As a self-described amateur genealogist/historian, Candy-Lea Chickite of Campbell River led efforts to preserve the B.C. Penitentiary cemetery in New Westminster in 2003. She is also the author of:
Early Days And Early Settlers In Comox Valley
[BCBW 2004] "Local History"
Early Days And Early Settlers In Comox Valley
[BCBW 2004] "Local History"