The Kiišḥniqʷus ConservancyBritish Columbia, Park Act: Park, Conservancy and Recreation Area Regulation, B.C. Reg. 180/90, "Consolidated Regulations of British Columbia", 2024 is a conservancy in British Columbia, Canada. Established on June 18, 2024, the conservancy covers hectares of land. It covers part of the Sydney River valley and most of the area between the Sydney Inlet and the Shelter Inlet. It borders the Sydney Inlet Provincial Park to its west, the Strathcona Provincial Park to its east and the Sulphur Passage Provincial Park to its southeast.
Its name Kiišḥniqʷus (pronounced Keesh-ha-neh-kwus in English) is the Nuu-chah-nulth name of an Ahousaht fishing camp at the mouth of the Sydney River and is also used to refer to the mouth of that river.
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