Cortes Currents
1,471 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago -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
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Problems with the refrigerants used in local heat pumps
January 08, 2024 15:36 - 8 minutes - 19.7 MBRoy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - The International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates, “heat pumps globally have the potential to reduce global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by at least 500 million tonnes in 2030 – equal to the annual CO2 emissions of all cars in Europe today.” However the coolants used in many heat pumps available in our area may not be as environmentally friendly as believed. This problem was brought to Cortes Currents' attention by Cortes Island resident Ralph Garrison, who ...
CityWest Finally Delivers: Some Cortes Island Homes Already Receiving Service
January 05, 2024 12:57 - 3 minutes - 7.96 MBRoy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - CityWest has finally delivered on its promise to bring high speed fibre-optic internet to Cortes Island. It has been five years since Victoria Smith, then the Strathcona Regional District’s Special Projects and Sustainability Manager, confirmed that Cortes Island is a proposed recipient for the Connected Coast Project. The SRD was teaming up with CityWest, a telecommunications company owned by the city of Prince Rupert, to bring this service. On December 19...
Canada's National Debt in 2023
January 01, 2024 13:49 - 4 minutes - 10.7 MBRoy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - According to the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, the National Debt is now close to $1.21 trillion dollars, which amounts to $30,602 per Canadian. The government expects to pay more than $46.5 billion to service the debt for 2023/24. This exceeds 10% of the federal revenue threshold, recommended by David Dodge, former Bank of Canada Governor. A report from the Fraser Institute states: “In 2021, the average Canadian family (in which two partners are working) earned...
Fairy Creek Litigation 25m30s
December 31, 2023 22:29 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MBDe Clarke/ Cortes Currents - In 2020, logging company Teal Jones was engaged in cutting irreplaceable, old-growth, temperate rainforest in the Fairy Creek area of their lease on Vancouver island. In response, substantial numbers of "forest defenders" gathered to protest and obstruct the old growth cut... and local history was made. Protestors blocked the access road to Teal Cedar's cut blocks from 2020 through early 2021. The number of people arrested exceeded 1100 -- which, according to CB...
Rex Wyler CIA FOLKU Journalism 15-Dec-2023
December 21, 2023 18:19 - 59 minutes - 54.2 MBManda Aufochs Gillespie/ Folk U - Writer, journalist, ecologist, and Cortesian Rex Weyler joined us on December 15th to chat about truth and bias. We discussed media literacy, checking our own biases, and the intersection of media and global politics. Listen to this fascinating presentation and discussion on reading between the headlines. Folk U Radio is taking old school viral every Friday at 1 and Mondays at 6:30 p.m./Wednesday at 6 a.m. @CKTZ89.5FM or livestreamed at cortesradio.ca. Find...
Canada's New Electric Vehicle Availability Standard
December 20, 2023 13:18 - 7 minutes - 16.8 MBRoy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - On Tuesday, December 19, The Government of Canada announced a gradual phasing out of gas powered light vehicle sales until 2035, after which all new vehicles must be 100% emissions free. “Transportation is the most polluting sector in Canada after oil and gas, a lot of that comes from road transportation. So from the vehicles we drive that are on the road, from sitting in traffic. This regulation is aiming to ensure that we're putting forward technologies li...
Transit workers in Comox and Campbell River on strike
December 19, 2023 11:40 - 2 minutes - 3.84 MBMIck Sweetman/ CHLY 101.7FM - Transit workers in Comox and Campbell River went on strike Friday morning citing wages as the key reason for the job action. While this shuts down public transportation for tens of thousands of people, the union and employer agreed to keep operating the HandyDART buses for people with disabilities. Unifor national representative Gavin Davies says the three major stumbling blocks are the rate of pay for current employees, a proposal by the employer to pay new hi...
Cortes Island's First Firefighters Dinner
December 19, 2023 11:19 - 5 minutes - 13 MBRoy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - More than 100 people turned up at Mansons Hall on Friday, December 15, for Cortes Island’s first firefighters dinner. "It was wonderful to be able to thank the firefighters and their families and their close friends for all the time and effort that they put in. I think we have an amazing crew and it's really something as chief, and the board, we need to be mindful of and make sure it's an amazing place for them to participate. A lot of small fire departments a...
Klahoose Tenure Purchase
December 19, 2023 00:57 - 3 minutes - 3.52 MBDe Clarke/ Cortes Currents - In late 2023, Klahoose First Nation completed a “landmark deal” to purchase a total tenure of 181,036 cubic metres of allowable annual cut (AAC), on forest lands located on the Sunshine Coast in the Nation’s traditional territory. This makes KFN the largest logging tenure holder within the Nation’s traditional landbase. Klahoose already owned tenure of 115,000 cubic metres AAC, so this purchase brings their total allowable cut to 296 thousand cubic metres per yea...
