The Urbaloo public washroom at the corner of 6th and England is expected to be closed today until 10pm. 

The Urbaloo public washroom at the corner of 6th and England is expected to be closed today until 10pm. 

Concrete is being poured and will need time to cure before reopening tomorrow.

The washroom opened in late December at the corner of 6th Street and England Avenue and has been open 24 hours a day since the end of February, when Courtenay Council approved a pilot project that extended the hours of operation for the remainder of 2022.

The Urbaloo is made in BC, durable, easy to clean, and resistant to vandalism.

Its location was determined following consultation with the Downtown Courtenay Business Improvement Association, as well as analysis of pedestrian and vehicle traffic, proximity to parking, shopping and amenities, site visibility, distance from other public washrooms, and the availability of city-owned land and adjacent power and utilities.

Courtenay’s Urbaloo installation also includes the necessary infrastructure for a Level 2 electric vehicle dual port charging station to be installed this year, funded by the Province of BC and Government of Canada through a successful joint local and regional government funding application with 11 other mid-Vancouver Island jurisdictions.