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Comox Valley Santa’s Workshop
The dedicated volunteers of Santa’s Workshop are back for Christmas 2024! The Courtenay Museum will once again be a drop-off location for new or "gently-used" toys, books and games to help brighten the holiday season for local kids and families. The drop-off deadline is Friday, December 13th.
Season’s Greetings
A 100-year-old Christmas postcard with a heartfelt message that still holds true today.
Gift Shop Christmas Sale
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.
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.
Gift Shop News for November 2024
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!
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.