Check out Courtenay Museum Natural History Curator, Pat Trask, as he talks about the Comox Valley elasmosaur in a recent Instagram reel by the Government of BC. The museum would like to extend a huge thank you to Hayley Antonissen and her video production team for making this happen!
Dr. Victoria Arbour gave an engaging illustrated lecture on A New Look at the Dinosaurs of British Columbia to a full crowd in the museum’s Rotary Gallery on December 3. Her presentation centered on a dinosaur discovered on the Spateze Plateau in northern British Columbia, dated from about 68 million years ago: Ferrisaurus sustutensis, "the Iron Lizard of the Sustut River."
Dinosaurs of BC, a travelling exhibit produced by the Royal BC Museum, will be moving on to its next venue soon. The last day to see it here is Saturday, February 1, 2025.
A charming photo of the roadway north of Courtenay, c. 1905. The card was sent to Theed Pearse from John William Flinton, possibly between 1918 and 1926 when Flinton was the vicar of St. Andrew’s Anglican Church in Sandwick. The image was captured by Walter Gage.
If you were a child in the mid-20th century, what might you expect to see when you unwrapped your gifts? For this seasonal exhibit, we explore that question through beautiful pieces that span several decades, including tin toys, dolls, and sleds.
The museum will be closed from 1:00 pm on Tuesday, December 24th through Wednesday, January 1st, 2025. The museum will reopen again Thursday, January 2nd from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, and resume regular hours. We wish everyone a Happy New Year, and we’ll see you in 2025!
A 100-year-old Christmas postcard with a heartfelt message that still holds true today.
Come in, warm up, and find the gift you’ve been looking for during the museum gift shop’s annual member’s sale. For the month of December, members will receive a 25% off holiday discount on most products in the gift shop. This offer does not apply to items already marked down or on consignment.
Throughout November and December, aprons and tea cozies will be 40% off in the museum gift shop. So come in, warm up, and find the gift you’ve been looking for!
November 17th – 23rd marks this year’s BC Archives Awareness Week and offers a chance to increase the public’s appreciation and understanding of archives. The CDM Archives collects and preserves records relating to Comox Valley regional heritage and is open by appointment from Tuesday to Friday, 10:00 am – 3:30 pm.
