Courtenay, British Columbia

Courtenay
City
The Corporation of the City of Courtenay
Downtown Courtenay
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Coordinates: 49°41′22″N 124°59′45″W / 49.68944°N 124.99583°W / 49.68944; -124.99583
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
Region	Mid-Island
Regional District	Comox Valley
Incorporated	1969
Government
• Mayor	Bob Wells
Area
• Land	32.41 km2 (12.51 sq mi)
• Metro	596.00 km2 (230.12 sq mi)
Elevation	13 m (43 ft)
Population  (2016)
• City	27,669
• Density	789.9/km2 (2,046/sq mi)
• Metro	63,282
• Metro density	90.9/km2 (235/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−08:00 (PST)
Forward sortation area	V9J, V9N
Area code(s)	250, 778, 236, 672
Website	www.courtenay.ca

Courtenay (/ˈkɔːrtni/ KORT-nee)^[1] is a city of about 26,000 on the east coast of Vancouver Island, in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is the largest community and only city in the area commonly known as the Comox Valley, and the seat of the Comox Valley Regional District, which replaced the Comox-Strathcona Regional District. Courtenay is 4 km (2.5 mi) west of the town of Comox, 7 km (4.3 mi) northeast of the village of Cumberland, 5 km (3.1 mi) northwest of the unincorporated settlement of Royston, and 108 km (67 mi) northwest of Nanaimo. Along with Nanaimo and Victoria, it is home to The Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's), a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Armed Forces.

Courtenay and nearby Comox are served by the coast-spanning Island Highway, the Island Rail Corridor, and a local airport in Comox.