Courtenay (/ ˈ k ɔːr t n i / KORTnee) is a city on the east coast of Vancouver Island, in the Canadian province of British is the largest community and only city in the area commonly known as the Comox Valley, and the seat of the Comox Valley Regional District, which replaced the ComoxStrathcona Regional is 4 km ( mi) west of the town of Comox, 7 km ( ...