Courtenay Streets: Bonus Photo 12
Reverend Thomas Menzies with sons Wilson and Tommy in their horse-drawn cutter, c. 1914.
Courtenay Streets: Menzies Avenue
This month, Reverend Menzies is centre stage as author Dorothy Isabelle Stubbs shares the backstory to one of the local avenue namesakes. Mrs. Stubbs paints a picture of a dedicated person working for the good of the community. She even mentions Menzies’ role as “the Valley’s unofficial tooth-puller” in this May 13, 1970 article from the Comox District Free Press.
Festive Fare: Puddings!
Whether you like it cool and fluffy or hot and hearty, we’ve got just the pudding for you! The recipes come from a cookbook compiled in 1966 by the Friendship Unit of St. George’s United Church in Courtenay.
Archives Awareness Week 2024
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.
Moonlight and Magic 2024
The museum will be open from 5:00 pm – 8:30 pm for Courtenay’s 2024 Moonlight and Magic event on Friday, November 15th. With this year’s theme of Electric Creatures, you may spot our famous fossil out walking the streets!
New School Program: Fossil A+ Tours
The Courtenay Museum is excited to offer a new and educational tour of Dinosaurs of BC, a travelling exhibit from the Royal BC Museum. This program is perfect for school groups and will spark curiosity about the creatures that lived in ancient British Columbia’s land and sea.
Elasmosaur’s BC Provincial Symbol Revealed
The new design and image of the elasmosaur, BC’s provincial fossil emblem, has been added to the provincial symbols list. Northwest Coast Artist, Andy Everson, was selected to design and create the emblem artwork.
Lest We Forget
From now until November 12th, a Remembrance Day exhibit will be displayed in the second level gallery. It includes Ruth Masters’ Lest We Forget album, along with the medals of Howard Slessor and various wartime publications.
Courtenay Streets: Bonus Photos 11
Joseph McPhee, c. 1945/46. Photographed by Robert Filberg. That’s Lewis Park and the Courtenay Hotel in the background.
Courtenay Streets: McPhee Avenue
This month’s article is a tribute to the man known as the father of Courtenay, Joseph McPhee, the namesake of McPhee Avenue. Local historian Dorothy Isabelle Stubbs (1905-2003) wrote columns for different newspapers over the years including this one from the May 6th, 1970 edition of the Comox District Free Press.