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Micah Messent Legacy Fund created to support Kus-kus-sum project

The family of Micah Messent announced their support of the Kus-kus-sum restoration project, and Project Watershed, through the creation of the Micah Messent Legacy Fund.
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The Micah Messent Legacy Fund salmon with family at Kus-kus-sum. Photo by Caila Holbrook

The family of Micah Messent announced their support of the Kus-kus-sum restoration project, and Project Watershed, through the creation of the Micah Messent Legacy Fund.

The fund will support the restoration of Kus-kus-sum and Project Watershed’s work to further Micah’s legacy within and beyond the Comox Valley.

Micah was born and raised in the Comox Valley where the Pacific Ocean, our coastal mountains, and the ancient rainforest of Vancouver Island nurtured and inspired him. Tragically, he died at the age of 23 in a plane crash in Ethiopia, Africa on March 10, 2019.

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Helping and supporting people and taking care of the natural environment were some of the most important goals in Micah’s life from a very young age. He would have been pleased to know that in his memory, he would be supporting the restoration of Kus-kus-sum, and that through the legacy funding, he will continue to support thriving and diverse ecosystems in his home community.

On Aug. 9, Micah’s family joined Project Watershed to hang a salmon in his memory on the Kus-kus-sum fence. The salmon, designed and painted by his mother Suzanne Camp, has been decorated with design elements that are significant to Micah’s family. The Métis sash represents their family’s ancestry. The heart design on the white diamond is an illustration of the white leather patches with red glass hearts which were given to the people in memory of Micah. The five eagle feathers on the tail fin represent Micah and each of his sisters, Jade Ballard and Amber Tansky, and his brothers, Matt and Jasper Messent. We hope that the next time you drive by, you’re able to see Micah’s salmon, and remember the many ways he contributed to our community.

Submitted by Suzanne Camp and Caitlin Pierzchalski