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Courtenay BC 49°42′32″N 124°59′38″W / 49.709°N 124.994°W / 49.709; -124.994 ( Tsolum River Garry Oak Ecosystem Courtenay municipality ( 14527 )
Comox (English: / ˈ k oʊ m ɒ k s /) [4] is a town on the southern coast of the Comox Peninsula in the Strait of Georgia on the eastern coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia. [1] Thousands of years ago, the warm dry summers, mild winters, fertile soil, and abundant sea life attracted First Nations , who called the area kw'umuxws ...
The Comox Valley is a region on the east coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, that includes the city of Courtenay, the town of Comox, the village of Cumberland, and the unincorporated settlements of Royston, Union Bay, Fanny Bay, Black Creek, and Merville.
Service is provided to the City of Courtenay and the towns of Comox, Royston, Oyster River, Black Creek, and Cumberland. Funding is provided under a partnership between the Comox Valley Regional District and BC Transit , the provincial agency which plans and manages municipal transit systems.
Comox is the largest town in British Columbia by population.. British Columbia has 161 municipalities, [1] out of which 14 are classified as towns. [2] According to the 2021 Canadian census, British Columbia is the third most populous province in Canada, with 5,000,879 inhabitants, and the fourth largest province by land area, covering 920,686.55 km 2 (355,479.06 sq mi).
The Island Comox of Vancouver Island now centered in the area of Courtenay-Comox, were historically the greatest and most powerful Kʼómoks group; both - Kʼómoks together with the neighboring Pentlatch (Puntletch / Puntledge) [2] - were referring in their original language to their cultural collective as Sathloot, [3] known to the Mainland ...
Little River is a community in the Comox Valley region of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Its namesake, Little River , is a short stream of the same name which enters Little River Bay. The community lies to the east of the river's confluence with the bay.
A village is a classification of municipalities used in the Canadian province of British Columbia.British Columbia's Lieutenant Governor in Council may incorporate a community as a village by letters patent, under the recommendation of the Minister of Communities, Sport and Cultural Development, if its population is not greater than 2,500 and the outcome of a vote involving affected residents ...