Courtenay, British Columbia
Courtenay is a Canadian city in British Columbia, Canada. Courtenay is on the east coast of Vancouver Island. The current mayor of Courtenay is Bob Wells. Courtenay has a population of 28,420 people as of 2021. In 1946, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake[1] hit the west of Courtenay. A lot of chimney's were destroyed- there was also damage to the local post office and elementary school. It was the largest earthquake to hit Vancouver Island.
Courtenay, British Columbia Media
- Coast Salish fishing weir stakes Comox BC Canada.jpg
Low tide exposes thousands of small stakes once used by Coast Salish First Nations for fishing weirs.
- Grappler.jpg
HMS Grappler, shown here in later service as a packet steamer, brought the first settlers to the Comox Valley in 1862.
- Courtenay Hotel c1880.jpg
The Courtenay Hotel c 1880, centre of the old townsite on the east side of the Courtenay River, and regularly flooded by king tides and spring run-off
- Joseph McPhee Father of Courtenay.jpg
Joseph McPhee, pioneer settler in the Courtenay area, owned the land that became the present town centre of Courtenay BC
- Fifth St Courtenay c 1900.jpg
Fifth Street c. 1900, looking east down to the bridge
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The Native Sons Hall under construction
- 1946 Courtenay Elementary School damage.jpg
Damage to Courtenay West elementary school from 1946 Earthquake
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Landing at Courtenay Airpark
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Courtenay, 31 October 2015, seen from a Cessna
