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November 29th, 2025 Times Colonist By Celeste Haldane Comment: Modern treaties should be a priority for all British Columbians

June 13th, 2025 City of Courtenay Community encouraged to attend local celebration event for National Indigenous Peoples Day

June 9, 2025 Comox Valley Media and Community Advisory Community invited for Nation Indigenous People Day celebrations June 21st! K’ómoks First Nation and their community and cultural partners are inviting friends and neighbours from across the Comox Valley to celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day and the unique contributions and cultures of First Nation, Inuit and Métis communities in the Comox Valley and across Canada. This FREE day-long celebration takes place on Saturday June 21st from 12 noon till 9 pm at the Comox Valley Exhibition Grounds. This year’s celebration includes cultural and environmental workshops, guided walks to the Tsolum River, K’ómoks [...]

May 20th, 2025 BC Gov News Community-led service supports people in crisis in Comox Valley

May 23, 2025 Comox Valley For Immediate Release: Rare 3,800-year-old archaeological wet site uncovered in K’ómoks territory during cultural heritage excavations The Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) Sewer Conveyance Project is currently underway to replace aging infrastructure. One of the most important goals of the project is to protect the shoreline and waters throughout the Comox Estuary, Point Holmes and Goose Spit coastlines, as well as Baynes Sound. The CVRD has also been working with K’ómoks First Nation to document and recover archaeological materials impacted by the project, which runs through many of KFN’s ancestral settlements and villages. This spring, the [...]

April 10, 2025 Comox Valley K’ómoks First Nation Condemns Aaron Gunn’s Denial of Genocide Against Indigenous Peoples in Canada, and Harmful Comments About the LGBTQIA2S+ Community K’ómoks First Nation is deeply disturbed by the offensive comments made by Aaron Gunn, the Conservative Party candidate for the North Island–Powell River riding. Gunn's comments on 'X' (formerly Twitter), including one of his claims that “there was no genocide”, not only deny the devastating impacts of residential schools but also outright reject the acknowledgement of the genocide inflicted upon First Nations peoples in Canada. KFN believes that Gunn’s stance is not only offensive but [...]

March 13th, 2025 The Village of Cumberland Artwork in Village Council Chamber Recognizes K’ómoks People and Territory

March 9th, 2025 CBC News By Claire Palmer K'ómoks First Nation members vote overwhelmingly in favour of modern treaty