Tourism copy still calls Courtenay the Comox Valley's largest urban centre, which matches how Valley residents assign downtown errands.
Walk or drive through Courtenay long enough and Simms Millennium Park comes up. Riverfront park at the end of the new 6th Street bridge, home to free Sunday summer concerts. Bring a chair; the Courtenay River is the backdrop.
Riverfront work is the civic story of the decade. Simms Summer Concerts are back on Sunday evenings at Simms Park, lawn chairs pointed at the water. Across the bank, the Anderton Riverbank Restoration is reshaping the west shore from near 5th Street toward Riverside Park, opposite the Florence Filberg Centre. Lewis Centre runs the recreation desk, Sid Williams Theatre holds the stage nights, and the Courtenay and District Museum on 4th Street keeps the Elasmosaur and fossil-tour crowd in the downtown mix. Native Sons Hall and The LINC Youth Centre round out the booking map.
More on Courtenay: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.