Comox is a town located on the eastern side of
Vancouver IslandVancouver Island is a large island in British Columbia, Canada, one of several North American regions named after George Vancouver, the British Royal Navy officer who explored the Pacific coast of North America between 1791 and 1794....
,
British ColumbiaBritish Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is famed for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . In 1871, it became the sixth province of Canada.The capital of British Columbia is Victoria, the 15th largest metropolitan region in Canada...
in the
Comox ValleyThe Comox Valley is a region on the east coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada that includes the city of Courtenay, the town of Comox, the village of Cumberland, and the unincorporated settlements of Royston, Union Bay, Fanny Bay, Black Creek and Merville. The communities of Denman...
. Comox has a population of approximately 12,200 people and is home to the Canadian air force base
CFB ComoxCanadian Forces Base Comox , commonly referred to as CFB Comox, is a Canadian Forces Base located north northeast of Comox, British Columbia. It is primarily operated as an air force base by Canadian Forces Air Command and is one of two bases in the country using the CP-140 Aurora...
and
HMCS Quadra
Cadet Summer Training Centre HMCS Quadra is a Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Summer Training Centre located in Comox, British Columbia.CSTC HMCS Quadra is situated on Department of National Defence property on Comox Harbour called "Goose Spit" and trains over 1,000 sea cadets from every region and...
Sea Cadet training facility.
The town shares the Comox Valley with the City of
CourtenayCourtenay is a city on the east coast of Vancouver Island, in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is the largest city in the area commonly known as the Comox Valley, and it is the location of the head offices of the Comox Valley Regional District...
, the Village of
CumberlandCumberland is a village in the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.-History:The village was originally named Union, British Columbia after the Union Coal Company, which was in turn named in honour of the 1871 union of British Columbia with Canada. The town was renamed...
, and the unincorporated settlements of
RoystonRoyston is a small hamlet which is part of the greater Comox Valley region, 100 km northwest of Nanaimo on Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. It is situated across the harbour from Comox and just southeast of the municipal boundary of Courtenay...
,
Union BayUnion Bay in British Columbia, Canada is a small community approximately 15 kilometres south of Courtenay, British Columbia, the largest city in the Comox Valley. Union Bay is populated by about 1200 people and is an unincorporated site within the Comox Valley Regional District. The main drag...
,
Fanny BayFanny Bay is a small hamlet in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is located on Baynes Sound on the east coast of Vancouver Island. In 2001, its population was listed as 744...
,
Black CreekBlack Creek is a community on the eastern side of Vancouver Island, British Columbia. It is approximately 16km north of Courtenay. It is primarily an agricultural hamlet and bedroom community to Courtenay and Campbell River - approximately 20 km to the north....
and
MervilleMerville is an unincorporated community in the Comox Valley between the City of Courtenay, Mount Washington, Dove Creek, and Black Creek near the east coast of Vancouver Island...
.
Comox is known for being home of the Lorne Hotel, the oldest licensed establishment in
British ColumbiaBritish Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is famed for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . In 1871, it became the sixth province of Canada.The capital of British Columbia is Victoria, the 15th largest metropolitan region in Canada...
, and for the Filberg Festival, an annual summertime arts and crafts extravaganza named for the residential park where it's held.
Comox is a town located on the eastern side of
Vancouver IslandVancouver Island is a large island in British Columbia, Canada, one of several North American regions named after George Vancouver, the British Royal Navy officer who explored the Pacific coast of North America between 1791 and 1794....
,
British ColumbiaBritish Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is famed for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . In 1871, it became the sixth province of Canada.The capital of British Columbia is Victoria, the 15th largest metropolitan region in Canada...
in the
Comox ValleyThe Comox Valley is a region on the east coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada that includes the city of Courtenay, the town of Comox, the village of Cumberland, and the unincorporated settlements of Royston, Union Bay, Fanny Bay, Black Creek and Merville. The communities of Denman...
