That's a Wrap!

A HUGE THANK YOU TO THE WONDERFUL PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT CONTRIBUTED LOVE, HEART, KNOWLEDGE, ENTERTAINMENT & SPONSORSHIP TO THE K'ÓMOKS FESTIVAL 2023

Katherine Frank, Lisa Bowie, Laura Dahl, Heidi Henderson, All Elders and K’ómoks community & K’ómoks Elected Chief, Ken Price, K’ómoks Elected Councillors, Susan Savoie, Coral McKay & Candace, Newman, Dave Taylor, the Farmer, Lush Valley, Maurita, Taylore (Chef), and James for incredible lunches for the volunteers and invited guests.

Comox Valley Regional District: Christianne Wile and Staff, City of Courtenay: Geoff Garbutt and Staff, Village of Cumberland and Staff, Town of Comox and Staff, Village of Sayward and Staff, RE/MAX, Mosaic Forestry, Nyrstar Myra Falls Mine, Chan Nowosad and Boates, Comox Valley Airport, CIBC, North Island College, Providence Living, BC Transit for the free bus rides with Andy.
Melissa Quocksister for the MC’ing, Cydney Neely and Jason Stevens at the 1st Aid Station, Shane Rempel and Greg Frank, Michael Tomlinson and his crew James and Ashton, Norman and Jordy Rudolph, Jaycob Frank, Blair Bentley, Vera Cranmer and Lynn Collins.

Royal Bank Canada, The Ministry for Children and Families (many Social Workers taking the time out of their day), First Nation’s Health Authority, Janet Haigh, Amy Gibson, Jay Da Montarnal, Carol Hardy, Mike Zbarksy, Karen Hlady, V.I. Gaming, McDonald’s Aldred Family Restaurants
Puntledge RV Campground Staff: Tim and Terry, Max Sagadore, Salish Eye Productions, Cory Cliffe, Vanessa Sharkey, Tyler Cranmer, Amy Criss, The Roe & #39's Garden, All in One Party Rentals, Simply Green Environmental, Artist Geary Cranmer, Hereditary Chief of the Pentlatch ‘NAMNAMAM and Hereditary Chief of the K’omoks Yax’nukwalas, Kerry Norman Frank. Presenters and Performers: Joanna Recalma, Letitia Pokiak, Dorothy Kennedy and Randy Bouchard, Kelly Shopland, Felicity Chetty, Susan Leslie, Natasha Rankie, Caitlin Dyck, Lalita Kines, Brent  Mainprize, Dean Quiring & Ray Thunderchild.
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The Yisya’winuxw Dance Group, “The Core” featuring Barry Polichek and Randy Pryce. The T-Shirt Team:  Craig Simon, Barb Mareck, Rachelle Ross, 
The amazing information booths, the food vendors that served fantastic food, and the artisan booths.

And all the amazing volunteers that showed up and helped with parking and helped out everywhere you could.  And all of the amazing guests and community that supported the K’omoks Festival 2023.  

Thank you to the K’ómoks First Nation for the opportunity to work with many communities and outstanding people! Apologies for anyone that we’ve missed. 

It was an amazing day because of you! We look forward to coming together again in 2024! 
A very special thank you to Kat Frank for having the inspiration, passion and drive to bring us all together.

To each and every one of you, Gilakas'la!