Cortes Matters at EASC's Inaugural Meeting

Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - A number of Cortes Island matters were discussed at the new Electoral Areas Service Committee’s (EASC) Inaugral meeting. This is a special committee made up of the Strathcona Regional DIstrict’s four rural directors and the the first stop, before their concerns are brought before the full board. The initial discussion of Cortes Island’s proposed Grants in Aid, a Whaletown Community Club’s request for a funding to install a wheelchair ramp at the Old Schoolhouse Art Gallery and a proposed staff report about derelict boats were all on the agenda today. As expected Gerald Whalley, the only director to have previously served on the Board, was elected Chair. The big news is that Cortes Island Director Mark Vonesch has been elected Vice Chair.