. Comox has a population of approximately 12,200 people and is home to the Canadian air force base
CFB ComoxCanadian Forces Base Comox , commonly referred to as CFB Comox, is a Canadian Forces Base located north northeast of Comox, British Columbia. It is primarily operated as an air force base by Canadian Forces Air Command and is one of two bases in the country using the CP-140 Aurora...
and
HMCS Quadra
Cadet Summer Training Centre HMCS Quadra is a Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Summer Training Centre located in Comox, British Columbia.CSTC HMCS Quadra is situated on Department of National Defence property on Comox Harbour called "Goose Spit" and trains over 1,000 sea cadets from every region and...
Sea Cadet training facility.
The town shares the Comox Valley with the City of
CourtenayCourtenay is a city on the east coast of Vancouver Island, in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is the largest city in the area commonly known as the Comox Valley, and it is the location of the head offices of the Comox Valley Regional District...
, the Village of
CumberlandCumberland is a village in the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.-History:The village was originally named Union, British Columbia after the Union Coal Company, which was in turn named in honour of the 1871 union of British Columbia with Canada. The town was renamed...
, and the unincorporated settlements of
RoystonRoyston is a small hamlet which is part of the greater Comox Valley region, 100 km northwest of Nanaimo on Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. It is situated across the harbour from Comox and just southeast of the municipal boundary of Courtenay...
,
Union BayUnion Bay in British Columbia, Canada is a small community approximately 15 kilometres south of Courtenay, British Columbia, the largest city in the Comox Valley. Union Bay is populated by about 1200 people and is an unincorporated site within the Comox Valley Regional District. The main drag...
,
Fanny BayFanny Bay is a small hamlet in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is located on Baynes Sound on the east coast of Vancouver Island. In 2001, its population was listed as 744...
,
Black CreekBlack Creek is a community on the eastern side of Vancouver Island, British Columbia. It is approximately 16km north of Courtenay. It is primarily an agricultural hamlet and bedroom community to Courtenay and Campbell River - approximately 20 km to the north....
and
MervilleMerville is an unincorporated community in the Comox Valley between the City of Courtenay, Mount Washington, Dove Creek, and Black Creek near the east coast of Vancouver Island...
.
Comox is known for being home of the Lorne Hotel, the oldest licensed establishment in
British ColumbiaBritish Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is famed for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . In 1871, it became the sixth province of Canada.The capital of British Columbia is Victoria, the 15th largest metropolitan region in Canada...
, and for the Filberg Festival, an annual summertime arts and crafts extravaganza named for the residential park where it's held. Coinciding with the Filberg Festival in early August are the 'Nautical Days' celebrations in Comox Marina Park (a landfill waterfront park), boasting a parade, a classic car show, an amateur boatbuilding competition and live music performances.
Actress
Pamela Andersonthumb|rightPamela Denise Anderson is a Canadian/American actress, sex symbol, glamour model, producer, author, activist, and former Showgirl....
(of
BaywatchBaywatch is an American television series about the Los Angeles County Lifeguards who patrol the beaches of Los Angeles County, California starring David Hasselhoff. The show ran from 1989 to 1999...
fame) was raised in Comox, Attending Highland Secondary; fellow actress
Kim CattrallKim Victoria Cattrall is a Britishactress. She is known for her role as Samantha Jones in the HBO comedy/romance series Sex and the City, and for her leading roles in the 1980s films Police Academy, Big Trouble in Little China, and Mannequin.-Early life:Cattrall was born in Mossley Hill,...
(of
Sex And The CitySex and the City is an American cable television series. The original run of the show was broadcast on HBO from 1998 until 2004, for a total of six seasons....
) spent much of her early years in Comox as well. The town is also the hometown of many
National Hockey LeagueThe National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league as a joint venture for its self perpetuating membership of 30 franchised member clubs located in the United States and Canada...
stars, including
Cam NeelyCameron Michael "Cam" Neely is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played right wing for the Vancouver Canucks and Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League from 1983 to 1996...
