Chemainus Valley Museum
9799 Water Wheel Crescent V0R1K0 Chemainus, BC, Canada

Thinking and thanking the many people that keep our food supplies coming! Stores and markets are a big part of our community: the 49th Parallel, the Salish Market, the Saltair market, Crofton Foods, Galletto Market and Deli. Here are a few from our past:

The Bridges of Chemainus Valley. We live on an island where creeks and rivers flow into the sea, and bridges connect the roads to our communities. Here are a few:

The Chemainus Valley House Project The "Cook" house, Bert's log cabin, Anketel-Jones, "The Old Planatation" and "The Saltair Pub" ...more homes with history. Do you know the history of your house? When was it built; who lived there? We have only a few stories of old Chemainus Valley and some of its homes so we are collecting now for the future! We would love to hear from you. A photo and address and any history you may have about your house. Here’s some history we already have:

Due to Covid, we are closed until further notice.

The House Project. Constable Halhed, Constable Mainguy, Caswell and Donald were more names in Chemainus' past Do you know your house’s history? We would love to know about it. We at the museum are gathering photographs of today’s homes so that future generations can see what Chemainus 2020 looked like.