1990's

1991

  
• Mary Ashley becomes Campbell River's first female mayor.
 
   

1992

  
• The Homalco Band begins construction of a subdivision on the newly allocated Homalco Reserve No. 9.  Widely dispersed band members are able to form a community again. 
 
   

1993

  
• The Campbell River Indian Band launch their 45" long canoe - the first ocean-going canoe to be carved locally in over 70 years.
  
   

1994

  

• The Museum at Campbell River opens its new facility.

• In 1958, the newly formed Campbell River and District Historical Society set up two display cases in the lobbies of Painter's Lodge and the Marina Hotel.  As more artifacts were donated, the Society acquired space in the Lourdes Hospital and opened their first museum.  They later expanded in a larger area of the old hospital, which was now the Village Hall.  In 1967, the Museum moved into the new Centennial Building where the collection continued to grow and the staff developed programming for both the schools and the public.  Years of fundraising and ambitious planning resulted in the construction of a new purpose-built facility in 1994.  Here the Museum at Campbell River established itself as the largest regional museum on Vancouver Island and a centre to celebrate the culture and history of Campbell River.


The Museum at Campbell River

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1996

  
• Population of Campbell River: 28,851


Kwanwat'si House of Thunder

 

1997
• A Laich-wil-dach community Big House is constructed.  The house is called Kwanwat'si House of Thunder.
   

1998

  

• A new shopping mall, The Discovery Harbour Centre, opens for business.

 

• The Campbell River RCMP and Public Safety Building opens.


The Discovery Harbour Centre