Kus-Kus-Sum

The grand prize in the Kus-kus-sum raffle is a kiln cast, glass coho salmon sculpture elegantly placed among metal eelgrass and driftwood, created by Christopher Smith of Glaskrafter Art Glass. Retails at $4,750.

Raffle to raise funds for Kus-kus-sum project in Courtenay

Project Watershed is hosting a raffle to raise funds for the Kus-kus-sum…

  • Nov 3, 2022

 

Volunteers Planting at Kus-kus-sum on April 2, 2022. Photo by Graeme Robertson

Organizers welcome volunteers for upcoming Kus-kus-sum fall planting duties

Over the summer Comox Valley Project Watershed Society working with Leighton Contracting…

 

Image: Above The Plateau by Ken Kirkby – photo by Bryan Walwork

Courtenay’s Old House/Locals co-hosting sneak preview of artwork for Project Watershed fundraiser

The Old House Hotel & Spa and Locals Restaurant have teamed up…

 

Painter Ken Kirkby stands with photographer Bryan Walwork - Photo by Caila Holbrook

Comox Valley Kus-kus-sum project set for Paintings, By The Numbers event

Event is Kus-kus-sum’s biggest fundraiser of the year

Painter Ken Kirkby stands with photographer Bryan Walwork - Photo by Caila Holbrook
Excavators have resumed working at the Kus-kus-sum site in February. Photo by Caila Holbrook

Removal of concrete wall at Courtenay’s Kus-kus-sum site requires a low tide

“We will do what we can to minimize disruptions”

  • Feb 12, 2022
Excavators have resumed working at the Kus-kus-sum site in February. Photo by Caila Holbrook
An excavator is seen separating the concrete on the Kus-kus-sum site. Photo supplied.

Work resumes on Courtenay’s Kus-kus-sum project

Restoration work at the Kus-kus-sum site resumed on Thursday, Feb. 3. Project…

An excavator is seen separating the concrete on the Kus-kus-sum site. Photo supplied.
The Micah Messent Legacy Fund salmon with family at Kus-kus-sum. Photo by Caila Holbrook

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…

The Micah Messent Legacy Fund salmon with family at Kus-kus-sum. Photo by Caila Holbrook
The Kus-kus-sum site had been a sawmill on the Courtenay River. File photo

Restoration of Kus-kus-sum area in Courtenay to begin June 21

Restoration at the Kus-kus-sum site will begin June 21. This will be…

The Kus-kus-sum site had been a sawmill on the Courtenay River. File photo
The old Field Sawmill building was being dismantled Monday morning, as the Kus-kus-sum project took another step toward realization. Photo by Erin Haluschak.

Kus-kus-sum project forges forward in ‘unpaving the parking lot’

Field Sawmill building being torn down

  • Mar 22, 2021
The old Field Sawmill building was being dismantled Monday morning, as the Kus-kus-sum project took another step toward realization. Photo by Erin Haluschak.
Project Watershed's Kus-kus-sum project aims to turn the old Field Sawmill site into a vibrant and productive habitat and connect it to Hollyhock flats, which is adjacent to the site and one of the most productive areas in the Estuary.

Ngan-Page Family Fund to match all money raised in Kus-kus-sum fundraising blitz

Submitted Comox Valley Project Watershed Society is on the cusp of completing…

  • Nov 17, 2020
Project Watershed's Kus-kus-sum project aims to turn the old Field Sawmill site into a vibrant and productive habitat and connect it to Hollyhock flats, which is adjacent to the site and one of the most productive areas in the Estuary.
From left, NDP party leader John Horgan, Kus-kus-sum project manager Tim Ennis (with his daughter, Kestrel), K’omoks First Nation Chief Nicole Rempel, and Courtenay-Comox NDP candidate Ronna-Rae Leonard pose for a photo across the estuary from the Kus-kus-sum site. Photo by Terry Farrell

B.C. VOTES 2020: Horgan promises to bridge Kus-kus-sum funding gap

NDP leader John Horgan made what could amount to a major financial…

From left, NDP party leader John Horgan, Kus-kus-sum project manager Tim Ennis (with his daughter, Kestrel), K’omoks First Nation Chief Nicole Rempel, and Courtenay-Comox NDP candidate Ronna-Rae Leonard pose for a photo across the estuary from the Kus-kus-sum site. Photo by Terry Farrell
Holland & Company poses with last of the wooden salmon that were available as a sponsorship initiative through projectwatershed.ca photo credit: Juniper Vorster

Deadline looming for Project Watershed to meet funding requirement for purchase of Kus-kus-sum site

Project Watershed Kus-kus-sum update

  • Oct 7, 2020
Holland & Company poses with last of the wooden salmon that were available as a sponsorship initiative through projectwatershed.ca photo credit: Juniper Vorster
The steel wall along Kus-kus-sum to the 17th Street Bridge, Photo credit Sue Vince.

When will the Kus-kus-sum wall fall? Update on the Comox Valley project

As the Kus-kus-sum initiative heads into 2020 people are eager to hear…

  • Feb 8, 2020
The steel wall along Kus-kus-sum to the 17th Street Bridge, Photo credit Sue Vince.
Where Did Everybody Go, by Ken Kirkby, is one of the original pieces that will be available at the “Paintings, By the Numbers” fundraiser. Photo supplied

Major art fundraiser for Kus-kus-sum project

Renowned Canadian artists Ken Kirkby and Nana Cook are supporting Project Watershed’s…

  • Feb 2, 2020
Where Did Everybody Go, by Ken Kirkby, is one of the original pieces that will be available at the “Paintings, By the Numbers” fundraiser. Photo supplied