Shows / Cortes Currents
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 CurrentsThe 10th Annual Holiday Fair at Mansons Hall
Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents - The 10th Annual Holiday Fair at Mansons Hall will be from 11 to 3 PM on Sunday December 1, 2024. “Join us at Manson's Hall on…
Cortes CurrentsDiscovery Islands in the 2024 Interim Housing Needs Report
Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents - According to the 2024 Interim Housing Needs Report, in the next two years Cortes Island will need another 95 new housing units…
Cortes CurrentsA closer look into Cortes Island's economy
Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents - When the Cortes Island Foundation released Cortes Island’s Vital Signs Report last month, Executive Director Manda Aufochs…
Cortes CurrentsOnly A Week From Now_ FOCI's 2024 AGM
Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents -The Friends of Cortes Island (FOCI) 2024 AGM is coming up at 5 PM on December 3rd. They are celebrating more than 30 years with…
Cortes CurrentsUsing AI for Good with Daniel Lindenberger
Manda Aufochs Gillespie/ Folk U - On November 15, 2024, host Manda Aufoch’s Gillespie was joined by AI researcher and community organizer Daniel Lindenberger…
Cortes CurrentsChange Your Light Bulb
Carries Saxifrage/ Cortes Currents & FOCI Climate Action Committee - In early July of 2024, a small group of Cortes Islanders, supported by Friends Of Cortes…
Cortes CurrentsBrian Scott, Sherman Barker & Isabella LePlante: the Cortez island experience
Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - Around 40 people turned out to the Cortes Island Museum on November 10 for the launch of a series of community speakers. The…
Cortes CurrentsFirst 2024 Egg Count from Basil Creek
Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents -The final count for Cortes Island’s 2024 Chum run is not yet in, but according to local streamkeeper Christine Robinson, “We have…
Cortes CurrentsJane Newman_ Three upcoming workshops at the Museum
Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents - Jane Newman will be leading a series of creative workshops at the Cortes Island Museum this season. “The museum was in contact…
Cortes CurrentsProposed Conservation Area In The Mansons Bay Forest
Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents - The Nature Trust of British Columbia wants to purchase 35.7 acres in the Mansons Bay Forest for a land conservancy. They have…
Cortes CurrentsNature’s Salmon Feast at Basil Creek
Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents - The faint stench of rotting salmon greets visitor’s nostrils just beyond the Squirrel Cove Store. Further down the rocky beach…
Cortes CurrentsNext Steps for the Cortes_Quadra Transportation Study
Roy L Hales/Cortes Current - There were a number of next steps connected to last summer’s Cortes/Quadra Transportation survey. Kate Maddigan, Economic…
Cortes CurrentsCanada's Unidentified And Unprotected Species At Risk
Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents - According to the United Nations, global diversity loss is one of the world’s most pressing emergencies. “Intense human…
Cortes CurrentsA Weekend of Live Theatre At Mansons Hall
CKTZ/Cortes Currents - Two live theatre productions are coming to Mansons Hall this weekend Cortes Radio sent over five audio tracks. A lot of Cortes residents…
Cortes CurrentsAre Cortes residents paying more taxes because their property assesments went up
Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - Are Cortes property owners paying more taxes because their assessments went up? The topic came up at the Wednesday November 7…
Cortes CurrentsPart of Tiber Bay May Be added to Cortes Fire Service Protection Area
Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents - Part of Tiber Bay may soon be included in the Southern Cortes Protection Area. This matter was brought up at the Wednesday…
Cortes CurrentsMagic Mushrooms, Chronic Pain, and Healing
Manda Aufochs Gillespie/Folk U - On Friday, November 1, host Manda Aufochs Gillespie was joined by Rebecca Kirstein Resch, to chat about magic mushrooms…
Cortes CurrentsPreparations for Quadra Island's First Vital SIgns Report
Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents - In previous years, bits of Quadra and Cortes Island data have been incorporated in Campbell River’s Vital Signs Reports. This is…
Cortes CurrentsCortes Island's Proposed Multi-Use Sports Court
Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents - The Southern Cortes Community Association (SCCA) has partnered with several local sports to build a multi-use sport court beside…
Cortes CurrentsCampbell River Place Names Proposal: Update
