'Namgis First Nation Chief Debra Hanuse and RCMP wait to begin the June Sports parade in Alert Bay, B.C. ©North Island Gazette
The family of Cindy Scow, a mother of seven murdered on the Tsulquate reserve in 2012, holds a memorial birthday party for her on June 7, 2015. The same week as this party, Scow's murderer appealed his seven-year manslaughter sentence. ©North Island Gazette.
Horse vaulter and dentist Jessica Church practices at a farm in Port McNeill, B.C. ©North Island Gazette.
Tamika Mountain, 12, gives a friend a high five as she exits the stage during the Salmon Prince and Princess Pageant in the remote island community of Alert Bay, B.C. ©North Island Gazette.
Beverley Mountain, 12, looks as other contestants take the stage during the Salmon Prince and Princess Pageant in Alert Bay, B.C. ©North Island Gazette.
David Suzuki speaks on the Fort Rupert/Tsaxis reserve on northern Vancouver Island beside a carving of a traditional copper. ©North Island Gazette.
Randy Maillar holds a motorcycle helmet collected on Vancouver Island's west coast from the 2011 Japanese tsunami. ©North Island Gazette.
A trampoline gymnast in Port Hardy, B.C. ©North Island Gazette.
A stock car race in Port Hardy, B.C. ©North Island Gazette
Young motocross racers at a track near Port McNeill, B.C. ©North Island Gazette.
A boy and his father wait for a motocross race near Port McNeill, B.C. ©North Island Gazette.
A float in the remote B.C. island community of Alert Bay during the June Sports weekend. ©North Island Gazette