Qualicum Beach Cinema Society presents CanFilmDay 2026

Fish farming threatens wild salmon with extinction. Though Canada pledged to remove farms from BC waters by 2025, industry resists. Salmon Secrets follows Clayoquot Action's underwater investigation near Tofino, with First Nations advocates and experts highlighting salmon recovery after farm closures.

Call of the Orcas explores urgent efforts to recover endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales of the Pacific Northwest, through the eyes of one of their human champions, researcher Ken Balcomb, who passed away in 2022. Balcomb’s survey work over nearly fifty years helped people see these orcas as individuals, in family groups, and led to a subspecies listing under the US Endangered Species Act. 

Set on the Canadian/US border, the third film of the Salish Sea trilogy weaves three community stories, revealing the role of habitat restoration, traditional indigenous fishing practices, and marine guardianship in the recovery of iconic Northwest species. Together these stories explore the interconnected ecosystems of the Fraser River, its estuary, and the vital role they contribute to the heart of the Salish Sea.