De Clarke/Cortes Currents - In September of this year, Currents reported on a proposal from Liǧʷiłdax̌ʷ [pronounced Lee-gweeth-dowkh] Nations (We Wai Kai, Wei…
Cortes CurrentsModification of SRD Agreement with Cortes Community Halls
Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents - In 2020, the Strathcona Regional Regional District SRD entered into a core funding agreement with the Southern Cortes Community…
Cortes CurrentsSRD To Meet With Cortes Housing Society About Possible Loan
Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents -The Strathcona Regional District (SRD) will be meeting with the Cortes Housing Society to discuss the possibility of making a…
Cortes CurrentsWhen TELUS Withdraws Pay Phone Service From Remote Communities
Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents - The cell phone reception in Village Bay Lake is sketchy. Up until this summer, the little Quadra Island community’s only reliable…
Cortes CurrentsCampbell River Rail Yard Market_ 3 months on
Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents - There has been a colourful addition to the Tyee Mall. The four brightly coloured boxcar-like units are a remembrance of Campbell…
Cortes CurrentsThe Chum runs are better throughout most of our area
Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents - There are more Chum swimming up Basil Creek than we’ve seen for years. According to Matthew Clarke of Fisheries and Oceans…
Cortes CurrentsRuby Singh & Michael Datura visit Folk U
Manda Aufochs Gillespie/Folk U - On Friday, October 25, host Manda Aufochs Gillespie was joined by musician Ruby Singh and musician and principal of the Cortes…
Cortes CurrentsPart Three of DIY e-Trike meets Builders needs
De Clarke/Cortes Currents - The conclusion of an interview with Gabriel Dinim about his experiences building and driving an
- Cortes Currents
Part Two of DIY e-Trike meets Builders needs
De Clarke/Cortes Currents - Part two of an interview with Gabriel Dinim about his DIY e Trike
- Cortes Currents
Part one of DIY Trike Meets Builders needs
De Clarke/Cortes Currents -In 2019 and 2020, Cortes Currents ran a series of articles about e-bikes on the island, interviewing owners about the pros and cons…
Cortes CurrentsThe Chum return to Basil Creek
Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents - The Chum started returning to Basil Creek a week ago. To an inexperienced eye, the water levels seemed too low on the 16th, but…
Cortes CurrentsThe 2024 Vital Signs Report For Cortes Island
Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents - The Cortes Island Community Foundation just published Cortes Island’s Vital Signs report. “ When I started with the Community…
Cortes CurrentsOdds of an NDP Majority
Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents - A day before the election 338Canada is predicting a slight NDP majority. 338Canada is a campaign website that uses available…
Cortes CurrentsCortes Housing talks about Aquifers, Rental Opportunities & More
Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents - There has been a lot going on at the Cortes Community Housing Society. They are starting to provide housing for the community…
Cortes CurrentsDeadline for Grants in Aid Applications - Friday
Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents - The Cortes Island Community Foundation is helping to review Grant-in Applications again. As in the past, the Strathcona Regional…
Cortes CurrentsUnedited audio from NDP candidate Michele Babchuk's visit
Bryan McKinnon/CKTZ - The unedited audio of Michele Babchuk's meeting with Cortes residents on Oct 12, 2024
Cortes CurrentsMichele Babchuk meets with Cortes Island voters
Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents - NDP incumbent Michele Babchuk came to Cortes Island Saturday, October 12, in the second in a series of meet the candidate events…
Cortes CurrentsHow the election might have turned out if it been on October 13
Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents - 338Canada’s latest projection, taken on Sunday October 13, shows the NDP may be heading towards a majority government. The NDP…
Cortes CurrentsUnedited audio from Green Candidate Nic Dedeluk's visit
Unedited copy of meeting recording
Cortes CurrentsHighlights from Green candidate Nic Dedeluk’s visit to Cortes Island
Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents Around 30 people turned out to meet Green candidate Nic Dedeluk when she came to Mansons Hall on Monday, October 7. Cortes Currents…
Cortes CurrentsOur Fair Share: Climate Crisis Workshop on Cortes Island
Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents - “A ccording to NASA, if we look back 800,000 years, we can see that carbon dioxide concentration fluctuated between roughly 180…
Cortes CurrentsWind Power Coming to Campbell River Area?
