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Courtenay (/ ˈ k ɔːr t n i / KORT-nee) [1] is a city of about 26,000 on the east coast of Vancouver Island, in the Canadian province of British Columbia.It is the largest community and only city in the area commonly known as the Comox Valley, and the seat of the Comox Valley Regional District, which replaced the Comox-Strathcona Regional District.
The stage of the Bickle Theatre was used for plays and musical events before it became an auction house. In 1998, the theatre closed for extensive renovations and earthquake upgrading. The current technical director is Patrick Emery; he has won numerous lighting design awards for his work with the Courtenay Little Theatre. The Sid Williams ...
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.
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The school was slightly damaged by an earthquake on June 23, 1946. Courtenay West School (now Courtenay Elementary) opened in 1953 and the two overlapped in their operation for a few years. Courtenay Central was demolished in June 1960 and the land was sold to build a grocery store. The funds were used to upgrade Courtenay West School. [1]
The median age in the city was 50.5 years. 20% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 13.3% were from 25 to 44; 51.2% were from 45 to 64; and 6.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 51.1% male and 48.9% female.
Courtenay Bennett (1855–1937), British diplomat; Courtenay Boyle (1770–1844), British Royal Navy officer; Courtenay Crocker (1881–1944), American attorney and politician; Courtenay Daley (born 1950), Jamaican cricketer; Courtenay Dempsey (born 1987), Australian rules footballer; Courtenay Hughes Fenn (1866–1927), American missionary
Squatters moved into the area between Gartley beach and Millard Creek (now part of Courtenay) during the hard times of the 1912-1914 Cumberland mine workers strike. Royston Imperial Pavilion was built in 1918 and covered in 1925. There was one single and four double tennis courts on the Royston waterfront that hosted numerous community events.