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AAand NA meetings in the Comox Valley
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Free, confidential mutual-aid meetings run across Courtenay, Comox, Cumberland and Campbell River. Here is where to find the current times.
Where do you find a meeting in the Comox Valley?
In short
Use the official meeting finders. Narcotics Anonymous meetings on Vancouver Island are listed by the BC Region of NA at bcrna.ca, and Alcoholics Anonymous meetings are listed by district through bcyukonaa.org and the AA meeting guide. Courtenay, Comox, Cumberland and Campbell River all have regular meetings. Attendance is free, anonymous, and needs no referral or period of sobriety.
- Cost
- Free, voluntary contributions only
- Referral needed
- None
- Communities
- Courtenay, Comox, Cumberland, Campbell River
- Anonymity
- First names only; no registration or record
Where to look
Official meeting finders and local services
These lists are maintained by the groups and health authority themselves, so they stay current in a way a page like this cannot.
Narcotics Anonymous, BC Region
The BC Region of NA publishes the current meeting list for Vancouver Island, searchable by community and day. Courtenay, Comox and Campbell River meetings appear under the Mid Island and North Island areas.
Narcotics Anonymous, worldwide meeting search
NA's global meeting search covers Canada and is useful if you are travelling to or from the Comox Valley and want a meeting at either end.
Alcoholics Anonymous, BC and Yukon
AA in British Columbia is organised by district. The provincial site links to the district covering the Comox Valley and lists current meeting times and formats.
Alcoholics Anonymous, meeting guide
AA's national and app-based meeting guides show nearby in-person and online meetings by day and time, which is the fastest option on a phone.
SMART Recovery Canada
If a twelve-step format does not suit you, SMART Recovery runs secular, cognitive behavioural mutual-aid meetings across Canada, including online groups reachable from the Island.
Island Health substance use services
For assessment, withdrawal management, counselling, and publicly funded treatment options in the Comox Valley, Island Health is the starting point.
What happens at a first meeting?
You arrive, sit down, and listen. You can give a first name or nothing at all. You will be asked if there is anyone new who would like to speak, and no is a complete answer. Most meetings run an hour, many have coffee, and nobody takes attendance.
If mutual aid is not enough on its own, that is common and not a failure. See how the routes into treatment on Vancouver Island work.
Common questions
Questions about attending meetings
- Where can you find AA and NA meetings in the Comox Valley?
- Use the official meeting finders rather than a third-party list. Narcotics Anonymous meetings on Vancouver Island are listed by the BC Region of NA at bcrna.ca, and Alcoholics Anonymous meetings are listed by district through bcyukonaa.org and the AA meeting guide. Courtenay, Comox, Cumberland and Campbell River all have regular meetings.
- Are meetings free and confidential?
- Yes. AA and NA meetings are free, self-supporting through voluntary contributions, and anonymity is the core principle of both. There is no registration, no referral, and no record.
- Why does this page not list meeting times?
- Meeting times, rooms and formats change regularly, and an out-of-date list sends someone to a locked door on the worst possible day. The official finders are updated by the groups themselves, so we link to those instead.
- Is a twelve-step program required to recover?
- No. Mutual-aid groups help many people and are free and widely available, which makes them valuable, but they are one route among several. SMART Recovery, counselling, medication for opioid or alcohol use disorder, and residential treatment are all legitimate paths, and they combine well.
- Do you have to be sober to attend your first meeting?
- You do not need any period of sobriety to attend. You do not need to speak, and you do not need to give your full name. Arriving and sitting at the back is a complete first meeting.
- Does Halo Ridge connect residents to meetings after discharge?
- Aftercare planning includes connecting you to mutual-aid meetings, counselling, and medical follow-up in the community you are returning to, whether that is the Comox Valley or elsewhere.
Halo Ridge Recovery is a private residential recovery program. We are not a hospital, medical facility, or licensed treatment centre. We do not provide medical care, detox or withdrawal management, prescribing, or diagnosis. Where those services are needed, we can help connect you with a third-party provider so support starts sooner rather than later.
If meetings alone are not holding
Residential programming and mutual aid work together. Talk to us confidentially about whether a stay would help.