De Clarke/Cortes Currents - Company seeks permission to locate wind farm north of Campbell River. Capstone Infrastructure Corporation, an independent and…
Cortes CurrentsNo Future for Net Pen Salmon CAFO
De Clarke/Cortes Currents - There was some bad news this month for the Norwegian fish feedlot industry in Canada: their own trade magazine featured the…
Cortes CurrentsThe Most Exciting Conservation Story On Cortes Island
Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents - Transcript of a radio broadcast by Sabina Leader Mense Just last weekend several of us were at the Cortes Island Museum for the…
Cortes CurrentsNic for North Island, an interview with the Green Party candidate
Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents - While the Green party has shown promise in the past, especially on Vancouver Island, this has yet to translate into votes on…
Cortes CurrentsRoxan Chicalo: Searching for the elusive Western Screech Owl
Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents - A small group of people turned out to hear an overview of FOCI’s Western Screech Owl Project at Mansons Hall on Friday September…
Cortes CurrentsTruth and Reconciliation Celebration on Cortes Island
Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents - There was a Truth and Reconciliation ceremony at Gorge Harbour on Monday, September 30. It consisted of sacred songs and sharing…
Cortes CurrentsA Cortes Island view: the local election campaign on September 30
Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents - 338Canada’s latest projection for North Island Riding, taken on September 30, shows the Conservative party of BC having just…
Cortes CurrentsLiǧʷiłdax̌ʷ Name Changes For Campbell River Area
Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents - The Liǧʷiłdax̌ʷ [pronounced Lee-gwilth-daxw] Nations (We Wai Kai, Wei Wai Kum and Kwiakah) are asking the province to change…
Cortes CurrentsActive Transportation Planning Grants open the door to far larger opportunities
Rpy L Hales/Cores Currents - The Active Transportation Planning grants that Quadra Island is about to receive, and both Cortes Island and Area D are applying…
Cortes CurrentsGrant for Active Transportation Plans on Cortes and Area D
Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents - The Strathcona Regional District (SRD) is applying for a grant to develop plans for walking, cycling and rolling (skateboard…
Cortes CurrentsSRD Supports Caddislfy Creek Application
Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents - At their Wednesday September 25 Board meeting, the Strathcona Regional District (SRD) Board unaminously voted to support a We Wai…
Cortes CurrentsFinal Report On FOCI's Western Screech Owl Research Project
Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents - The final report on the Friends of Cortes Island (FOCI) Western Screech Owl Project will be unveiled at Mansons Hall on Friday…
Cortes Currents$110,000 in Funding: What the Quadra Island Foundation Accomplished
Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents - The Quadra Island Foundation recently distributed $110,000 to four non-profit organizations. In today’s interview the…
Cortes CurrentsSeptember 2024 Update from the Community Forest
Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents - The Cortes Community Forest Co-operative’s 2024 AGM will be from 7:30 to 9 PM on Mansons Hall on Wednesday October 9th. Together…
Cortes CurrentsThe perfect recommendation: Marnie's Bookstore
Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents - It’s been a busy season for Marnie’s Books. Marnie Andrews explained, “It's really fun to have a bookstore on Cortes Island…
Cortes CurrentsThe Next Chapter: Wild Things Seafood
Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents - There was a familiar face behind the Wild Things Seafood booth at Manson’s Friday Market last week. In addition to being our…
- Cortes Currents
Turning Down the Heat Part 1
Maureen Williams/ FOCI - In early July of 2024, a small group of Cortes Islanders, supported by Friends Of Cortes Island (FOCI), screened the film “How to Boil…
- Cortes Currents
Rural Modular Housing
Sadhu Johnston/ Cortes Housing Society & Folk University- Tune in on September 20th for another collaborative monthly housing forum presented by the Cortes…
Cortes CurrentsMark Vonesch at the Union of BC Municipalities Convention
Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - The Union of BC Municipalities 2024 Convention is in Vancouver this week. Local government and First Nations leaders from across…
Cortes CurrentsOpen House at the Whaletown Dock; Renovation Needed
Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - There were 45 people on the Whaletown dock when Cortes Currents left half way through the Open House on Monday, September 16…