Courtenay, British Columbia

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Courtenay ( KORT-nee) is a city of 28,420 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. Courtenay is the seat of the Comox Valley Regional District; this district replaced the Comox-Strathcona Regional District. Courtenay is 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) west of the town of Comox, 7 km (4.3 mi) northeast of the village of Cumberland, 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) northwest of the unincorporated settlement of Royston, and 108 kilometres (67 mi) northwest of Nanaimo. It was named after the nearby river, Courtenay River, which in turn had been named after Rear-Admiral Courtenay. Courtenay and nearby Comox are served by the coast-spanning Island Highway, the Island Rail Corridor, and a local airport in Comox.

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