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CALLING ALL PERFORMERS ❤️🧡💛💚💙🩷💜 We are looking for drag, music, poetry, DJs, comedy, and more to perform at this year’s Pride in the Park. If you would like to be considered to perform, please apply below - there will be a small honorarium provided per act. Please note this is an ALL AGES event. Priority will go to local members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.

https://forms.gle/EY4tb98FrHwMjjXr9

Applications are open until JULY 15, 2026
Applicants will be notified by JULY 22, 2026

Fry Bread Alert at Lewis Park, Night before Canada Day! 4pm to 9:30pm today and tomorrow10am to 3:30pm! Served with toppings of your choice, Strawberry Drizzle, Caramel & Bacon Crumble and Powdered Sugar! 🪶🦋🍓 We will have lots of snacks, drinks and an additional full Wellness Booth this year for visiting, with Indigenous harm reduction info and Naloxone training and more.

Today at the Art Gallery :) Elder Flora Smigel will be there at 530pm storytelling 🪶

BRING THE KIDS: STORYTIME WITH FLORA SMIGEL

From 6:30–7 PM on June 26, children's author and storyteller Flora Smigel will take the Plaza stage with a special storytime for kids and families.

Flora will be reading from the children's books she has written — stories made to be heard out loud, shared between generations, and carried home in the hearts of the kids who hear them. Bring a blanket. Bring a little one. Bring yourself.


🕡 Storytime: 6:30–7 PM

📍 Downtown Courtenay Plaza

📅 Friday, June 26 | 5–9 PM (festival runs the full evening)

🎟️ Free admission — All ages


Part of the K'ómoks Fusion Festival, opening Summer Pulse 2026 in partnership with the Queneesh Indigenous Community Society.



Summer Pulse on the Plaza is a series of free monthly mini-festivals running all summer long in Downtown Courtenay. Presented by Comox Valley Arts (CV/Arts), Comox Valley Art Gallery (CVAG), Downtown Courtenay BIA, Queneesh Indigenous Community Society, Comox Valley Q***r Centre and Elevate.

Brought to you by Comox Valley Arts, Comox Valley Art Gallery, Downtown Courtenay BIA, Queneesh Indigenous Community Society, Q***r Centre Comox Valley, and Elevate the Arts

The AFN is seeking diverse perspectives to help define our advocacy on First Nations homelessness and transitions from the justice system. We invite community members with lived experience, family members, Leadership, and program officers to share your insights and guide meaningful change. The first 30 registrants will be entered into a draw. Read the poster and join the conversation: https://ow.ly/vXVc50ZeKJz.

Is it hot where you are? ☀️

Here are some tips to help you stay cool and safe:

Drink plenty of water to stay hydrated ✔️

Limit strenuous activity. If possible, do errands early or late in the day when it’s cooler ✔️

NEVER leave children and pets in parked cars ❌

Use sunscreen and wear UV-protective eyewear and lightweight clothing ✔️

Seek cooler indoor and outdoor spaces ✔️

Check in on loved ones to make sure they have a cool space ✔️

Learn more: PreparedBC.ca/ExtremeHeat

Alt text: Park scene with a bench and trees, alongside a thermometer with hot weather temperatures.

Call for Justice 7.8:
Calls for strong, sustained support to grow an Indigenous health workforce within communities. This includes creating opportunities and incentives to recruit, train, hire, and retain Indigenous people in health and wellness roles.

Care should not come from outside alone.
It should exist within community.
This means long-term investment, not short-term solutions, consistent, and culturally grounded.

Because when care is delivered by community, it is stronger, more trusted, and more responsive.

Our National Indigenous People's Day 2026 celebrations are only 10 days away! Please share our poster far and wide. Thank you to Kwakwaxolas Puntletz for the beautiful design this year and thank you to our community and cultural partners for your incredible support and collaboration

Mental Health Reminder