Doug McCaffry's Heaven: Coffee and Films
December 17, 2023 15:15 - 13 minutes - 32 MBRoy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - The first time many Cortes Island residents heard of Doug McCaffrey was when he and his wife, Melanie, took over Becca's beans. Prior to that they were living in central Saanich. "We came for a vacation. It was a beautiful August, and I'd always wanted to come to Cortes. I thought, 'hey, just for fun, let's look at some real estate.' The place we're at now had just come up for sale and came with the optional coffee roastery. I thought, 'well, I love coffee...
Correcting misinformation about the SRD Housing Service
December 16, 2023 00:03 - 5 minutes - 13 MBRoy L Hales/ Cortes Currents -Former Regional Director Jim Abram may have been confusing the proposed SRD Housing Service with a Federal grant program when he criticized it during an interview with CKTZ News. Abram claimed that building permits are required under the new housing initiative, and the islands are ‘going to get nothing, most likely, other than, you know, a little less money in your pocketbook because it's going to go into your taxes.’ He also spoke against the ‘affordable h...
Folk U: Daniel Lindenberger, from UBC’s Emerging Media Lab, talks about AI
December 15, 2023 13:40 - 1 hour - 68 MBManda Aufochs Gillespie/ Folk U - Daniel Lindenberger, of Thaumazo and UBC’s Emerging Media Lab, joined us over Zoom on the December 1st FolkU Friday session to lead a fascinating presentation and discussion on artificial intelligence. Listen to Daniel’s explanation of how AI works, different types of AI, and the benefits and challenges of an AI-informed future. Folk U Radio is taking old school viral every Friday at 1 and Mondays at 6:30 p.m./Wednesday at 6 a.m. @CKTZ89.5FM or livestreame...
The Awakeneers new single: December in the North
December 15, 2023 12:10 - 9 minutes - 21.9 MBRoy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - The Awakeneers are still living in Willow Point and have just released a new single. Cortes Currents interviewed them over ZOOM and we had our cameras turned off to preserve bandwidth. Isa McKenty explained how he came to write ‘December in the North’: “It was the day before one of our concerts in the Acoustic Matinee Series. I was supposed to be practicing for that, but it started snowing and I looked out my window. It was so pretty that I wrote ‘December i...
SRD Concerns about BC's new Emergency and Disaster Management Act
December 14, 2023 20:41 - 8 minutes - 18.8 MBRoy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - The Strathcona Regional District (SRD) has some serious concerns about BC’s new Emergency and Disaster Management Act, which came into effect on November 8. According to a provincial government video, “We know people are worried about the climate driven challenges across British Columbia that are significantly affecting our families, communities, economy, infrastructure, and ecosystems. Modern realities like frequent floods, wildfires, drought, and extreme he...
Award Winning Documentary 'Once You Know' Showing At Quadra Community Centre
December 14, 2023 13:23 - 4 minutes - 10.5 MBRoy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - Emmanuel Cappellin’s award winning documentary "ONCE YOU KNOW" is showing at the Quadra Community Centre on Saturday December 16 at 7 pm. This film is the winner of at least seven awards including Earth’s Choice Award from the Earth Day Film Festival, Best Documentary from the Festival International du film d'éducation, and Grand Prize from the International Festival of Science Documentary Films at Prague. To quote a couple of the reviews: "A triumph. With...
Changes coming to the ferries in 2027
December 13, 2023 14:16 - 8 minutes - 20.2 MBRoy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - BC Ferries announced a series of changes coming in 2027, including new vessels for the Campbell River and Cortes Island routes and the next steps towards electrifying the fleet. “We've received approval from the ferries commissioner to procure four new vessels, hybrid electric and they will bring new capacity into the system, which is great news. In addition to that, as part of this capital investment that will be electrifying or putting a lot more power int...
SRD Open House Dec 2023
December 13, 2023 13:50 - 3 minutes - 3.58 MBDe Clarke/ Cortes Currents - On Monday December 11th, four SRD staff came to Cortes to hold a local zoning hearing at noon, followed by a three hour open house starting at 1pm. Cortes residents were invited to provide input to assist SRD in revising and updating the zoning bylaw for Area B. SRD was represented by Senior Manager Aniko Nelson, along with Planning and Parks Manager Meredith Starkey and Planners Annie Girdley and John Neill. They brought with them several large signboards, and p...
