What is Courtenay, British Columbia?
[[File:Courtenay, British Columbia Location.png|thumb|right|Location of Courtenay in the province of British Columbia]] '''Courtenay''' is a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[city]] in [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]]. Courtenay is on the east coast of [[Vancouver Island]]. The current mayor of Courtenay is Bob Wells. Courtenay has a population of 28,420 people as of 2021. In 1946, a magnitude 7.3 [[earthquake]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/historic-historique/events/19460623-en.php |title=The M7.3 Vancouver Island Earthquake of 1946 }}</ref> hit the west of Courtenay. A lot of [[chimney]]'s were destroyed- there was also damage to the local post office and elementary school. It was the largest earthquake to hit Vancouver Island. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *[https://www.courtenay.ca/ City of Courtenay's Official website] {{multistub|Geo|Canada}} [[Category:Cities in British Columbia]]