Christmas shopping got a bit of a shake up when the T. Eaton Company came to town as seen in this Comox District Free Press article from December 2, 1948.
Bonus! Click here to see the 1948 Eaton’s Toyland Advertisement from the same edition.
With legacy support from the Bickle Family and the Comox Valley Echo.
Grey Cup coming up! Courtenay entered a float in the 1963 Vancouver Grey Cup parade. Our float was described as the biggest in the procession and was truly a community effort to produce. All in the name of showing support for the BC Lions who held training camps here (on and off) starting in 1961. Check out this article from the Comox District Free Press of November 27, 1963.
Bonus! Click here Click here to see photos including one of the Comox Valley float.
With legacy support from the Bickle Family and the Comox Valley Echo.
Did you know that Comox used to boast a kelp processing “plant”? Check out this article from the Comox District Free Press of October 3, 1968.
With legacy support from the Bickle Family and the Comox Valley Echo.
September marks the 80th birthday of the building known today as the Old Church Theatre on Harmston Avenue in Courtenay.
It was originally the Roman Catholic Church of the Canadian Martyrs and its official dedication made front page news in the Comox District Free Press of September 29, 1938.
Bonus!
Click here for a photograph of the original dedication gathering September 25, 1938.
With legacy support from the Bickle Family and the Comox Valley Echo.
She’s reached another milestone…80 years since the inaugural dance was held in the Native Sons Hall. What a night that must have been!
Movers, shakers and contractors from near and far are all listed in this article from the Courtenay Free Press of August 15, 1928.
With legacy support from the Bickle Family and the Comox Valley Echo.
It has been 30 years since the Florence Filberg Centre opened. Click on the images below to learn more about the background financials and dignitaries of the day in this July 13, 1988 article from the Comox District Free Press.
With legacy support from the Bickle Family and the Comox Valley Echo.
Big changes at the Comox Mall in 1977. The June 3rd edition of the Comox District Free Press reports its’ conversion from a shopping centre into a closed mall. Hmmm…
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Another May long weekend fast approaches. The Comox District Free Press’ Lee McKenzie took a historical look back at the origins of the maypole dance in this article from May 20, 1988.
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Can you believe it’s been 50 years since G.P. Vanier Senior Secondary School officially opened? This article from the April 10, 1968 Comox District Free Press contains interesting tidbits about the school and its’ namesake.
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This article from the March 7, 1986 Comox District Free Press provides details on the North Island’s first crematorium located right here in the Comox Valley.
With legacy support from the Bickle Family and the Comox Valley Echo.