Bylaws
The Bylaws of Cortes Community Radio Society Part 1 - Interpretation 1. (1) In these bylaws, unless the context otherwise requires: “directors” means directors of the society for the time being; “Society Act” means the Society Act of British Columbia from time to time in force and all amendments to it; “registered address” of a member means the members address as recorded in the register of members. (2) The definitions in the Society Act on the date these bylaws became effective apply to these bylaws. 2. Words imported using the singular include the plural and vice versa, and words importing a male person Part 2 - Membership 3. The members of the society are the applicants for incorporation of the society and those persons who subsequently become members, in accordance with these bylaws and, in either case, have not caused to be members. 4. A person may apply to the directors for membership in the society and on acceptance by the directors is a member. 5. Every member must uphold the constitution and comply with these bylaws. 6. The amount of the first annual membership dues must be determined by the directors and after that the annual membership dues must be determined at the annual general meeting of the society. 7. A person ceases to be a member of the society: (a) by delivering his or her resignation in writing to the secretary of the society or by mailing or delivering it to the address of the society. (b) on his or her death or, in the case of a corporation, on dissolution; (c) on...
A Sense of Belogging
Deconstructing the history of logging on Cortes into a metaphor for decolonization, writer/producer Brittany Baxter presents this collage of moments from over the past 150 years, each containing important clues to how our community is transforming in response to our growing desire to belong to each other and to the land.
A Reshuffling Of Atoms
Why are we so afraid of death and how do we prepare for it? For something that’s inevitable we sure do our best to avoid it. Mercedes Grant takes us on a personal journey of grief and resolution. A Reshuffling Of Atoms by Mercedes Grant | Deep Roots http://rest.s3for.me/deep-roots/A+Reshuffling+of+Atoms.mp3 “It is December 14, 2016, five years since the death of Gloria. She was the first woman in her temperament and in her convictions. Gloria always sought the company of flowers and trees, toiling over garden beds and new species to propagate. She volunteered as a master gardener with the Calgary zoo. I suspect she may have enjoyed the plants company to most peoples, but who can blame her. She was a closet astronomer also, keeping up to date with all of the latest news from NASA. She grew up in a traditional Ukrainian Catholic environment, but developed her own ideas about the world and its wonders at a young age. Her devotion to the natural world was reflected in her practises, composting in the suburbs of Calgary and developing an advanced and very particular household recycling system long before such things were considered normal by most. Gloria was awed and softened by the vast brilliance of this planet and of human innovation. She planned to donate her body to science when she died. It was early afternoon on a cold bright day when Gloria, my mother, took her last breath.” Talking to residents of Cortes Island: modern death midwives, experts and my friends to explore how or disconnection with the cycle of the natural world influences or relationship to...CKTZ NEWS
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