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CKTZ News Articles
BC Ferries calls on shipyards to bid on construction of four new vessels
A BC Ferries “Island Class” vessel. Image courtesy of BC Ferries. BC Ferries is building four more “Island Class” ferries, due to increased demand and current vessels aging, and a call for proposals has gone out to shipyards in British...
Short term rental tax aims to help affordable housing crisis: regional director
On Nov. 9, the Strathcona Regional District passed a new tax on short term rentals on Cortes Island. Image courtesy of the Cortes Island Community Housing Society. Cortes Island is adding a three per cent tax on short term rentals as a solution to help address the...
Local food bank joins Food Banks BC, gains access to greater funding, resources
A donation jar for the Cortes Island Food Bank sits on a counter at a local store. Photo by Greg Osoba. The Cortes Island Food Bank joined Food Banks BC on Oct. 7 and has just launched its own website. Coordinator Filipe Figueira says joining the bigger provincial...
Music show on Cortes Island reunites former Montreal-based collaborators
Nate Drobner (L) and Nick Wisdom (R) are Potatohead People, headlining music show Hall Pass Saturday Nov. 26. Image by Thomas Maxey, courtesy of Amaris Daniel. Recently settled local Amaris Daniel is organizing Hall Pass this weekend, a music show at Manson’s...
Ultimate Frisbee celebrates 32 years on Cortes, fights to play on
Claudia Raaen has been playing ultimate for 42 years, enthusiastically leading drop-in games on Cortes since 1990. Photo by Loni Taylor. Recreational ultimate frisbee has been a regular activity on Cortes since 1990 and a local is working to keep the sport alive....
Coffee collaboration supports local businesses, brings new products to Cortes
Med-Man Brand has produced Chiapas coffee beans, locally-roasted by Becca’s Bean Coffee Roastery. Photo by Thaddeus Conrad. Food processing infrastructure is limited on Cortes Island. There is only one coffee roasting facility, and, up until recently, there was only...
Mass boat removal by BC Parks changes, only 15 ‘unseaworthy’ boats to move
Clytosin, also known as Mansons Spit, is an eroding beach located in Mansons Landing Provincial Park. Photo by Loni Taylor. The mass boat removal on Cortes Island scheduled for this month has been changed by BC Parks. Last month, BC Parks left notices on dozens of...
Local PhD offers art education at Old Schoolhouse Art Gallery
Kristen Scholfield-Sweet is offering a second series of art classes this winter. Photo by Laura Balducci. The Old Schoolhouse Art Gallery is expanding new programming beyond the regular gallery season this fall. Kristen Scholfield-Sweet is a local with a PhD in Art...
Renowned quizmaster brings trivia event all the way from Victoria to Cortes Island
Benji Duke has done over 1,000 quiz nights across BC during his career as a Quiz Master. Photo courtesy of Benji Duke. “Quizzing is a big part my life. I’ve been doing it pretty consistently for about 15 years now.” Benji Duke is bringing his famed...
Local poet organizing winter gatherings for creative community
English PhD Soma Feldmar published a book of poetry in 2009. Photo by Loni Taylor. As the first snow falls on Cortes Island, two creative groups are being formed for regular gatherings through the winter. Soma Feldmar, a local poet, is the artist initiating the groups...
Community Forest Cooperative seeks proposals to create products from local wood
Cortes Community Forest Cooperative President Carrie Saxifrage and Director Sadhu Johnston sit in a home finished with Cortes Island wood products. Photo by Greg Osoba. The Cortes Community Forest Cooperative (CCFC) is hoping to reduce logging on Cortes Island by...
BC Parks schedules mass boat removal at Mansons Lagoon Provincial Park
This sticker was placed on 57 boats at the beach of Clytosin, or Mansons Spit. Photo by Lisa Ferentinos. Some Cortes residents were surprised to find a notice stickered to their boats resting on the beach of Mansons Spit on Oct. 17. The BC Parks notices refer to...
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