Community programs, recreation, fitness, facility rental and community information for all ages.
Operated by Black Creek Community Association. Offers activities, classes, fitness-room access, child minding for fitness-room clients on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings (9:00–10:30; 211 lists CAD 1 per hour with a snack), free parent-and-child drop-in programs, facility rental and outdoor amenities. The centre also publishes a directory of local organizations and services. The listed regular office hours are Monday–Saturday 9:00–13:00 and Monday–Thursday 16:00–20:00; the website notes reduced summer hours in July and August and closure on statutory holidays. Confirm current program schedules, registration and facility access with the centre.
Provider: Bread of Life Food Share (International Christian Mission Services)
Weekly food distribution and monthly food hamper support in Black Creek.
Food distribution is listed Tuesday 09:30–11:30 at the United Mennonite Church, 2277 Enns Road. The 2025 community guide also lists clothing on the first and third Wednesday of each month. The 2026 CVRD grant report identifies Bread of Life Food Share as serving nearly 300 households in the Black Creek and Merville areas alone, and describes public distribution and food hamper deliveries. Contact the program or check its linked updates to confirm the current schedule.
Health promotion and public health supports for women, children, youth, and families from Black Creek to Fanny Bay.
Supports residents from Black Creek to Fanny Bay, including Denman and Hornby Islands. Services include publicly funded immunizations for eligible adults, TB testing for eligible populations, STI testing for eligible people under 26, outreach immunization and STI testing, nutrition information from a registered dietitian, and youth clinics offering free confidential drop-in nursing services. Youth clinics provide pregnancy testing and counselling, STI testing and treatment, low-cost birth control and emergency contraceptive pills, free condoms, and referrals. Additional supports include the Baby Bed Program (free safe sleeping surface for new and expecting parents, no appointment, weekdays 08:30–16:30), breastfeeding support including Thursday drop-in 10:00–12:00, lactation consultants, and a Friday postpartum adjustments group 13:00–14:30. Call the Health Unit for eligibility and current program availability.
Service Areas: Black Creek, Courtenay, Denman Island, Fanny Bay, Hornby Island, Merville, Oyster River, Saratoga Beach
Comox Valley Regional Transit route connecting Downtown Courtenay with Merville, Black Creek, Saratoga Beach and Oyster River.
Route 12 runs in both directions between Downtown Courtenay and Oyster River. The current schedule lists weekday and Saturday service. Stops include Black Creek Store, Merville at Island Highway and Sackville, Saratoga Beach at Eyre and Clarkson, and Oyster River at Glenmore and Island Highway. Weekday trips from Courtenay reach Black Creek at 06:29, 07:54, 12:00, 13:53, 16:59 and 17:59; Saturday trips reach Black Creek at 12:00 and 17:59 toward Oyster River and 12:32 and 18:32 toward Courtenay. Confirm live schedules and service notices with BC Transit; the schedule notes an Oyster River transfer for Campbell River connections, with additional fare unless using a Dual Pass.
Service Areas: Black Creek, Merville, Oyster River, Saratoga Beach
CVRD park with forested and marsh-side trails, wildlife viewing and a walking and cycling connection between the Saratoga Beach settlement area and Miracle Beach Provincial Park.
Driftwood Park has public access entrances at Clarkson Road, Driftwood Road and Beach Crescent. Features include forested and recreational trails, a wildlife viewing platform overlooking a salt marsh, wildlife viewing, parking and a bike-friendly bridge. The trail links the Saratoga Beach settlement area toward Miracle Beach Provincial Park. Walkers and cyclists only on trails; horses are not permitted. Dogs may be off leash under control, except leashes are required near the viewing platform.
Service Areas: Black Creek, Saratoga Beach
Location: Clarkson Road, Driftwood Road and Beach Crescent park entrances, Black Creek – Saratoga Beach, BC