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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 CurrentsFinal Interview with Fire Chief Eli McKenty
De Clarke/ Cortes Currents - The last of 4 interviews with Fire Chief Eli McKenty
Cortes CurrentsFire Chief interview Jul 2026 part 3_ Tooling Up 20m21s
De Clarke / Cortes Currents - the third interview with Fire Chief Eli McKenty
Cortes CurrentsPart 2 of interview with Fire Chief Eli McKenty
De Clarke/ Cortes Currents - the second of four broadcasts taken from an interview with f=Fire Chief Eli McKenty
Cortes CurrentsVillage Commons Music Series: Owyn Pengelly, Denise Wolda, and Basil Aerie Thomas
Manda Aufochs Gillespie/ Folk U - Thanks for joining us on July 17, 2026 for the third week of our Village Commons Music Series, a simultaneously live and…
Cortes CurrentsWildfire Risk on Cortes: interview with Fire Chief Eli McKenty
De Clarke/ Cortes Currents - A couple of weeks ago, Cortes Currents ran a story about an emergency preparedness workshop offered on Cortes Island by SRD…
Cortes CurrentsAnn Vriend at the Village Commons Music Series
Manda Aufochs Gillespie/ Folk U - Thanks for joining us on July 10, 2026 for another week of the Village Commons Music Series, a simultaneously live and…
Cortes CurrentsQ & A WIth CityWest
Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - There are a lot of would-be customers who were not connected to CityWest for various reasons. In Tiber Bay and Red Granite Road…
Cortes CurrentsThe Shape of Solace Jul 2026 20m16s
De Clarke/ Cortes Currents - And the Old Schoolhouse Art Gallery is currently hosting an exhibition by three local artists: Melanie Boyle, Karen McDarmid, and…
Cortes CurrentsA Week at Hollyhock
Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - I was the only male among eighteen female writers at a retreat called Tapping the Stream. One of the things that set this…
Cortes CurrentsNo Lineups for Island Nagalis, But Up to Three-Ferry Waits on the Campbell River Run
Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - While lineups appear to have virtually disappeared since Island Nagalis took over the BC Ferries Cortes–Quadra run, there are…
Cortes CurrentsThe West Coast Pipeline, BC's Prosperity Agreement and Canada aborts its emission targets
Roy L Hales / Cortes Currents - The new West Coast Pipeline will closely follow the existing Trans Mountain Pipeline (TMX) route. BC has been promised billions…
Cortes CurrentsSummer 2026 with the Friends of Cortes Island
Roy L Hales / Cortes Currents - The Friends of Cortes Island (FOCI) is set to run a busy, engaging summer calendar in 2026, beginning with sold-out programming…
Cortes CurrentsWomen's Centre Update 2026 Part 3
De Clarke/ Cortes Currents - tTanya is also committed to the Women’s Centre’s participation in Truth and Reconciliation on Cortes Island. The two priorities…
Cortes CurrentsWomen's Centre Update 2026 Part 2
De Clarke/ Cortes Currents - This is the second of three broadcasts about the COrtes Island Woomen's Centre
Cortes CurrentsWomen's Centre Update 2026 Part 1 14m44s
De Clarke? Cortes Currents - Some seven or eight years ago, longtime Cortes residentTanya Henck perceived a need for more support for women on the island…
Cortes CurrentsNameSake_ A filmed Journey towards Recognition, Reconciliation and Place
Roy L Hales /Cortes Currents - The radio version of this story opens with a short clip from the documentary NameSake in which Dr Evan Adams welcomes viewers to…
Cortes CurrentsComing Referendum About Cortes Island Youth and Senior Services
Roy L Hales / Cortes Currents - The SRD Board unanimously passed a resolution that Cortes residents will vote on whether to fund the island’s youth and senior…
Cortes CurrentsAnna Kindy on Kerry-Lynne Findlay and the BC Conservatives strength in recent polls
Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - Sixty percent of the respondents to a recent Angus Reid poll said the province is on the wrong track. If there were an election…
Cortes CurrentsMore KIller Whales and Humpbacks in our Waters
Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - There have been a lot more killer whales and Humpback whales in our waters lately. According to a new study from UBC, the inside…
Cortes CurrentsMeinsje's Exhibition_ Sublime Puppets and Paintings
Roy L Hales / Cortes Currents - At the Old Schoolhouse Art Gallery: Meinsje's Uncanny Puppets and Sublime Paintings The “Uncanny and the Sublime” exhibition…
