with Dawn Copeman, leaves from Jumbo’s Cabin at Coal Creek Historic Park on Comox Lake Rd. Allow for 1.5 hours

A quest for a better life. Loneliness. Isolation. Racism. Physical danger in the mines. Jumbo’s cabin is all that is left standing from Cumberland’s once-bustling Chinatown, but the wetlands hold tales of community, intrigue and triumph. Learn the fascinating history of the Chinese people who came to work in the Dunsmuir coal mines and left a lasting legacy.

This walk will have an emphasis on the lives of Chinese miners and their struggles within the labour movement in B.C. 

Travel west on Dunsmuir until you come to a 4 way stop. Turn left onto Sutton Rd, which turns into Comox Lake Rd. Continue half a KM and you will see a pull-off/ parking area on the left. If you arrive at the sign that outlines Coal Creek Historic Site.

Reserve your spot today and step back in time to explore the enduring legacies of Cumberland.