,
Ty WishartTy Wishart is an ice hockey player currently playing for the Norfolk Admirals of the American Hockey League.-Playing career:...
, and
Brett McLeanBrett McLean is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre currently a Free Agent. He last played for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League.-Playing career:...
. Other locally grown athletes include 2004 Athens Olympics silver medalist
Thomas HerschmillerThomas Herschmiller is a Canadian rower. He graduated from Brentwood College School in 1996...
, World Crokinole Champions Russell and Aaron Grabowski and
squashSquash is a racquet sport played by two players in a four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball.Squash is recognized by the IOC and remains in contention for incorporation in a future Olympic program....
legend
Jonathon PowerJonathon Tyler Power is a retired professional squash player from Canada. In 1999, he became the first North American squash player to reach the World No. 1 ranking...
.
Language
The area's language is primarily English, though many local schools offer
French immersionFrench immersion is a form of bilingual education in which a child who does not speak French as his or her first language receives instruction in school in French...
programs.
Demographics
Comox had a population of 12,136 people in 2006, which was an increase of 6.5% from the 2001 census count. The median household income in 2005 for Comox was $56,295, which is above the British Columbia provincial average of $52,709.
Education
The following is a list of Comox's public schools
School District 71 Comox ValleySchool District 71 Comox Valley is a school district on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. This includes the communities of Courtenay and Comox as well as the surrounding rural areas and the adjacent islands of Denman and Hornby.-History:...
{Website:
http://sd71.bc.ca/}
Elementary Schools
- Village Park Elementary
- Brooklyn Elementary (situated in 2 campuses; the Cape Lazo and Brooklyn)
- Airport Elementary
- Ecole Robb Road Elementary (French Immersion)
- Huband Park Elementary
- Aspen Park Elementary
- Valley View Elementary
- Queenesh Elementary
- Ecole Au Coeur de l'île school link (francophone program School district 93: french as a first language school situated in the Cape Lazo building)
Secondary Schools
- École Highland Secondary School
École Highland Secondary School is a secondary school located in Comox, British Columbia, Canada in School District 71. The school opened in 1978 and educates approximately 1200 students annually in grades 8–12...
- École Mark R. Isfeld Secondary School
- George P. Vanier Secondary School
Post-Secondary Education
The Comox Valley is also home to the primary campus of
North Island CollegeNorth Island College { WikiMapia: } is a community college located primarily on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. College facilities include four campuses and four centres serving a population of 155,000 and a geographic region of 80,000 square kilometers...
, which offers diplomas, trade certificates, and university degrees in fields such as Fine Arts (accredited through Emily Carr University of Art and Design), Business Administration or Liberal Arts (accredited through Vancouver Island University), and Nursing (accredited through the Collaboration for Academic Education in Nursing). There are also branches of Excel Career College, North Island Distance Education Society, and Sprott-Shaw Community College for those who wish to pursue distance education.
Print
- Comox Valley Record
- Comox Valley Echo
- Island Word
- Totem Times (CFB Comox
Canadian Forces Base Comox , commonly referred to as CFB Comox, is a Canadian Forces Base located north northeast of Comox, British Columbia. It is primarily operated as an air force base by Canadian Forces Air Command and is one of two bases in the country using the CP-140 Aurora...
)
Internet Service Providers
Internet Service Providers in Comox:
- Shaw Internet
Shaw Communications is a Canadian telecommunications company that provides telephone, internet and television services. Shaw is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta. It provides services mostly in British Columbia and Alberta, with smaller systems in Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario.-...
- Telus
Telus is a national telecommunications company in Canada that provides a wide range of communications products and services including data, Internet protocol , voice, entertainment and video. The company is based in Burnaby, British Columbia...
Internet Services
- Island Internet, now owned by Uniserve
External links