1. A Nature-Lover’s Retreat on the Campbell River This Campbell River accommodation is nestled right on the banks of the Campbell River itself, offering guests serene views and direct access to nature. Wake up to the sound of the river, […]
1. A Nature-Lover’s Retreat on the Campbell River This Campbell River accommodation is nestled right on the banks of the Campbell River itself, offering guests serene views and direct access to nature. Wake up to the sound of the river, […]
“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 […]
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 at Campbell River and the Haig-Brown House have been spending the summer interviewing people for a new podcast being launched fall 2021 in conjunction with the Haig-Brown Festival. Taking Measure, hosted by Dan MacLennan, explores Roderick Haig-Brown’s 1950 […]
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 […]
One of the silver linings of the 2020 pandemic was that I got to mind the Haig-Brown House through all of the seasons. Typically the site manager skidaddles to make room for the writer in residence between November and April, […]
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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2250 Campbell River Road
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