New state residents cannot renew car registrations in North Carolina and are required to re-register their vehicle with the NC DMV. Upon establishing residency, drivers must register their vehicle within 30 days. At the appropriate time, new residents can then use the DMV vehicle registration renewal procedure.
The city was named after the Courtenay River, which in turn, was named after George William Courtenay, captain of the British ship HMS Constance, which was stationed in the area between 1846 and 1849.From then on, Courtenay continued to grow providing the necessary services for the growing population.ourtenay is just 4 km (2.5 mi) west of the town of Comox, 7 km (4.3 mi) northeast of the village of Cumberland, 5 km (3.1 mi) northwest of the unincorporated settlement of Royston, and 108 km (67 mi) northwest of Nanaimo.
Cheeseman Island in the Southern Kermadecs is named after the scientist T F Cheeseman of the Auckland Museum who accompanied an expedition to the Kermadec Islands Aug. 161887 on the NZ Government steamer Stella commanded by Captain Fairchild.n 1858 a Captain Taylor of the United States Ship Volga who is said to have mistaken the bay for the entrance of Lyttelton Harbour. There is also a Captain Taylor of the ship Chrystolite who has been attributed as having the bay named after him.