First Cortes Community Meal
December 13, 2023 13:34 - 8 minutes - 19.2 MBKIm Paulley/ CKTZ News - Cortes Island’s first community meal took place at Mansons Hall on Dec. 7, an event which hopefully will be the first of many in the coming year. Ester Strijbos, coordinator of Better at Home for Cortes, says the meal is not just about food. The community meals are envisioned as all ages events that bring people together, she told CKTZ. “We know that food in a social setting is a super big component of building connections.” She said that they're hoping to host a me...
CKTZ - News - 3-dec - 21 - Beccas - Beans - New - Owners
December 12, 2023 22:44 - 9 minutes - 21 MBAnastasia Avvakumova/CKTZ News - Becca’s Beans, a local coffee business started by Becky and Scott Knutson in 2008, is now in the enthusiastic care of Doug and Melanie McCaffry. The couple moved to Cortes Island from Central Saanich at the end of October, and their very first days on the island coincided with a marathon power outage. Undeterred, they consider it "an initiation," and are overwhelmingly pleased with the warm welcome they've received as well as the pace of life and wild beauty....
What the Cortes Housing Survey says: problems and possible solutions
December 12, 2023 17:28 - 12 minutes - 27.9 MBRoy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - Two hundred and sixty-five people (265) filled out responses to the Cortes Island Housing survey which was carried out by the Cortes Community Housing Society and Regional Director Mark Vonesch. While this is only about 30% of the adult population, their answers provide a clear picture of the current housing situation, as well as specific areas where the majority of the population appear to support change. “Other housing surveys they've done in the past have j...
Nanaimo celebrates first night of Chanukah
December 11, 2023 13:13 - 4 minutes - 6.53 MBMick Sweetman / CHLY 101.7FM - Nanaimo’s Jewish community marked the first night of Chanukah with the lighting of a giant Menorah at Maffeo Sutton Park. Organized by Chabad of Nanaimo the event attracted hundreds of people to mark the start of the holiday celebrating the triumph of light over darkness. Rabbi Bentzi Shemtov says that the public celebration of Chanukah is important for the community. “The holiday is all about light, freedom,” he said. “That's what we celebrate on this ho...
Conversation Cafe, Food Security
December 11, 2023 12:23 - 10 minutes - 9.37 MBDe Clarke/ Cortes Currents -CCEDA continued its series of Conversation Cafés on Thursday December 7th at the Gorge Hall, to discuss the issue of "food security on Cortes Island." Facilitated by Colin Funk and organised by Kate Maddigan, the event attracted over 20 participants. CCEDA will be releasing a detailed report on the results of this guided discussion; in the meantime, Currents can offer our readers an overview and a few highlights.
ChildrensForest20K'23
December 08, 2023 17:43 - 9 minutes - 21.7 MBKim Paulley/ CKTZ News - The Forest Trust for the Children of Cortes Island Society (FTCCIS) had its "best year ever” on Giving Tuesday last week, according to chair Chris Dragseth, with $20,000 fundraised. FTCCIS was formed to "purchase Island Timberland forest land holdings immediately adjacent to Carrington Bay Park on Cortes Island," and that those lands will be "held in trust for all the children of Cortes Island, in perpetuity," according to its website. The organization adds that the ...
FOCI's recomendations for revising Cortes Island's Official Community Plan
December 08, 2023 16:52 - 13 minutes - 29.8 MBRoy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - On Monday, Dec 11, the Strathcona Regional District will be holding an open house on updating Cortes Island’s zoning bylaws at Manson’s Hall. This is the first of a series of steps that will also include a revision of the island’s Official Community Plan. The Friends of Cortes Island has prepared a 22 page study of suggested recommendations for revisions to Cortes Island’s plan for the future. “It's really critically important at this moment in history that w...
A Vintage Christmas at the Museum
December 08, 2023 15:29 - 4 minutes - 9.73 MBRoy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - This Saturday, December 9th, between 11 AM until 4 PM, the Cortes Island Museum will be holding Vintage Christmas.
Laurel Bohart and Donna Collins: winners of this year's Jo Ann Green Award
December 07, 2023 17:06 - 7 minutes - 17.1 MBRoy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - Laurel Bohart and Donna Collins were the recipients of this year’s Jo Ann Green Award. "We thought they encapsulated what the Joanne Green Award is about. We had a number of nominations, but we considered their’s to be the best because of all the work that they've done for Wild Cortes. They put in a lot of unseen work in the background to make the Wild Cortes exhibit the success it's been, and they're doing that as volunteers," explained Helen Hall, Executive ...
