What’s On
Our Hours:
Summer (May 18 - Sept 30)
Daily : 10am - 5pm
Daily : 10am - 5pm
Winter (Oct. 1 - May 17)
Tuesday - Sunday : 12pm - 5pm
We are firing up the Steam Donkey!
Sunday, July 1st, 2018
“Woooo woo – one long and one short – and that meant lunch time. So everyone would drop their gloves and head for the donkey engine.” Arthur “Bill” Mayse told his story shortly before his death and recalled fondly waiting for the engineer to blow his whistle at...
60
Saturday, June 16th, 2018
Help the Museum celebrate their Diamond Anniversary and the opening of their new exhibit, 60
It will be a day of celebration for the whole family!
11am - Exhibit opening ceremoniues and blessing, and official light up of Del’s sign
11am-4pm Music and...
The Western Riverkeeper with Richard Mackie
Saturday, May 26th, 2018
The Western Riverkeeper: Roderick Haig-Brown on Vancouver Island
Roderick Haig-Brown was influenced profoundly by an old man who was the riverkeeper on the Frome River at his grandfather's estate in England. He then transferred that proprietary and aesthetic...
Heritage Cruises Aboard Columbia III
Monday, May 21st, 2018
Heritage Sites Cruises 2018
Aboard Columbia III, with historian Jeanette Taylor
Tour the islands and inlets off Vancouver Island’s east coast aboard the impeccably restored Columbia III. Ramble beaches, explore aboriginal villages and abandoned homesteads,...
SPRING! Lego Day
Saturday, May 12th, 2018
LEGO! It sparks creativity, engages the minds of both the young and the old. It allows for children to leave inhibitions behind and create fun and fantastical creations and stories. At the Museum we love Lego, and we have A LOT of Lego. On...
Cedar Pull and Weaving workshop with Wayne Bell
Saturday, May 5th, 2018
Museum at Campbell River offering opportunity to learn cedar bark harvesting and use from renowned artist Wayne Bell
Cedar bark harvesting is an ancient and respected tradition amongst the peoples of this area. Archaeologists working on the coast have recovered...