Courtenay, British Columbia

Location of Courtenay in the province of 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 Greg Phelps. Courtenay has a population of 21,940 people as of 2006. 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

Low tide exposes thousands of small stakes once used by Coast Salish First Nations for fishing weirs.
HMS Grappler, shown here in later service as a packet steamer, brought the first settlers to the Comox Valley in 1862.
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, pioneer settler in the Courtenay area, owned the land that became the present town centre of Courtenay BC
Fifth Street c. 1900, looking east down to the bridge
The Native Sons Hall under construction
Damage to Courtenay West elementary school from 1946 Earthquake
Landing at Courtenay Airpark
Courtenay, 31 October 2015, seen from a Cessna