Information about COVID-19 at Pacific Institution

Federal government invests in the Kus-kus-sum estuary restoration project on Vancouver Island

December 10, 2025 at 12:28 pm  Federal, Politics

Courtenay, British Columbia, December 10, 2025 — A coastal body of water on Vancouver Island will be restored after an investment of $1 million from the federal government.  

The Kus-kus-sum project is restoring a former industrial sawmill site in the heart of the K’ómoks Estuary in the Comox Valley to a natural, functioning ecosystem. This work is taking place on 8.3 acres of tidal marsh and riparian forest that will connect to an already-protected and conserved area of healthy estuary.

This vital habitat supports all five species of Pacific salmon, as well as hundreds of bird and plant species. However, activities associated with a local sawmill, which began operations in 1949, degraded this critical ecosystem. Work is underway to restore natural biodiversity, maximize benefits to fish and wildlife, lessen climate change impacts, and restore cultural and traditional uses of the site by the K’ómoks First Nation community members. This project builds on previous restorations that support numerous species, including an endangered population of Chinook salmon.

View the full article from the original source

No conversations yet

Activity Stream

Fri, Dec 12, 2025 at 10:59 am - Transition Kamloops posted on their blog: An Open Letter to the Premier of BC and the Special Committee on Democratic and Electoral Reform
Thu, Dec 11, 2025 at 8:00 am - David Suzuki posted on their blog: U.S. actions near Venezuela portend an oily catastrophe
Thu, Dec 4, 2025 at 8:00 am - David Suzuki posted on their blog: Fossil fuel interests and petrostates dash hopes at COP30
Thu, Nov 27, 2025 at 8:00 am - David Suzuki posted on their blog: It’s time to loosen billionaires’ stranglehold on humanity
Thu, Nov 20, 2025 at 8:00 am - David Suzuki posted on their blog: Electrotech, not fossil fuels, will power the future
Fri, Nov 14, 2025 at 9:50 pm - Transition Kamloops posted on their blog: From passage to presence: How 30 km/h streets transform cities
Fri, Nov 14, 2025 at 4:28 pm - Transition Kamloops posted on their blog: Official Community Plan Update: Have your say by December 9th
Fri, Nov 14, 2025 at 4:27 pm - Transition Kamloops posted on their blog: Just one public meeting on the 2026 City Budget this year: November 19
Thu, Nov 13, 2025 at 8:00 am - David Suzuki posted on their blog: Canada must not back down on industrial carbon price
Thu, Nov 13, 2025 at 3:01 am - David Suzuki posted on their blog: COP30 and the forest illusion: Canada’s climate promises mean nothing without Indigenous jurisdiction
Full Stream