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The Island Comox of Vancouver Island now centered in the area of Courtenay-Comox, were historically the greatest and most powerful Kʼómoks group; both - Kʼómoks together with the neighboring Pentlatch (Puntletch / Puntledge) [2] - were referring in their original language to their cultural collective as Sathloot, [3] known to the Mainland ...
The Comox Valley is a region on the east coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, that includes the city of Courtenay, the town of Comox, the village of Cumberland, and the unincorporated settlements of Royston, Union Bay, Fanny Bay, Black Creek, and Merville.
The British Columbia government's BC Names system, a subdivision of GeoBC, defines a land district as "a territorial division with legally defined boundaries for administrative purposes". [1] All land titles and surveys use the Land District system as the primary point of reference, and entries in BC Names for placenames and geographical ...
Bill Wilson (1944 – January 25, 2025) was a Canadian hereditary chief, politician, and lawyer. He carried the Kwak’wala name Hemas Kla-Lee-Lee-Kla. Hemas means “the Chief who is always there to help” and Kla-Lee-Lee-Kla means “the first rank among the eagles.” [1] He was a descendant of the Musgamgw Tsawataineuk and Laich-kwil-tach peoples, which are part of the Kwakwaka'wakw, also ...
Catherine J. Bell (born October 25, 1954, in Comox, British Columbia) is a Canadian trade unionist and politician.She was elected as the New Democratic Party's candidate in the 2006 federal election in the riding of Vancouver Island North, serving for one term.
Papa John's needs to bake up some growth at the more than 40-year-old chain.As pizza demand surged during COVID, shares of the company skyrocketed to a record high of $138.53 at the end of 2021. ...
The K'ómoks First Nation, is the First Nation band government of the Island Comox or K'ómoks people of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.Closely allied to the Cape Mudge and Campbell River First Nations, historically they were a Coast Salish people since integrated into Kwakwaka'wakw society.
Comox (English: / ˈ k oʊ m ɒ k s /) [4] is a town on the southern coast of the Comox Peninsula in the Strait of Georgia on the eastern coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia. [1] Thousands of years ago, the warm dry summers, mild winters, fertile soil, and abundant sea life attracted First Nations , who called the area kw'umuxws ...