Chum Run

We are so grateful to share some beautiful footage captured at the base of Raines Road, where the river splits and flows toward the estuary. This moment was filmed right at the height of the chum migration with 58,493 salmon recorded returning to the Nanaimo River to spawn this season.  As the spawning season winds down, […]

New Snuneymuxw program monitoring land-based ecosystems

Deers, bears, elk and grouse are all residents of the land-based Snuneymuxw ecosystems the First Nation hopes to monitor under a new land guardian pilot program. Announced on Nov. 10, the program is being organized by Snuneymuxw’s lands and natural resources department. Wolfgang Schoenefuhs, Snuneymuxw’s lands director, told the News Bulletin that the initiative is […]

Welcome to our Land Guardians

The department is transitioning from “Marine Division” to “Lands & Resources,” but the Marine Division identity is still strongly recognized by the community. These updates are part of our effort to introduce the new structure while keeping the familiar Marine Division presence.