the Canada Summer Games in Winnipeg and he won five gold medals.

The City of Campbell River is inviting members of the public to share their ideas for the 3.5 acres of City-owned land at the corner of Highway 19A and Roberts Reach. In June and July, the City held two open house events to invite people to pitch their ideas. More than two dozen proposals have… 

An information kiosk has been repaired and a new interpretive sign mounted on the Myrt Thompson trail. The sign describes efforts to restore the estuary. It includes a brief translation in Kwak’wala provided by the Bakuemgyala Language Group. The project was led by the Greenways Land Trust conservation organization with support from the Wei Wai… 

More than 100 canoe families ended their paddle last Saturday as the participants in Tribal Journeys 2017 made their way from Cape Mudge to the Tyee Spit in Campbell River.

Tribal Canoe families weren’t the only ones in the water off Tyee Spit last weekend. The Thunderbird RV Park and Resort hosted a Salmon-Cod Fishing Derby – its 21st. The derby featured three days of fishing and then a salmon BBQ feast on Sunday evening with lots of prizes donated by local businesses and a performance by the Wei Wai Kum Dancers.