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CKTZ News Articles
Cortes Fire Department creates wildfire brigade, begins recruiting
The Cortes Island Fire Department is creating a new Wildfire Brigade to serve the community. It’s function will be to support the department during major wildfire events with Wildland firefighting, structural protection, and support tasks. In a deployment, Wildland...
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Cortes youth learn skills from award-winning filmmaker
An an award-winning filmmaker is teaching Cortes youth about being in front or behind the camera this summer. Jennifer Pickford is offering youth acting and filmmaking camps at Mansons Hall through the Summer Youth Recreational Program. The program runs this week and...
Regional waste management developing new 10-year plan
Comox Strathcona Waste Management (CSWM) is in the midst of developing a new 10 year plan. The second and current step in that development is community outreach. Community Educator for CSWM Lindsay Eason was on the ground on July 23 at the Cortes Waste Management...
Skate Jam returns after 20 years
The Cortes Skate Park will host the first Skate Jam event in 20 years this weekend. Organizer Lucy Diver and locals like Bubba Christmas are joining forces to bring back the community gathering, adding that they are, “really enthusiastic about trying to host some sort...
Artist reveals never-before-seen Arbutus tree art at upcoming show
A wood artist that transforms deadfall arbutus wood into sculpture will be revealing works next month that have been hidden away from the public eye since their creation. Ron Bazar works the forest fodder into kitchen utensils, letter openers and other products that...
Disc golf tournament celebrates 25 years
This weekend marks 25 years of the community-driven disc golf tournament “Dawg Dayz.” Brent Howieson and Liz Richardson moved to Linnaea Farm on Cortes 36 years ago, marking the beginning of disc golf traditions on the farm. Howieson brought the love of the sport from...
Gorge Hall manager retires after 12 years
Howie Roman, the first official hall manager for the Gorge Hall, is retiring after 12 years at his post. The Gorge Hall is a 90-year-old building operated by the Whaletown Community Club (WCC). The hall serves as a gathering place for locals to engage in holiday...
Couple expands youth summer programming with bard classes
A local couple is bringing the art form of the bard to Cortes this summer. Otis Bell and Rue McDonald will be spearheading an extensive series of bard classes for kids hosted through the SCCA’s Summer Youth Recreation Program. The classes are being offered as a weekly...
Rideshare program renewed post-pandemic with optimism: executive director
Local environmental group Friends of Cortes Island (FOCI) is relaunching the rideshare initiative Room for Rider post-pandemic. This hang tag on a vehicle indicates the driver has space for an on-foot passenger connecting between the ferry terminals on Quadra. Through...
Ribbon-cutting ceremony opens new public trails
An opening ceremony was held at the Village Commons to open a new trail system as a part of the Rainbow Ridge Affordable Housing development. The trail system is now open to the public, and creates direct connectivity for travelers on several existing trail systems....
Gorge Hall kicks off busy entertainment schedule for summer season
The Whaletown Community Club (WCC) is hosting an unprecedented amount of entertainment over the next month. Most notably, a traveling comedic act called the “Myrtle Sisters Review” will be featured soon. There hasn’t been a touring comedic act at the Gorge Hall in an...
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