The Courtenay Museum will host an exhibit featuring button blankets created by artist Pamela Mitchell from October 22 to October 30, 2026. Mitchell is a K’ómoks First Nation member and their Culture Manager who has Kwakwaka’wakw and Coast Salish…
The Courtenay Museum will host an exhibit featuring button blankets created by artist Pamela Mitchell from October 22 to October 30, 2026. Mitchell is a K’ómoks First Nation member and their Culture Manager who has Kwakwaka’wakw and Coast Salish…
Plan your next “staycation” with historian Jeanette Taylor, who will give an illustrated talk about north Vancouver Island’s heritage sites, Tuesday, November 3 at 7pm at the Courtenay Museum. Taylor brings a wealth of experience to her subject, from writing…
Sara Donnelly presents “Seagoing Women” an illustrated talk in recognition of Women’s History Month, at 7pm on Tuesday, October 6th in the Courtenay and District Museum. Join Donnelly for a fascinating conversation about her new book Seagoing Women: At Work…
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…
Time: Doors open 6:30 PM, presentation starts 7:00 PM.. Join Meaghan Cursons as she presents a lively and visual overview of the many issues, past and present, affecting our watershed. Cursons is a Storyteller and provides Public Outreach and Engagement…
The Courtenay Museum invites you to their annual “Spring Fling and Easter Magic” event on Saturday, March 21st, from 11 am to 2 pm. Admission is by donation. This will be a fun-filled, action-packed three-hour event. The ever-popular petting zoo…
In a presentation based on their book, Fishes of the Strait of Georgia, authors and marine scientists Dick Beamish and Jeff Marliave will share their observations about some of the 243 species that frequent the strait. They will be speaking…
The 2026 BC Heritage Week Theme, Stir the Pot, is an open invitation to celebrate food as a form of heritage that is both personal and widely shared. That means it is time to get your soup recipes ready! The…
The former Post Office building, now home to the Courtenay Museum, turns 100 years old in January 2026. Celebrate this anniversary by participating in Universal Letter Writing Week on Saturday, January 17 at the museum. Drop in from 11 AM…