Now Live: Vaux’s Swifts Chimney Cam at the Courtenay Museum

We’re excited to broadcast the vaux’s swifts return to the Courtenay Museum’s brick chimney this year. With help from Mayor Bob Wells, City of Courtenay staff and ACS Computer Solutions, the museum has placed not one but two live cameras on the roof to view the swift traffic inside and outside the chimney.

2024-04-25T15:28:02-07:00April 25th, 2024|Categories: Museum Events, Museum News|Comments Off on Now Live: Vaux’s Swifts Chimney Cam at the Courtenay Museum

Spring Fling Wrap-Up

We want to extend a big thank you to the nearly-600 attendees who came to the museum’s Spring Fling and Easter Things event on March 23rd. And a huge thank you to Mr. Day and his crew, the Barnyard Party Animals family, and Amy from Magical Faces for making the event such a success.

2024-04-12T11:45:39-07:00April 12th, 2024|Categories: Museum Events, Museum News|Comments Off on Spring Fling Wrap-Up

Event: Spring Fling and Easter Things

We hope you can join us at the Courtenay and District Museum on Saturday, March 23rd for our annual “Spring Fling and Easter Things”. The event runs from 11:00 am – 2:00 pm. Admission is by donation. Princess Maquinna, sometimes referred to as the “Ugly Princess” but most often “Old Faithful,” transported Indigenous people, settlers, missionaries, loggers, cannery workers, prospectors and travellers of all kinds up and down Vancouver Island’s rugged and dangerous west coast, stopping at up to forty ports of call on her seven-day run.

2024-03-16T16:38:29-07:00March 16th, 2024|Categories: Museum Events|Comments Off on Event: Spring Fling and Easter Things

Upcoming Lecture: The Best Loved Boat: Princess Maquinna

Kennedy’s talk, based on the book of the same title, tells the story of the BC built ship, the Princess Maquinna that sailed up and down the west cost of Vancouver Island for nearly forty years from 1913 until 1952. Princess Maquinna, sometimes referred to as the “Ugly Princess” but most often “Old Faithful,” transported Indigenous people, settlers, missionaries, loggers, cannery workers, prospectors and travellers of all kinds up and down Vancouver Island’s rugged and dangerous west coast, stopping at up to forty ports of call on her seven-day run.

2024-02-28T10:53:02-08:00February 28th, 2024|Categories: Lectures, Museum Events|Comments Off on Upcoming Lecture: The Best Loved Boat: Princess Maquinna

Upcoming Lecture: Tales of the Elasmosaur

Join Courtenay Museum Natural History Curator, Pat Trask, for an evening all about palaeontological discovery in the Comox Valley. Trask will focus on the 1988 discovery of the Puntledge River elasmosaur, discoveries made by others in the Comox Valley and on his more recent discovery of a juvenile elasmosaur on the Trent River. Lecture will include slides and a walk through the exhibit area.

2023-11-20T14:44:03-08:00November 20th, 2023|Categories: Lectures, Museum Events|Comments Off on Upcoming Lecture: Tales of the Elasmosaur

Elasmosaur’s Birthday

The museum will be open from 5:00pm to 8:30pm for Courtenay’s 2023 Moonlight and Magic event on Friday, November 17th. Walk the streets of Courtenay and enjoy events, music, food, and shops open later than usual. Admission to the museum will be by donation while our hours extend into the evening for the public.

2023-11-20T14:21:22-08:00November 20th, 2023|Categories: Fossils, Museum Events, Museum News, The Comox Valley|Comments Off on Elasmosaur’s Birthday

Upcoming Lecture: Sheltering in the Backrush, A History of Twin Islands

A treasure trove of intriguing photos and stories emerged when historian Jeanette Taylor set to work on her latest book, Sheltering in the Backrush, A History of Twin Islands. Some of the stories are so bizarre, says Taylor, they prove the old adage that truth is stranger than fiction.

2023-11-15T11:03:03-08:00November 15th, 2023|Categories: Lectures, Museum Events|Comments Off on Upcoming Lecture: Sheltering in the Backrush, A History of Twin Islands

Moonlight & Magic

The museum will be open from 5:00pm to 8:30pm for Courtenay’s 2023 Moonlight and Magic event on Friday, November 17th. Walk the streets of Courtenay and enjoy events, music, food, and shops open later than usual. Admission to the museum will be by donation while our hours extend into the evening for the public.

2023-11-15T10:57:09-08:00November 15th, 2023|Categories: Museum Events, Museum News, The Comox Valley|Comments Off on Moonlight & Magic

Lecture: Fascinating Fungi

Discover the fascinating world of fungi with biologist Rick Ross. Rick will be your guide to explore the intriguing world of BC mushrooms. He has years of experience to provide valuable insight for mushroom hunting season, and attendees are welcome to bring mushrooms for help with identification.

2023-10-03T15:57:08-07:00October 3rd, 2023|Categories: Lectures, Museum Events|Comments Off on Lecture: Fascinating Fungi
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