WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO
Campbell River Salmon Festival is a Registered Provincial
Society and a Federal Charity whose constitutional mandates are:
To hold Civic Celebrations, Community Celebrations and
annual Salmon Festival for the citizens of Campbell River and surrounding
area.
To encourage healthy Community Living by providing a
public multi-purpose facility (Nunns Creek Park) for benefit of the public.
To meet these constitutional requirements, the Salmon
Festival over the last 40 years, has provided or joint ventured with other
Community Organizations, Governments, businesses and a host of volunteers to
provide the following community celebrations and projects:
- Canada Day Celebrations featuring fireworks, entertainment,
a 4ft.x16ft. birthday cake, children’s and senior’s events and the P.N.E.
Youth Talent Search.
- SalmonFest Celebrations featuring world
class logger sports competitions, outdoor stage entertainment, annual parade, children’s and senior’s events, arts &
crafts, home show, community corner, food fair and miscellaneous competitions.
- New Year’s Eve Celebration providing a non alcoholic party
for the whole family with skating, swimming, entertainment and games for all
ages.
- Developing Nunns Creek Park through a License of Occupation
with the City and joint ventures with other community groups.
- Construction of the Totem Pavilion (Long House) on the
Foreshore Park.
- Acquisition of authentic native artifacts, which are on
display at the Campbell River Museum.
- Assisting other community organizations and businesses by
providing expertise, manpower or equipment for their celebration or function.
GROUPS WE HAVE ASSISTED
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Aquaculture Groups
Big Time Out -
Cumberland
Bite of Campbell River
Boy Scouts & Girl
Guides
Businesses special events
Canada
Day Committee
Cancer Society
C.R. Arts Council
C.R. Athletics
C.R. Children’s
Festival
C.R. Dog Fanciers
C.R. Figure Skating
C.R. Food Bank
C.R. Graduation ceremonies
C.R. Men's Baseball
C.R. Men’s Soccer
C.R. Old Timers Hockey
C.R. Rock & Gem
C.R. Search & Rescue
C.R. Soccer Association
C.R. Special Olympics
C.R. Swim Clubs
C.R. Trail Riders
C.R. Volunteer Society
Christian Youth
Conference
City of
Campbell River
COPS for Cancer
Comox Dog Club
Comox
Valley Fall Fair
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Courtenay
Canada Day
Courtenay Fish & Wildlife
Courtenay Rodeo
Downtown Market
Duncan Museum -
STIHL
Earth Days
Filberg Festival
Fisheries
FOE 3097
Friendship Bazaar
Gold
River
Graduation
Haig-Brown Festival
Helpsinc
Highland Games
Horse Shows (Courtenay)
Ironwood Mall
John Howard Society
Lake Cowichan – Lake Days
Mill Bay Dog Show
Million $ Hole In
One Golf
Minor Baseball
Mountainaire Avian Rescue
MusicFest (Courtenay)
Nautical Days - Comox
North Island Aids
Coalition
Oceans Day
Olympic Torch Run –
C.R.
Paradise Meadows Music
Festival
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Pacific Aquaculture
Conference and Trade
Show
RCMP – C.R. Detachment
RCMP Musical Ride
Red Hat Society – C.R.
Relay For Life – C.R.
Relay For Life –
Courtenay
River Days
Robbie Burns Dance
School District 72
Skateboard Society
Soul & Spirit Festival
SPCA – Paws for a Cause
Storm Hockey
Strathcona
Gardens
The Great Salmon Race
Timberline Football
Tug Boat Races
Shoreline Arts
Driftwood
Carving
United Fishermen (NIFI)
United Way
Willow Point Spring
Winter Games
Wonders of the Wild
YANA (Courtenay)
Yuculta Lodge Project
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The Salmon Festival also provides support to community
endeavors by offering opportunities for community groups and businesses to earn
revenue by taking part in our annual celebrations by providing security,
entertainment, food, crafts and other services at our events. Community groups
having a draw or raffle are encouraged to sell their tickets and promote their
cause at our venues.
NUNNS CREEK PARK DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
The Nunns Creek Park development is a joint venture between
the City of Campbell River, Salmon Festival, C.R. Minor Baseball, Men’s
Baseball, C.R. Dog Fanciers, Skateboard Society, businesses and corporations,
Community Groups and volunteers to provide an active quality park for the
citizens and guests of Campbell River. Projects
include elimination of the drainage problems, rebuilding existing ball fields,
construction of new ball fields, lights for the major field, construction of a
skateboard park, development of loggers sports grounds, development of nature
trails, creek rehabilitation and general beautification.
Present project is
providing bleachers for the Logger Sports Grounds.
For more on the Nunns Creek Park development
click on Nunns Creek Park
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