New Video: Oyster River Gardens

In the early 1930s, brothers Guy and Darrell Smith began developing land in the Oyster River area as a show garden and seed farm. This story, briefly mentioned in the Courtenay and District Museum’s book Step Into Wilderness, deserved more attention.

2025-07-13T15:34:24-07:00July 13th, 2025|Categories: History, The Comox Valley|Comments Off on New Video: Oyster River Gardens

Miners Memorial 40th Anniversary

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.

2025-06-13T14:13:13-07:00June 13th, 2025|Categories: BC Museum News, History, The Comox Valley|Comments Off on Miners Memorial 40th Anniversary

June 2025 Heritage Sights

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!

2025-06-04T15:25:49-07:00June 4th, 2025|Categories: History, The Comox Valley|Comments Off on June 2025 Heritage Sights

May 2025 Heritage Sights

One hundred years ago the corner of 4th Street and Cliffe Avenue would have looked much different from today. The Courtenay Post Office building, a mix of brick and concrete masonry, was under construction. Work began in late 1924, and the Post Office opened for business in January 1926.

2025-06-04T13:56:23-07:00May 6th, 2025|Categories: History, The Comox Valley|Comments Off on May 2025 Heritage Sights

It’s All There in Black and White: Comox Valley Sports Centre

To celebrate International Women’s Day this year, we’re taking a look back at an article about Comox Valley resident, Ede Anfield, in the January 6th, 1971 edition of the Comox District Free Press. Ede passed away in 1993 at the age of 86.

2025-04-14T11:02:55-07:00March 31st, 2025|Categories: History, It's All There in Black and White, The Comox Valley|Comments Off on It’s All There in Black and White: Comox Valley Sports Centre

It’s All There in Black and White: Celebrating Ede Anfield

To celebrate International Women’s Day this year, we’re taking a look back at an article about Comox Valley resident, Ede Anfield, in the January 6th, 1971 edition of the Comox District Free Press. Ede passed away in 1993 at the age of 86.

2025-03-06T15:59:35-08:00March 6th, 2025|Categories: History, It's All There in Black and White, The Comox Valley|Comments Off on It’s All There in Black and White: Celebrating Ede Anfield

It’s All There in Black and White: Early Morning Drama

Can you solve this century-old mystery? This article from the January 15, 1925 edition of the Comox Argus gave an eyewitness account of a shady smuggling operation at present-day 6th Street in downtown Courtenay.

2025-01-14T12:24:26-08:00January 14th, 2025|Categories: History, It's All There in Black and White, The Comox Valley|Comments Off on It’s All There in Black and White: Early Morning Drama
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