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2018: Greg Osoba On Radio, Music & Life
[From the Archives: Dec 4, 2018] He helped shape Cortes Radio almost since the beginning. as one of the station’s early Presidents, as a senior producer of our Deep Roots Initiative and most Fridays he hosts the Lunchtime Locomotion. In addition to this, he is a...
FOCI’S FORAGE FISH MONITORING PROJECT
[Repost from February 11, 2022] At the January 20th Annual general meeting of the Friends of Cortes Island society, or FOCI, Arlene Tompkins gave a presentation on the Forage Fish Monitoring project. Forage fish, also called prey fish or bait fish, are small pelagic...
Non-profits collaborate to boost public infrastructure in Mansons Landing
The Pod is located in the Village Commons, offering free, outdoor public Wifi. Photo by Desta Beattie. There’s a new public resource in Mansons Landing thanks to a recent joint community effort. A group of non-profits—the Cortes Island Social Profit Network, The...
ABRAM AGREES TO REPAY THE SRD $8,640 FOR EXPENSE PAYMENTS NOT MEETING THEIR CRITERIA
When the auditor submitted his report to the Strathcona Regional District Board last Spring, it showed one director billing significantly more than his colleagues. “I received more money than other directors,” admitted Regional Director Jim Abram of Area C (Discovery...
THE PARAMEDIC SITUATION ON CORTES AND QUADRA ISLANDS
There have been numerous reports of BC ambulances being understaffed recently. According to Prince Rupert Northern View, the Bella Coola ambulance was only in service for 52% of July. Quadra Island volunteer firefighter Marc Doll recently informed Cortes...
HOW REEL YOUTH FLOURISHED DURING THE PANDEMIC
[From the Archives: Dec 20, 2021] Reel Youth had a year of in-person programming scheduled when the pandemic arrived, in March 2020. Everything had to be cancelled. “We quickly realized that we had to try something new, to innovate,” explained Mark Vonesch. Photo:...
The Still Spirits set their sights on Cortes Island
The Still Spirits have been together for over ten years, based in Maple Ridge. Photo courtesy of The Still Spirits. The Still Spirits are making their way to Cortes Island next week. The six-piece yardcore band from Maple Ridge, BC, includes members Willie Navarro,...
Glacier-borne fossils in the Discovery Islands
Over the past 20 years, Christian Gronau has documented 149 fossiliferous rocks in our area. Fossil #144 was recently installed at the Cortes Island Museum, but the German-born and trained palaeontologist said, “Palaeontology became a question for me when I was...
REEL YOUTH: YOUTH AND SENIORS PROGRAMS
[From the Archives: Dec 9, 2021] In the third instalment of Cortes Currents Reel Youth series, Mark Vonesh and Erica Køhn talk about Youth and Seniors programs. “Our youth and senior film programs, or youth and elder film programs, are probably about 30% – 40% of the...
‘Your Nation’s Table’ TV series on BC’s sustainable seafood industry nears completion
Your Nation’s Table producer/host Carmen Ruiz y Laza. Photo by Greg Osoba. Your Nation’s Table TV series on BC’s sustainable seafood industry premiers this fall on Nov. 15. Producer/host Carmen Ruiz y Laza says shooting has finished on five of the...
HOW FOSSIL #144 CAME TO THE CORTES ISLAND MUSEUM
On Saturday, September 3, 2022, Christian Gronau installed a 130 million year fossil on the Cortes Island Museum porch. This is the third rock from his collection on display, and fossil #144 of a series. “I believe this quest for fossils, the erratics that he’s been...
REEL YOUTH: RESPONDING TO SOCIAL ISSUES
[From the Archives: Dec 16, 2021] In the fourth of a series about Reel Youth, Mark Vonesch explains how young filmmakers pick the issues that are shaping their future. “One of the things that I love about working with young people, especially when they’re talking...
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