Cortes CurrentsEASC Discussing Temporary Use Permits for Tiny Homes
Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - At their June 11 meeting, the Electoral Areas Service Committee (EASC) heard a staff report on tiny home initiatives in the…
Cortes CurrentsAt the Museum_ Fossils Left By The Last Glacier Period (online-audio-converter.com)
Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - The story of fossils left during the last glacial period is currently on display at the Cortes Island Museum. They are Buchia…
Cortes CurrentsFolk U Radio : Life on Read and Sonora Islands
Manda Aufochs Gillespie/ Folk U - On Friday, June 5, Manda Aufochs Gillespie welcomed three women from neighbouring islands to Folk U Radio. In the interview…
Cortes CurrentsWildfire Risk on Cortes June 2026 12m 40s
De Clarke / Cortes Currents - My assumption is that we will, at some point in time, see a fire on Cortes of a severity that will flabbergast the population. It…
Cortes CurrentsCortes Cruiser_ A New Way To Explore The Island
Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - Eric Denis grew up in Quebec and is the technical operator of machines at Island Sea Farms. Melissa Steblyk comes from Alberta…
Cortes CurrentsSRD to provide funds for the Cortes Island Food Bank
Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - At their May 27 meeting, the Strathcona Regional District Board approved a motion to provide the Cortes Island Food Bank with…
Cortes CurrentsBe Prepared: are you ready for an emergency?
De Clarke/ Cortes Currents - On May 3rd, Sarah Rosen from the Strathcona Regional District came to the Pioneer Room at Mansons Hall to talk about emergency…
Cortes CurrentsRaising $50,000 to help find a doctor for Quadra Island
Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - After serving at the Quadra Island Medical Clinic for eight years, Dr Steve Hughes will soon be retiring. That puts the island…
Cortes CurrentsFolk U: Chief Kevin Peacey on Politics, Projects & the Past
Manda Aufochs Gillespie/ Folk U - On Friday, May 29, 2026, Chief Kevin Peacey of the Klahoose First Nation came to the Cortes Radio station, where he was…
Cortes CurrentsThe Allegation Rural Directors Bullied Director Rice; Who Bullied Who?
Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - At the May 27 SRD Board Meeting, Mayor Kermit Dahl of Campbell River accused Regional Directors Mark Vonesch, Robyn Mawhinney…
Cortes CurrentsMark non confidence motion
Roy L Hales / Cortes Currents - Mark Vonesch was removed from his position as vice chair of the SRD through a non-confidence vote, and Campbell River director…
Cortes CurrentsThe New Executive Director Responds to 5 Myths about Food Banks
Roy L Hales / Cortes Currents - The Cortes Island Food Bank has a new Executive Director. Filipe Figueira retired last November, and Angelica Raaen has been at…
Cortes CurrentsInspirations- An Interview with Ruby Singh
Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - Inspirations: An interview with Ruby Singh Juno-nominated musician Ruby Singh recently returned to Cortes Island, both as a…
Cortes CurrentsGravel Trucks Ferries and Deck Space 03m34s
De Clarke/ Cortes Currents - Lately, Cortes Islanders have been frustrated by the number of large trucks appearing in the ferry lineups in both directions on…
Cortes CurrentsComing Soon_ The Library's 90th Anniversary
Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - We're coming up to the 90th anniversary of the Vancouver Island Regional Library. In this morning's interview Beatrix Baxter…
Cortes CurrentsJennifer Lash on Mark Carney, the shift to a low-carbon future, and the MOU with Alberta_
Roy L Hales / Cortes Currents - There have been a lot of concerns that the MOU with Alberta represents a step backward when it comes to reducing…
Cortes CurrentsIndigenous Peoples are more protective of forests and biodiversity, study finds
Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - A new UBC led study of 111 peer-reviewed papers found that forests and biodiversity are better, or at least equally, protected…
Cortes CurrentsComing Soon_ The 2026 New Forest Act Roadshow
Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - The 2026 New Forest Act Roadshow will be coming to our area next month. The Sentinel Educational Foundation and Watershed…
Cortes CurrentsThe Permaculture Design at Rainbow Ridge
Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - The community orchard at the Rainbow Ridge affordable housing complex officially launched with a tree-planting ceremony on Earth…
Cortes CurrentsDaniel Lapp coming to Lovefest 2026
Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - Daniel Lapp is the headliner for this year's Lovefest, which returns to Linnaea Farm on Saturday, August 8, 2026. He has played…
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Gleanings from the May 7 Community Meeting_ Island United's proposed Quarry Expansion
Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - Around 100 people packed into Mansons Hall on May 7, 2026, for a community meeting on the proposed expansion of the Island…
Cortes CurrentsOntario's Distributed Energy Resources study & other steps towards adopting renewables
Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - As North America navigates the transition from traditional fossil fuel-based energy to renewable alternatives, various regions…
Cortes CurrentsPints, Points and Puzzlers at Benji's Pub Quiz
Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - The radio version of this story opened with a clip from the 'Inky Dinky' round of a recent Benji's Pub Quiz night in Mansons…
Cortes CurrentsCortes Island Garbage Pick-up being reduced to $86
Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - SRD staff are currently preparing a bylaw that will reduce the residential waste collection charge on Cortes Island from $112 to…
Cortes CurrentsBringing Campbell River's Tyee Legacy to the Vancouver film festival
Roy L Hales / Cortes Currents - Bringing Campbell River's Tyee Legacy to Vancouver's DOXA film festival A documentary about Campbell River's historic Tyee…
Cortes CurrentsCortes Island 2026 Beach Clean-up
Roy L Hales/ Beach Clean-up - The 2026 Cortes Island Beach Clean-up is underway. Helen Hall, Executive Director of the Friends of Cortes Island (FOCI)…
Cortes CurrentsQuarry 3, Fishy Business 22m04s
De Clarke / Cortes Currents - This article addresses misstatements or deficits in the Management Plan document regarding streams and fish. The document states…
Cortes CurrentsSaturday, May 2, Ecotrust's home energy workshop at Mansons Hall
Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - Ecotrust Canada will be giving a home energy workshop at Mansons Hall on Saturday, May 2, at 1 PM. Max Thaysen, from the Cortes…
Cortes CurrentsHow the Forest Protest us and why we should preserve it
Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - Dr Teresa Ryan is a Tsimshian woman who combines the ancestral knowledge of her people with the cutting edge research coming out…
Cortes CurrentsNawel Izard_ the Lawyer behind the 'In Session' radio show
Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - Nawel Izard is the host of a popular radio program on Cortes Community Radio and the head of the Polaris Law Collective, whose…
Cortes CurrentsQuarry Expansion Plan Numbers, Inaccuracies Questioned
De Clarke/ Cortes Currents - Island United’s proposed expansion of the Whaletown quarry locally known as “The Pit” became public knowledge via minimalist…
Cortes CurrentsTaxpayer Dollars, The Pipeline and Canada's Clean Energy Future
Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - Three weeks ago the Toronto Star reported that "three Liberals privately suggested to the Star that Prime Minister Mark Carney…
Cortes CurrentsPossibly Cortes Island's First Plant and Skill Share
Roy L Hales/Cortes C urrents - Linnaea Farm's First Plant and Skill Share was on Saturday, April 18. It may be the first on Cortes Island. Tamarra McPhail, who…
Cortes CurrentsIsland United Seeks to Expand Quarry
De Clarke/ Cortes Currents - A short notice recently appeared in the Cortes Tideline, advising residents of the intention of Island United to quadruple the…
Cortes CurrentsThe Woman behind Gorge Habour Marina's Concerts
Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents - Forty-nine acts will be coming to the Gorge Harbour Marina this year, the same number as last year. The driving force behind the…
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Folk U: All things Microgrants
Manda Aufochs Gillespie/ Folk U - All things MicroGrants! Tune in for a group discussion about MicroGrants - the history of the granting program, event…
Cortes CurrentsUnedited Audio from Aaron Gunn's visit to Cortes
UNedited audio from Aaron Gunn's April 9, 2026 town hall at Mansons Hall on Cortes Island. The recording starts at the point where Samantha Stori fe, Gunn's…