“A river is water in its loveliest form; rivers have life and sound and movement and infinity of variation, rivers are veins of the earth through which the lifeblood returns to the heart.” – Roderick Haig-Brown Nestled on the banks of […]
“A river is water in its loveliest form; rivers have life and sound and movement and infinity of variation, rivers are veins of the earth through which the lifeblood returns to the heart.” – Roderick Haig-Brown Nestled on the banks of […]
Four community sessions will invite the public to join a dialogue using art and conversation. Each session will offer a chance for speakers and audience members to examine what it means “To be in good relation.” Using each of the […]
Most days still, I have to pinch myself to make sure that I am not dreaming and that I actually get to stay here at the Haig-Brown House. I often have to catch my breath coming into the magnificent driveway […]
Sunday, September 28 from 11am to 3pm In celebration of World Rivers Day, the Museum at Campbell River presents the Haig-Brown Festival on September 28, 2025. This community event pays tribute to the lasting impact of Roderick Haig-Brown and Ann […]
An award-winning author, Karolyn Smardz Frost is the only archaeologist in Canada holding a PhD in Race, Slavery and Imperialism. She is an adjunct professor at both Acadia University and Dalhousie Universities in Nova Scotia, where she and her husband […]
The Museum welcomed Andrea Routley to the Haig-Brown House as the Writer in Residence for the 2022/2023 season. Andrea Routley is a writer and editor from BC’s South Coast. Her work has appeared in literary magazines, such as Geist and The Fiddlehead Review, […]
The 2021 Haig-Brown Lecture will feature Dr. Suzanne Simard, a world leading forest ecologist. Dr. Simard will address the complexity of our forest ecosystem and base her talk on her bestselling book “Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of […]
One of the wonderful things about heritage houses is they have little stories to tell at every corner. The Haig-Brown House is no exception. Exploring the house you will see all sorts of wonderful details. Recently Bluetree Photography was at […]
Roderick Haig-Brown lived with his wife Ann and their four children in a modest farmhouse on the banks of the Campbell River. Roderick was a writer and magistrate, as well as a respected advocate for the environment and social justice. […]
I paraphrase Chilean poet and conceptual artist Cecilia Vicuña, who says, writing is a social life. Receding into the privacy of a quiet study in a small town to work on a story, is in some ways antithetical to writing […]
Operated by the Museum at Campbell River, the house has a multi-functional purpose serving as a Bed & Breakfast from May to October, as a residence for writers from November to April, and is used for holding special events and summer programs.
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