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Cortes Currents
Cortes Currents is a news platform that asks what's current in Cortes and the Discovery Islands. Web articles & radio podcasts: Cortes Island, Quadra Island, Discovery Islands, Campbell River: news, lifestyle, local politics, affordable housing, economy, food security, health, ferries, tourism, history, culture, environmental issues, sustainable forestry, oyster farming, the arts, First Nations, energy, climate change, overshoot
Episodes
Cortes CurrentsFarewells to the Outgoing SRD Board
Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - The last meeting of the outgoing SRD board was on Wednesday, October 28, 2026. Directors Mark Baker of Sayward, Doug Chapman of…
Cortes CurrentsSRD will not force Quadra taxpayers to fund Strathcona Gardens
Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - After close to two years of arguments, which have reached the point where lawyers are now involved, the Strathcona Regional…
Cortes CurrentsCampbell River based Wilderness International Canada purchased 1250 acres on Read Island
Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents - Campbell River-based Wilderness International Canada recently purchased 1,250 acres of forest on Read Island. Tobias Huerten…
Cortes CurrentsChris Hatch: Carney, Climate Change and the Next Big Surge
Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - Chris Hatch, who writes the column Zero Carbon for Canada's National Observer, lives here on Cortes Island. He is periodical's…
Cortes CurrentsCampaign Update from NDP Candidate Sara Lopez
Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - Normally when a politician describes some of their party's problems, they tend to deflect or make excuses. That is not what…
Cortes CurrentsŃíkiki: Survival of the Indigenous Peoples
Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - Hollyhock hired an Indigenous woman named Ńíkiki to take pictures of the recent Social Venture Institute. She photographed…
Cortes CurrentsGreen Candidate Benjamen Olsson Comes To Cortes Island
Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - Green Party candidate Benjamin Olsson kicked off a three-day tour of rural areas in North Island riding, by visiting Mansons…
Cortes CurrentsCatherine Bell_ The Enneagram as a Leadership and Cultural Roadmap
Roy L Hales / Cortes Currents - Best selling author Catherine Bell led a Workshop Breakout called 'The Enneagram as a Leadership and Cultural Roadmap' at the…
Cortes CurrentsSocial Venture Institute case study_ Grant Granted Ai
Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - One of the case studies at the recent Social Venture Institute Hollyhock was a Vancouver based firm called GetGranted AI, which…
Cortes CurrentsSHARE at Social Venture Institute Hollyhock 2026
Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - SHARE Family & Community Services originated as a clothing exchange in someone's basement. Over the years they added a drop-in…
Cortes CurrentsBenjamin Olsson, the Green Party Candidate for North Island
Roy L Hales/ Cortes Island - Benjamin Olson, a social worker from Campbell River, is the Green Party candidate for North Island Benjamin Olsson: "The voters of…
Cortes CurrentsUnedited Recording Oct 10, 2026 All Candiates Meeting on Cortes Island
Unedited audio fOct 10 All candidate's meeting Cortes Island
Cortes CurrentsCortes Candidates Forum 2026
De Clarke / Cortes Currents - On October 17th, Cortes residents will be deciding whether to re-elect incumbent Regional Director Mark Vonesch, or to vote for…
Cortes CurrentsSocial Venture Institute_ Theresa Rowsell, Co-founder of MotherTree
Roy L Hales / Cortes Currents - Theresa Rowsell was one of the many participants at Social Venture Institute Hollyhock. She originally came seeking direction…
Cortes CurrentsSara Lopez_ The NDP Candidate for our Riding
Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - Sara Lopez is the NDP candidate for our riding. A lot of people may have heard of her stand against the City of Campbell River…
Cortes CurrentsLaurel Dault: The Culture of Problem Solving at SVI
Laurel Dault: The Culture of Problem Solving at SVI by Cortes Currents (https://cortescurrents.ca/)
Cortes CurrentsSocial Venture Institute_ A workshop leaders connections to Cortes Island
Roy L Hales / Cortes Currents - The radio version of this story opens with Brenda Hanson and Tiffany Moses leading the singing at one of the sessions of Social…
Cortes CurrentsMark Vonesch_ Two Weeks into the 2026 Campaign
Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - As the second week of the 2026 local election campaign drew to a close, Mark Vonesch talked about his bid for re-election as…
Cortes CurrentsShipa Jain at the SVI_ The Language of Play
Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - Shilpa Jain at SVI: The Language of Play Shilpa Jain was the lead facilitator at Social Venture Institute 2026 at Hollyhock…
Cortes Currents2026 Social Venture Institute Hollyhock
Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - Social Venture Institute Hollyhock took place on Cortes Island last week. 115 entrepreneurs, representatives of social-purpose…
Cortes CurrentsMark Vonesch_ Looking back on my first term
Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - In this morning's interview, Mark Vonesch talks about the challenges, challenges and lessons during his first term as Regional…
Cortes CurrentsThe September 24th Rally; 2026 Election; Will Campbell River buy controversial Simms Creek Property?
Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents: About 200 Campbell River residents turned out to the ‘Rally for Our Community’ outside of city hall at 5 PM on Thursday…
Cortes CurrentsAnna Kindy on the Provincial Election
Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - A provincial election has been called. Neither the NDP nor the Greens have selected a candidate for this riding yet. In this…
Cortes CurrentsJade Jordan for Regional Director of Cortes Island
Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - Mansons Hall was going through a difficult time in 2022. All of the experienced staff had left and the board was new. That's…
Cortes CurrentsBehind Campbell River's 'Rally to Save Our Community'
Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - Campbell River residents will be holding a ‘Rally for Our Community’ outside of the city hall at 5 PM on Thursday, September 24…
Cortes CurrentsEarth Chat on Cortes Island
Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - Weather permitting, Earth Chat takes place in the courtyard beside the Cortes Natural Food Co-op, in Mansons Landing, every…
Cortes CurrentsCortes Fire Department_ Achieving Superior Tanker Shuttle Service Accreditation
Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - The Cortes Island Fire Department successfully passed the tests needed for Superior Tanker Shuttle Service accreditation. Some…
Cortes CurrentsFilipe Figueir_ In Positive Space
Roy L Hales /Cortes Currents - Filipe Figueira felt the urge to paint for decades before bursting onto the local art scene with a solo exhibition at the Old…
Cortes CurrentsRainbow Ridge_ Hooking Up to BC Hydro
Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - The Rainbow Ridge Affordable Housing Project will soon be connected to the electrical grid. Traffic on Beasley Road was reduced…
Cortes CurrentsSeaweed School on Hornby Island: training the next generation
Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - UBC partnered with Hornby Island to run Seaweed School, a program that allowed high-school-aged students to remain in their…
Cortes CurrentsChief Rob Everson's Presentation on the Political and Legal Challenges Facing Indigenous Peoples
Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents: It has been a year since Rob Everson and his daughter Keisha mailed political leaders in North Island copies of their booklet…
Cortes CurrentsFolk U: The Awkeneers new Album - Live at the Duncan Showroom,
Manda Aufochs Gillespie/ Folk U - Local family folk band, the Awakeneers, joined host Manda Aufochs Gillespie on Friday, September 4, 2026 to listen to their…
Cortes CurrentsReferendum Questions for the October 17 Local Election
Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - At its August 26 meeting, the Strathcona Regional District (SRD) Board approved the wording of four measures to be put before…
Cortes CurrentsRise of Global average temperatures on course for 2.7°C
Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - The new Canada’s Changing Climate Report, from Environment and Climate Change Canada, states the global average temperature rise…
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Final Summer Music Series Show
Immanuel McKenty / Folk U - Thanks for joining us on August 21st, 2026 for the 8th and final week of our Village Commons Music Series, a simultaneously live…
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Folk U Radio, Max and Eli talk about WIldfires
Manda Aufochs Gillespie/ Folk U Radio - On July 20th 2026, host Manda Aufochs-Gillespie was joined by climate activist Max Thaysen and Fire Department chief…
Cortes CurrentsActivate 2025_ Interview with Emily Lohan, Leader of the BC Greens
Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - Twenty-five-year old Emily Lowan was declared leader of the BC Greens on September 24. 2025. She is believed to be the first…
Cortes CurrentsWhat Harvey McKinnon Brought to Activate 2026
Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - Harvey McKinnon has been one of North America's leading fund raisers for the past four decades. He's the author of six books and…
