Sadhu Johnston. Cortes Housing Society - Tune in on June 14 for this special pre-recorded episode of FolkU Radio. This week featured the May Transportation Forum, hosted over Zoom and presented by the Cortes Housing Society, CCEDA, and represen

A Cortes Island Style Forum for Rental and Ownership Opportunities

2 days ago 17m 38s

Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents Cortes Island’s Forum on ‘Rental and Ownership Opportunities’ came to Mansons Hall on Thursday June 13. There were breakout groups on what people were looking for in rentals, affordable ways to become an owner and r

The Uncertain Future of BC's Fish Farms

3 days ago 9m 4s

Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - The future of fish farms in British Columbia is uncertain. On June 7, Judge Paul Favel supported the Ministry of Fisheries decision to not renew the licenses of 15 fish farms in the Discovery Islands, and denied a

Will Rendall: Keep On Smiling

4 days ago 16m 52s

Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - Will Rendall released a CD called Keep on Smiling on May 22, 2024. Some Cortes Island residents will remember him as Julia Rendall’s son. He was 7 when he moved to Squirrel Cove in 1976.He emailed, “I had alwa

The 2024 Creative Spaces Garden and Studio Tour on Cortes Island

5 days ago 5m 15s

Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - The Creative Spaces Garden and Studio Tour is Saturday June 22, from 10 am to 4 pm. This is an annual fundraiser for the Cortes Island Museum, as well as a showcase of some of the island’s hidden gems. “It's a

Cortes 2024 Island-wide Beach Clean-up

6 days ago 6m 36s

Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - The first truckload was filled over the roofline with beach debris. Sam Gibb drove into the Klahoose village shortly after 10:30 AM on Saturday. Alex Bernier, followed with a smaller load. Helen Hall and Autumn Ba

Opening Night of the Old Schoolhouse Art Gallery’s 2024 Season

7 days ago 9m 39s

Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - Eighty-three people turned out on Friday June 7, for the gala opening night of the Old School Art Gallery’s 2024 season. This was a group show, with 28 contributing artists, that will be open to the public on Frid

FireSmart is coming to Cortes, June 11 to 13

10 days ago 8m 16s

Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - The Strathcona Regional District will be carrying out FireSmart assessments on Cortes Island between Tuesday, June 11, and Thursday June 13. This is a free evaluation of the exterior of your home and surrounding y

Discovery Island Organizations Receiving $215,000 From The Community Prosperity Fund

11 days ago 14m 55s

Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - The Vancouver Foundation, in partnership with the Government of BC, Community Foundations of Canada and over 50 local community foundations, is distributing $25 million to programs that advance poverty reduction a

Town Hall Meeting: The Cortes Airstrip

12 days ago 10m 12s

Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - About 125 people turned up for the town hall meeting in Mansons Hall, on Monday June 3, 2024. Noticeably absent were the air strip’s owner, Michael Ching, his manager, Judy Kemchand, or Martene Rothblatt, who is

Getting Ready for Love Fest 2024

13 days ago 5m 41s

Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - Ben Coey is co-producing this year’s Lovefest, which returns to Linnaea Farm on Saturday August 19th. “Rex, Amy and Rick have been running and producing the festival for a number of years. They've decided that

Folk U looks at Community Land Trusts

14 days ago 1h 8m

Sadhu Johnston/ Folk U - Tune in on May 31st for the third collaborative monthly housing forum presented by the Cortes Housing Society and Folk University. Themed “Community Land Trusts”, this forum featured guest panelists John Davis, Sandy Bi

Folk U talks about Grief

14 days ago 1h 55m

Manda Aufochs Gillespie/ Folk U - On Friday May 24, host Manda Aufochs Gillespie was joined by songwriter Jemma Hicken and founder of the DeathCaring Collective, Margaret Verschuur, in a program about grief.

Tales from Land Conservancies on Cortes, Quadra &15 Other Islands

14 days ago 11m 53s

Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - In 2021 Sheila Harrington embarked upon a three-year journey to explore the creation of local nature conservancies on 17 islands. Cortes and Quadra Islands were among them. She conducted more than 50 interviews, a

Transport Canada Responds To Questions About Renovations Underway on Cortes Airstrip

19 days ago 2m 25s

Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - Given the amount of neighbourhood concern about the renovations underway at the Cortes Island airstrip, Cortes Currents asked Transport Canada: Do the owners of private airstrips have a duty to consult with thei

Three Development Proposals On Quadra Island

19 days ago 4m 16s

Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - At the May 22 meeting, Director Mawhinney informed the board, “the Area C Advisory Planning Commission met and discussed this Kanish Bay application and the following Upshur Road application. They also heard a del

The need more electricity in an expanding EV market

20 days ago 2m 14s

Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - British Columbia is feeling the strain of a rapidly expanding EV market. On January 11, 2024, BC Hydro stated there are more than 150,000 EVs on the province’’s roads. While It is more difficult to access local

Dave Blinzinger: The Art, The Islands And Making A Living

20 days ago 18m 56s

Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - Dave Blinzinger has toured Canada, the United States and Europe but, by choice, primarily plays his saxophone at local venues.“I'm from St. Louis, Missouri. My father had moved up to Cortes Island in the 70s. I

The Expanding Local Market For Solar Power

21 days ago 17m 2s

Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - A Cortes Island based solar company has been installing more systems that tie into the grid. There is a lot of potential for solar energy production in British Columbia. It has been largely untouched because of

Raising Waste Collection Fees, Funding Opportunities and a 5 Year Contract

24 days ago 2m 10s

Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - At their May 22 Board meeting, the Strathcona Regional Distrct (SRD) passed 3 important monetary decisions for Cortes Island.Firstly, the SRD will be increasing the annual fee for waste collection by $10 a year.

Carrie Saxifrage's Cimate Mitigation Presentation to the SRD Board

24 days ago 14m 45s

Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - Cortes Island author Carrie Saxifrage made a climate mitigation presentation at the May 22 SRD Board meeting. This is an abridged version of that talk. She began with a simple admission, “This is my first time.

SRD Asking Transport Canada About The Cortes Island Landing Strip

25 days ago 8m 32s

Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents -There were questions about what can be accomplished, but the SRD will be asking Transport Canada about the safety requirements, noise levels and frequency of planes using the Cortes Island Airstrip.At their May

The SImon Fraser Field School Visits Folk U

26 days ago 1h 52m

Manda Aufochs Gillespie/ Folk U - On Friday, May 17, Manda Aufochs Gillespie was joined by the Simon Fraser University field school that visited Cortes in the week of May 13-17 to chat about how ecosystem approaches to health can help us unders

From The Ground Up: Cortes Island Dwellings

26 days ago 11m 49s

Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - A new exhibition in the Cortes Island Museum looks at the island’s housing from pre-colonial times up until the present. ‘From the Ground Up: Cortes Island Dwellings And Their Histories’ combines photographs and a

Chief Darren Blaney: First Nations need to take over stewardship of Natural Resouces

27 days ago 7m 32s

Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - More than 25 people turned out for the ‘Polycrisis Townhall-Party’ in the Klahoose Multi-purpose building on Friday, May 17. Chief Darren Blaney of the Homalco FIrst Nation, his wife, MP Rachel Blaney, and Cortes