The 15th BC Paleontological Symposium will take place this August 22 to 26 at the Florence Filberg Centre in downtown Courtenay. The Vancouver Island Paleontological Society, a charter member of The British Columbia Paleontological Alliance, is hosting this year with the support of the Courtenay and District Museum.
Summer’s here! Don’t miss your chance to book your spot on a world famous fossil tour guided by our Natural History Curator, Pat Trask. Tours will run from now until the fall, with public tours for families and school programming available for classes and youth groups. These tour options are the perfect outing for all ages, newcomers and returning enthusiasts.
Tune in to watch the highlight reel from the Vaux’s swifts return to the Courtenay Museum’s brick chimney. After this stop, they continued their migration from Central America to Northern BC and Alaska.
We're excited to announce new wet and needle felting artwork by Local Artist, Cheryl Webster, now available in the Museum Gift Shop. Cheryl started Hummingbird Felting Studio in Royston earlier this year to explore her newfound passion for felting, and she continues to wow us with her beautiful work.
The Courtenay and District Museum will celebrate Canada Day with an open house from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm on Tuesday, July 1. Guests are welcome to enjoy live music by Alan Jossul, enter to win a door prize, and try their hand at kids’ crafts.
Thanks to the Rotary Club of Courtenay, the Courtenay Museum’s Rotary Gallery has received some fabulous new upgrades and features, such as a full set of new ceiling light fixtures, a brand new sink and cabinets in the adjacent kitchen, and a fresh coat of wall paint.
June 21 marks National Indigenous Peoples Day, and the Comox Valley will have no shortage of activities to celebrate this important day.
This June marks the 40th anniversary Miners Memorial in Cumberland. The Cumberland Museum & Archives will also host a series of events from Friday, June 13 to Sunday, June 15 including talks, a community picnic and an in-museum tour over the weekend.
It’s official! At long last, what was known as the Puntledge River elasmosaur now has its own scientific name: Traskasaura sandrae, named in its scientific paper published on May 23, 2025 in the Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, by Dr. F. Robin O’Keefe.
The unique brick and sandstone Courtenay Post Office was built during 1925. Forty thousand faced bricks from Redcliffe, Alberta were used, as well as 100,000 common bricks from Victoria. These bricks certainly became a talking point in June 1946 when the building was damaged by a 7.3 earthquake!
