Welcome to the Comox Valley - referred to as the Land of Plenty by its first inhabitants, this region of Vancouver Island comprises a greater than 660 square mile area that stretches to Mud Bay in the South, Saratoga beach in the North, the Strait of Georgia in the East, and the Beaufort Mountains in the West. This region is populated by about 60,000 people, and it comprises the communities of Courtenay, Comox, Cumberland, CFB Comox, Royston, Union Bay, Fanny Bay, Merville, Black Creek, and Saratoga Beach. The Comox Valley Regional District provides services to rural areas, and to urban areas in cooperation with municipalities. The Comox Valley Transit System is cost-shared between BC Transit and the regional district. The Comox Valley is served by School District 71 which provides elementary, middle, secondary and district wide schools and services. Our local hospital is St. Josephs General Hospital located in Comox. The Comox Valley offers diverse accomodations, dining, recreation, cultural, and leisure activities surrounded by some of the most beautiful scenary in all of Canada. 

 Courtenay, BC is a city of about 22,500 people that is located approximately half-way up Vancouver Island. For those travelling to Courtenay by road, BC Ferries operates ferries from Horseshoe Bay (West Vancouver) to the Departure Bay terminal in Nanaimo and from Tsawwassen (south of Vancouver) to the Duke point terminal south of Nanaimo in order to get to Vancouver Island. From Nanaimo, Courtenay is about an hour and 15 minutes drive north along highway 19 (a four-lane highway that runs north from Nanaimo through to Campbell River (approximately 30 minutes drive north of Courtenay). Courtenay is also accessible by air via the air terminal located near the south side of CFB Comox (only 5 miles from downtown Courtenay). Courtenay is the urban centre of the Comox Valley and the contact point for the Miki'Siw Metis Association.

 Comox, BC is a town of about 12,000 people that is located 3.5 miles from downtown Courtenay and 4 miles from Canadian Forces Base Comox. Both the base and the town are located on the Comox Peninsula. The town operates several marinas in the Comox Harbour that accomodate commercial fishing vessels, sport fishing vessels, powered pleasure craft and sailboats. Comox is also the home of the K'omoks first nation. The town of Comox can be accessed via Highway 19 (exit 117 about 8 miles away) and Highway 19A (the scenic oceanside route that extends up the East Coast of Vancouver Island), by air (through the terminal located at the CFB Comox airfield, and by ferry from Powell River.

Canadian Forces Base Comox is located on the Comox Peninsula about 5 miles south of Courtenay and 4 miles east of Comox. This base employs more than 1300 people and in support of its operational missions - conduct Long-Range Patrols over the Pacific Ocean with its Aurora aircraft, and conduct Search and Rescue operations with its Cormorant helicopters. The base also provides support to CF18s, when they are deployed to the area from Canadian Forces Base Cold Lake Alberta, for the conduct of air surveillance patrols on the West Coast.

 Cumberland, BC is a village of about 3000 people located approximately 6 miles West of Courtenay and about 1 mile West of the highway 19. Comox Lake is located about 2 miles West of Cumberland. Mount Washington ski resort is 19 miles West of Cumberland while Strathcona Provincial Park lies further West. The village is nestled in the foothills of the Beaufort Mountain Range and near Comox Lake, a large glacier-fed, dammed lake accessed via Comox Lake road.

Royston, BC is a rural seaside village of about 1200 people located across the bay from Comox and approximately 3.5 miles South of Courtenay along highway 19A (also referred to as the Old Island Highway and Oceanside Route) towards Nanaimo.

Union Bay, BC is a small community of about 1200 people located approximately 9 miles south of Courtenay along Highway 19A and across from the North end of Denman Island and Sandy Island Marine Provincial Park.

Fanny Bay, BC is a seaside community of about 800 people located approximately 17 miles south of Courtenay along highway 19A and across the strait separating Vancouver Island from Denman Island. Fanny Bay is known for its Fanny Bay Oysters and it is located just north of Rosewall Creek Provincial Park. Mud Bay is a shallow tidal bay south of Fanny Bay and it bounds the south end of the Comox Valley. There are about 125 people living in the area around Mud Bay.

 Denman and Hornby Islands are located in the Strait of Georgia at the south end of the Comox Valley. Hornby Island has about 1000 inhabitants. Tribune Bay Provincial Park is located on the South end of Hornby Island and it is well known for its sandy beach and unusual rocky shorline formations. About 1100 people make Denman Island their home. BC Ferries operates a ferry from Buckley Bay (about 12 miles South of Courtenay) to Denman Island and between Denman and Hornby Island. Less than 200 people live in the Buckley Bay area.

 Saratoga Beach (just south of the Oyster River) marks the northern part of the Comox Valley. Miracle Beach provincial park is further south and it is a popular park on Vancouver Island. There are about 1600 people living in the Saratoga Beach-Miracle Beach area. Merville, BC is a hamlet of about 2000 people located approximately 9 miles north of Courtenay along Highway 19A. Black Creek is a rural farming community another 4.5 miles further north.