Museum At Campbell River — Attraction in Campbell River

Absolutely horrendous service. My beautiful Fiancée and I stopped in to purchase several hundreds of dollars’ worth of NW Vancouver island authentic native art. We really wanted to support the local tribes and bring home several wonderful pieces of art. However upon arrival the staff did not ask to assist us and instead left it up to us to retrieve the pieces ourselves. I removed a piece from the wall for a closer inspection and this hideous old battle axe of a woman immediately stood behind me informing me that if i broke the piece I would have to pay for it. Obviously this was a gift shop and not the museum displays; of course I was well prepared to pay for the piece. For the next several minutes she hovered around me breathing across my shoulder still not asking if she could help me. Needless to say her horrible attitude and self-righteous behaviour left a very bitter taste in my mouth. We decided not to support the establishment and decided not to view the museum. Upon exiting we ran across another couple who shared a very similar experience. This couple did see the displays in the museum and said they were not worth the high admission price as most of the displays were quite derelict and un-informative. They also found the old woman at the gift shop to have an unpleasent attitude as she was rude and abrubt with them. I would highly recommend anyone considering visiting this museum or gift shop to reconsider. The chance of running into the bitter old hag that works at the gift shop is not worth it. It will ruin your vacation and change your view of Vancouver Island...

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They built this place hoping the cruise ships would dock here, alas those guys never got the memo, there were 8 people visiting in the 2 hours I was here. Interesting collection of native American artifacts, and a selection of films to watch in a small theatre. If you are interested in learning about the history of the area this is a must see. I had no idea they used massive explosives to blast an island to clear a navigation choke point. Watch the ripple rock video, it's a BLAST, literally. Sad to know Canadians used .50 Calibre Browning Machine Guns to kill orca "whales" (dolphins really) once upon a time. Equally sad is how racial minorities were treated here in the early 20th and 19th century. The "iron chink" exhibit and the WW2 Japanese internment exhibit shows stark contrast with today's vibrant multiracial population of BC. How wealthy would First Nations tribes be if they owned the leases to all the buildings in Vancouver. Great exhibit on how they...