Cortes Island's First Housing Forum
December 06, 2023 14:01 - 12 minutes - 28.8 MBRoy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - About 100 people came together for Cortes Island’s first Housing Forum on Saturday, December 2, in Mansons Hall. There were break-out sessions devoted to tiny homes, rental housing, short term rentals, worker housing, empty homes, landlord-tenant relations, home upgrades and making land and home ownership more affordable. A session devoted to environmental issues was added at the last minute. The Forum began with opening addresses by Regional Director Mark...
Cortes Island's 2023 Microgrants for Neighbours Program
December 04, 2023 15:04 - 6 minutes - 15.6 MBRoy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - Thirteen projects applied to Cortes Island’s MicroGrants for Neighbours Program this year and received a total of $6,000 in funding. “This was the first year we ran it in partnership with Neighborhood Small Grants, which is actually part of the Vancouver Foundation,” explained Isabella McKnight, Executive Administrator of the Cortes Island Community Foundation, which runs the local microgrants program.”' "I believe that having this seed money and the abili...
Folk U: Michael Datura on existentialism, climate change, and bees
December 01, 2023 15:53 - 50 minutes - 46.5 MBManda Aufochs Gillespie/ Folk U - Michael Datura joined host Manda Aufochs Gillespie on November 17th to give a reading and lesson on existentialism, climate change, and bees. Michael is the new principal of the Cortes School and this episode was recorded live off-the-floor in the Cortes School portable. Join us for a conversation about bad faith, truth, goodness, and philosophy. Folk U Radio is taking old school viral every Friday at 1 and Mondays at 6:30 p.m./Wednesday at 6 a.m. @CKTZ89.5F...
Friends of Cortes Island launches 10K fundraising appeal at AGM
December 01, 2023 12:50 - 10 minutes - 24.8 MBKim Paulley/ CKTZ News - The 33rd annual general meeting (AGM) for the Friends of Cortes Island fell on Giving Tuesday which prompted the organization's plan to launch a fundraiser for $10,000. The non-profit is hoping that the $10,000 can support core FOCI programs and the environmental work they do on the island. At the AGM on Nov. 28, a video featured five FOCI Projects in action, out in the field, with a project overview by project leaders to contextualize the project. CKTZ spoke with ...
Discovery Island Sea Snail Species Threatened By Warming Oceans
November 30, 2023 22:24 - 8 minutes - 18.7 MBRoy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - A new study found that a species of Sea Snails found on the beaches of Cortes, Quadra and neighbouring Discovery Islands is already experiencing ocean temperatures beyond their comfort zone. According to the associated UBC press release, oysters will survive as the oceans warm up, but the Nucella lamellosa might not. “I conducted a research study using a combination of field and lab experimental methods to answer the big question: are marine ecosystems going ...
Conversation Cafe Food Security
November 30, 2023 11:01 - 6 minutes - 5.92 MBDe Clarke/ Cortes Currents - CCEDA continues its series of Cortes Conversation Cafés on Thursday December 7th from 4 to 6 pm, at Gorge Hall in Whaletown. The topic of discussion will be "Enhancing Food Security," and childcare will be provided on-site. How can we support a vibrant local food system while allowing local growers and food processors to earn sufficient livelihoods?" Currents interviewed organiser Kate Maddigan on November
A Cortes Resident's Contribution the to 2023 NDP Convention
November 29, 2023 15:54 - 14 minutes - 32.7 MBRoy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - Cortes Island resident Bruce Ellingsen was both a delegate to the recent NDP Convention in Victoria, and the original author of resolution #42 written for the segment called ‘Building a Sustainable Economy for All and Fighting the Climate Crisis.’ Unfortunately, he didn’t get to read it that afternoon. “We ended up only getting through 10 of the 69 resolutions, with the presentation to the floor and the debate pros and cons to any of them,” he told Cortes Cu...
SRD Looking Into Providing Preliminary Road For Rainbow Ridge
November 28, 2023 13:59 - 5 minutes - 13.7 MBRoy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - At the November 22nd meeting, the SRD board approved a report to explore the possibility of using Cortes Island's gas tax reserve to help build the access road into the Rainbow Ridge Affordable Housing project. "It's really great to see the SRD jumping in to work on housing using all the different tools that they have access to. This was led by our Regional Director, Mark Vonesch, who brought this to the SRD board. What was approved at this point is the reque...
SRD Approves all but one of Cortes' grants in Aid
November 27, 2023 17:48 - 14 minutes - 32.9 MBRoy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - The Strathcona Regional District (SRD) Board approved all but one of Cortes Island’s 2023 Grant-in Aid applications. It was a long, often confusing, debate. The SRD Board denied the Cortes Island Academy’s application because, as Chief Administration Officer (CAO) David Leitch explained “this Grant in Aid is in contradiction to our policy in terms of awarding money to other senior levels of government.” The Board initially granted the other Cortes applications, ...