Cortes CurrentsSixfoot Johnson - 24 years and going Strong
Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - The audio version of this story opened with Sixfoot Johnson playing 'Action is Expensive.' This is a band whose local roots are…
Cortes CurrentsWhy the poorest Americans (and Canadians) aren't voting for Climate Action
Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - Saru Jayaraman, the President of One Fair Wage, is one of those people who it is easy to overlook, until she starts talking…
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Folk U: Katie Welch & Jodi Peters, Dude Lenon, and Louis Belcourt in the Round
Jemma Hicken/Folk U - Thanks for joining us on August 14th, 2026 for the 7th week of our Village Commons Music Series, a simultaneously live and live-broadcast…
Cortes CurrentsHollyhock: How Activate 2026 touched their Lives
Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - A little over two weeks ago, Laurel Dault, Director of Impact at Hollyhock, invited Cortes Island non-profits to take part in…
Cortes CurrentsFolk U: Amos Mercier, Good Enough Dave, and Mike Desj in the Round
Jemma Hicken/ Folk U - Thanks for joining us on August 7th, 2026 for the 6th week of our Village Commons Music Series, a simultaneously live and live-broadcast…
Cortes CurrentsUnedited audio of Daniela Carmona & Pablo Cardenas' Cuban Soul Explosion
Unedited audio of Daniela Carmona & Pablo Cardenas' Cuban Soul Explosion
Cortes CurrentsOwyn Pengelly
UNedited audio of Owyn Pengelly, Denise Wolda & Basil Aerie Thomas, unnamed song
Cortes CurrentsUnedited audio of the Awakeneers, 'Clicking'
Unedited audio of the Awakeneers singing Clicking
Cortes CurrentsUnedited Audio of Rick & Amy Bockner and friends: Love One Another
UNedited audio of Rick & Amy Bockner and friends singing Love one Another
Cortes CurrentsDenise Wolda: Feel the Island
Unedited audio of Denise Wolda singing 'Feel the Island' at Lovefest 2026
Cortes CurrentsUnedited audio from Daniel Lapp, Adam Dovray and Adrian Dolan's performance
Unedited audio of Daniel Lapp, Adam Dovray and Adrian Dolan's performance at Lovefest 2026
Cortes CurrentsSelect Glimpses of Love fest 2026
Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - I believe I've covered every Love Fest to date, but I invariably bake out between four and five o'clock, which means I've never…
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Folk U Radio July 31 2026 Songwriters in the Round
Jemma Hicken/ Folk U Radio - Thanks for joining us on July 31st, 2026 for the 5th week of our Village Commons Music Series, a simultaneously live and…
Cortes CurrentsLee Gass Sculpture Gallery
Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - There’s a new gallery in Mansons Landing every weekend this summer. Lee Gass and his wife, Lucretia “Lu” Schanfarber, are Quadra…
Cortes CurrentsTzeporah Berman (Part 4 of 4): The Fossil Fuel Treaty Initiative
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Cortes CurrentsTzeporah Berman_ On the West Coast Pipeline
Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - Despite the fact polls consistently show roughly two thirds of the Albertan electorate want to remain in Canada, Premier…
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Folk U Radio, July 24 2026 Awakeneers
Jemma Hicken/ Folk U Radio - Thanks for joining us on July 24th, 2026 for the 4th week of our Village Commons Music Series, a simultaneously live and…
Cortes CurrentsRainbow Ridge_ Two units rented out; Tours of the site
Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - The first tenants have been living at Rainbow Ridge for a month, and Cortes Island’s affordable housing complex is now offering…
Cortes CurrentsTzeporah Berman_ Fossil Fuel Expansion & Energy Consumption
Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - Tzeporah Berman: The Problem With Ramping Up Fossil Fuel Production & Expanding Energy Consumption According to the Stockholm…
Cortes CurrentsTzeporah Berman (Part 1 of 4): Then and Now
Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - More than thirty years have passed since Tzeporah Berman catapulted into public view as an organizer of the Clayoquot Sound…