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CKTZ News Articles
New greenhouse crop prevails for local farmer despite climate change impacts
Wildflower Produce had its first successful year of ginger crop make it to market this month on the island. This is the second time local farmer Sara Stewart has grown the crop, but last year’s abnormally wet spring posed challenges. Even growing in a greenhouse...
win a truckload of firewood!
Gallery reflects on record-breaking year, more to come
The Old Schoolhouse Gallery saw more engagement than ever before this past year, and there are still plans for educational workshops in October. Chairperson Kristen Scholfield-Sweet reported at the AGM on Sept. 17 that the gallery saw 1,380 visitors this year, up from...
Ferry committee brings community feedback to BC Ferries after season of changes
The Campbell River-Quadra-Cortes ferry route endured the biggest changes seen in a decade this past season, and now the company will hear feedback from the local Ferry Advisory Committee (FAC). BC Ferries is hosting a semi-annual meeting with the FAC at Mansons Hall...
Indigenous artist joins show at Old Schoolhouse Art Gallery for first time
This year, Randy Louie was included in the Old Schoolhouse Art Gallery’s member show for the first time. Louie is the second member of the Klahoose First Nation to be featured in the Gallery’s member show after Kenny Hanuse. The annual show is a collection of works...
Anonymous donor gives 250k for Cortes residents in need
An anonymous donor has donated around $250,000 to create a one time, experimental grant program that gives directly to the Cortes community. The Cortes Island Community Foundation (CICF) was chosen to create the program and distribute the funds in the form of one...
Gender diversity workshop sees limited attendance
A gender diversity workshop at Mansons Hall on Cortes last week was the first of its kind, but an organizer said the attendance was low. “I was a little surprised at how it wasn’t better attended than it was, because I would think that anybody, aside from...
Rick BOCKNER HAS HEART
As everyone who knows him knows, Rick gives so much to the Cortes Community, to the Reiki Community, and to his family and friends near and far. We’ve probably all seen him on stage at Love Fest, a lip sync, benefits for island organizations, a square dance, a...
Cortes community member takes on regional political roles
Max Thaysen, a local environmentalist, was recently elected to the Executive Committee of the North Island NDP Electoral District Association in July. This was a decision he made after spending the past ten years “hiding in my cabin fretting” about climate change. “I...
Popular science podcast ‘The Great Simplification’ goes live at Manson’s Hall
Cortes Island’s Manson’s Hall will be host to a live production of “The Great Simplification” podcast this Monday evening for the first time. “The Great Simplification” is the #1 earth science podcast on Apple podcasts in Canada,...
Gisto and the Grateful Living brings Jamaican reggae to Gorge Hall
An avid student of Jamaican Island Reggae will be featured at the Gorge Hall for the first time this weekend. Gisto and the Grateful Living have a special connection to the genre, offering a spirit of music specific to island culture. Gisto, the band’s leader and...
Two locals bring back improv to Cortes Island
Locals Connie Brill and Colin Funk are spearheading a resurgence of improv theater on Cortes Island. They have begun hosting all-ages sessions on Friday evenings at Mansons Hall and they are calling it “Rewild Theatre.” The sessions began back in June as a...
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