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SUMMARY:Exhibit – Hope Meets Action: Echoes Through the Black Continuum
DESCRIPTION:Hope Meets Action: Echoes Through the Black Continuum\, a travelling exhibit created by the BC Black History Awareness Society in partnership with the Royal BC Museum\, will be on display in our second-floor gallery starting March 7\, 2026. \nThe exhibit reclaims and retells the complicated history of Black British Columbians\, and traces an unbroken line of strength and resistance from the distant past to the present and into the future by highlighting the contributions of Black leaders whose actions echo across the centuries. \nHope Meets Action initially debuted in Clifford Carl Hall at the Royal BC Museum in 2021\, and was met with an overwhelmingly positive public response. “We are pleased to continue to make this exhibit available publicly\, said BCBHAS President\, Silvia Mangue Alene. “This exhibit shares and promotes understanding of the history of Black settlers and their legacy\, a legacy that contemporary Blacks in BC are very proud of.” \nContinue Reading
URL:https://www.courtenaymuseum.ca/events/exhibit-hope-meets-action-echoes-through-the-black-continuum/
LOCATION:Courtenay & District Museum\, 207 Fourth Street\, Courtenay\, BC\, V9N 1G7\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Lecture: Source Encounters – The Comox Lake Watershed
DESCRIPTION:Source Encounters is a dynamic visual and story-based exploration of the geological origins of Vancouver Island\, prehistoric oceans and ice ages\, indigenous and settler presence on the landscape\, colonial history\, coal and logging\, land ownership complexities\, and the climate change\, human impacts\, and environmental issues our watershed faces today. \nThis presentation is part of CVRD Watershed Awareness Days\, May 25-30\, to help build community\, connections\, and knowledge in support of watershed protection in the Comox Valley. \nContinue Reading
URL:https://www.courtenaymuseum.ca/events/lecture-source-encounters-the-comox-lake-watershed/
LOCATION:Courtenay & District Museum\, 207 Fourth Street\, Courtenay\, BC\, V9N 1G7\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Canada Day Open House
DESCRIPTION:The Courtenay and District Museum will celebrate Canada Day with an open house from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm on Wednesday\, July 1. Guests are welcome to enjoy live music by Alan Jossul\, enter to win a door prize\, and try their hand at kids’ crafts. \nThere will also be a special one-day-only 50% off sale for the book Step Into Wilderness: A Pictorial History of Outdoor Exploration in and around the Comox Valley (limit of 3 per person). \nWhile you’re at the museum loving the air-conditioned comfort\, take a few moments to check out the second-floor exhibit New Acquisitions\, an in-house produced display showcasing some of the donations that haven’t yet been seen by the public.
URL:https://www.courtenaymuseum.ca/events/canada-day-open-house-2026/
LOCATION:Courtenay & District Museum\, 207 Fourth Street\, Courtenay\, BC\, V9N 1G7\, Canada
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SUMMARY:BC Day Closure
DESCRIPTION:The museum will be closed on Sunday\, August 2 and Monday\, August 3. Wishing everyone a safe and happy BC Day holiday.
URL:https://www.courtenaymuseum.ca/events/bc-day-closure-4/
LOCATION:Courtenay & District Museum\, 207 Fourth Street\, Courtenay\, BC\, V9N 1G7\, Canada
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SUMMARY:National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
DESCRIPTION:The museum will be closed Wednesday\, September 30 in recognition of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
URL:https://www.courtenaymuseum.ca/events/national-day-for-truth-and-reconciliation/
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SUMMARY:Lecture: Seagoing Women
DESCRIPTION:Join journalist and mariner Sara Donnelly for a fascinating conversation about her new book Seagoing Women: At Work. The book is a compelling collection of stories celebrating thirty-three women who have built extraordinary careers on the water. \nThrough vivid first-person accounts\, striking photographs\, and years of in-depth interviews\, Donnelly offers a rare glimpse into life offshore—from the physical demands and long stretches away from home to the ingenuity\, resilience\, and sense of purpose that define work at sea. \nMore Info
URL:https://www.courtenaymuseum.ca/events/lecture-seagoing-women/
LOCATION:Courtenay & District Museum\, 207 Fourth Street\, Courtenay\, BC\, V9N 1G7\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Lecture: North Island Heritage Sites
DESCRIPTION:Plan your next “staycation” with historian Jeanette Taylor as she presents an illustrated talk about north Vancouver Island’s heritage sites. She brings a wealth of experience to her subject\, from writing local history to guided boat tours and her former role as a curator with the Museum at Campbell River. \nTaylor will highlight accessible gems and provide a downloadable site list. Many can be reached by car and trail\, while others\, like Mitlenatch Island or Nootka Sound\, require boat tours. \nA road trip to Port Hardy should include Suquash Mine\, says Taylor\, to see century-old coal mining equipment and surface digging on a sandstone beach\, which dates back to the 1850s. \nClick for More Details
URL:https://www.courtenaymuseum.ca/events/lecture-north-island-heritage-sites/
LOCATION:Courtenay & District Museum\, 207 Fourth Street\, Courtenay\, BC\, V9N 1G7\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Lecture: Wild Bears of Canada
DESCRIPTION:Wild Bears of Canada explores the lives of Canada’s grizzlies\, black bears and polar bears through field photography and the nuanced observations of a career nature guide. \nEdward Savage has spent fifteen years watching bears across some of the country’s most remote terrain— and for many of the bears in this book\, that relationship spans over a decade. Some he first encountered as six-month-old cubs; they are now adults with cubs of their own. That depth of observation is evident on every page of his book: how grizzly mothers raise and wean their young\, what dangers imperil black bears\, and how polar bears locate each other across the sea ice. \nSavage ponders the contradictory relationship humans have with bears: Why do we consider these animals dangerous and aggressive in the wilderness\, yet welcome these furry symbols as snuggly toys and protagonists of movies? \nMore Details
URL:https://www.courtenaymuseum.ca/events/lecture-wild-bears-of-canada/
LOCATION:Courtenay & District Museum\, 207 Fourth Street\, Courtenay\, BC\, V9N 1G7\, Canada
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