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Comox is a town located on the eastern side of
Vancouver
Island, British Columbia, in the Comox Valley. Comox
has a population of approximately 12,200 people, [1] and is
home to the Canadian air force base CFB Comox and HMCS Quadra
Sea Cadet training facility.
The town shares the Comox Valley with the City of Courtenay, the Village of
Cumberland, and the
unincorporated settlements of Royston, Union Bay, Fanny Bay, Black Creek and Merville.
Comox is known for being home of the Lorne Hotel, the oldest
licensed establishment in British Columbia, and for the Filberg
Festival, an annual summertime arts and crafts extravaganza named
for the residential park where it is 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 Anderson (of Baywatch fame) was
raised in Comox, attending Highland
Secondary; fellow actress Kim Cattrall (of Sex And The City) spent much of her
early life in Comox as well. The town is also the hometown of many
National Hockey League stars,
including Cam Neely, Ty Wishart, and Brett McLean. Other
locally grown athletes include 2004 Athens Olympics silver medalist
Thomas
Herschmiller,squash player Jonathon Power.
Language
The area's language is primarily English, though many local
schools offer French immersion 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.[2]
Education
The following is a list of Comox's public schools School District 71 Comox
Valley {Website:[1]}
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 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 College, 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.
Communication
Early communications to Comox were provided by sidewheel
steamboats, such as the
Princess Louis, shown here in a
photograph taken August 20, 1879
Print
Radio
Television
Internet Service
Providers
Internet Service Providers in Comox:[7]
References
External
links
Coordinates: 49°40′24″N 124°54′8″W / 49.67333°N
124.90222°W / 49.67333; -124.90222 (Comox)
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