Vulnerable women, their children and families in Courtenay will soon have access to 48 new affordable rental homes as construction has started on a new development.

People experiencing a mental-health or substance-use crisis will soon have access to a new community-led crisis response team.

The Province, through BC Housing, is in the process of purchasing the Super 8 hotel in Courtenay to ensure residents of the Travelodge are not left without housing when that lease expires in late June 2023.

The Ministry of Forests will conduct aerial-spray treatments in the Courtenay area in spring 2023 to eradicate spongy moths and minimize the risk they pose to forests, farms, orchards and trees.

Women and children leaving violence in Courtenay will soon move into new safe and secure homes with the opening of Darry’s Place.

Right in time for the new school year, Lake Trail Community’s replacement school in Courtenay and the new Hornby Island Community school are opening in the Comox Valley school district.

The governments of Canada and British Columbia continue to invest in local infrastructure during this unprecedented time to meet the needs of communities across the province, enhance peoples’ quality of life, and support economic recovery from COVID-19. 

The B.C. government plans to conduct aerial-spray treatments north of Courtenay to prevent gypsy moth populations from becoming established and to minimize the risk they pose to forests, farms, orchards and trees.