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Mural a reminder of Cumberland history

A new piece of art has appeared on the corner of Dunsmuir Avenue and Egremont Street in Cumberland.
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A new piece of art has appeared on the corner of Dunsmuir Avenue and Egremont Street in Cumberland.

The mural is but another reminder of the deep history of and the ever evolving community of Cumberland.

Most of the heavy lifting on the project was done by local artists Novalynn DiGuistini and Joe Thoong, and was then taken to completion by the owner.

Cumberland’s history is one of the most compelling in B.C. It began with the K’omoks First Nation, which occupied the Comox Valley for thousands of years. The first European settlers arrived in 1862. In 1898, it was named Cumberland to honour miners from the English coal-mining district of Cumbria.

The legacy of the characters and times passed are still celebrated, and the new community born out of those times is a vibrant and alive one which is creating its own kind of legendary.

Cumberland welcomes you.