What FOCI Achieved In 2023
November 24, 2023 13:51 - 9 minutes - 21.5 MBRoy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - With the Friends of Cortes Island (FOCI) AGM is coming up next Tuesday, November 28, it seemed like an ideal time to ask Executive Director Helen Hall what the society achieved in 2023. “As Friends of Cortes Island, we're actually doing 14 different projects which involve everything from habitat restoration and conservation through to environmental monitoring and community education. I just wanted to highlight some of those projects,” she explained.
Truck Crash In Squirrel Cove
November 24, 2023 13:44 - 1 minute - 2.38 MBRoy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - There was a truck accident in the 1400 block of Whaletown Road, just outside of Squirrel Cove, yesterday. Jane Campbell From BC Emergency Health Services informed Cortes Currents that the ambulance received a call at 9:56 AM and quickly responded. A local source, who did not wish to be identified, believes the problem was black ice. They mentioned two other drivers who slid, but did not lose control. The couple in the truck were not as fortuate. Their vehicl...
A UBC Professor Explains What To Look For At Cop 28
November 23, 2023 14:46 - 5 minutes - 12.8 MBRoy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - With the COP 28 only a little more than a week away, the University of British Columbia held a press conference about key issues. In the breakout session, Cortes Currents asked Dr Simon Donner a former COP delegate and professor from the Department of Geography and Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, two questions. 1. Many people on Cortes and Quadra Islands believe in the Overshoot theory. What do you say to people who believe that Climate...
Mark Vonesch: How A Little Government Can Address The Housing Crisis
November 22, 2023 18:19 - 11 minutes - 26.1 MBRoy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - At 10 am on Dec 2, Regional Director Mark Vonesch will be joining the Cortes Housing Society to host a community forum in Mansons Hall. In today’s interview, he gave a sampling of how a little government could help make housing more affordable “We are in a housing crisis. Housing is expensive to build and we don't have enough of it. What can we do as a community in Cortes to get more affordable housing done? Like a lot of issues, we have to approach this from ...
Salmon Returns:Comox Valley to Cortes Island
November 22, 2023 16:07 - 10 minutes - 8.84 MBKIm Paulley/CKTZ News -The latest salmon returns are in for 2023 and two streamkeepers from the region have made observations about the different populations. A great year for Pink Salmon was the good news. Poor returns for Chum were noted by both streamkeepers. Janet Gemmell, a streamkeeper, president of Courtenays Morrison Creek Streamkeepers, and a former resident of Carrington Bay on Cortes island, spoke with CKTZ about the Comox Valley. Gemmell highlighted why Morrison Creek is a very ...
The December 2 Housing Forum at Mansons Hall (Part 1)
November 21, 2023 14:18 - 7 minutes - 17.1 MBRoy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - The Cortes Community Housing Society and Regional Director Mark Vonesch will be teaming up to hold a Housing Forum at Mansons Hall from 10 AM to 12:30 on December 2. "Cortes is a very innovative community. We have an incredible 'can do' resilient spirit on this island and have done amazing things. I do think that Cortes could be a real leader for the province, and the country, around rural housing solutions. With the resources and the ingenuity, the land, the ...
Envisioning the future of BC Ferries on the Cortes and Quadra runs
November 16, 2023 14:10 - 7 minutes - 17.2 MBRoy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - BC Ferries and the BC Ferry Authority have launched a joint visioning initiative called ‘Charting the Course,’ which may help shape the future of this service for years to come. In today’s story, Deborah Marshall, Executive Director for Public Affairs and Marketing for BC Ferries, describes the survey and also answered some specific questions about the Cortes and Quadra Island routes. “People rely on BC first for different needs, but certainly in some of the s...
SRD Seeks Electoral Approval To Raise Up To $10 Million For New Housing Service
November 15, 2023 13:09 - 6 minutes - 14.1 MBRoy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - The Strathcona Regional District (SRD) wants to set up its own housing service. They hope to raise up to $10,000,000 for applicable projects and non-profits. This is to be administered through loans, which developers must pay back, but would initially be funded through property taxes. The SRD will be seeking your approval through an Alternate Approval Process. If 10% of the electorate (i.e.- 3,456 people) notify the SRD that they are opposed to this new service ...
What Does Quality Education Look Like On Cortes Island?
November 13, 2023 12:23 - 6 minutes - 15.9 MBRoy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - The next Conversation Cafe asks ‘what does quality and accessible education look like and how do we support it? Colin Funk, President of the Cortes Community Economic Development Association (CCEDA), will be the facilitator of this public meeting in the Pioneer Room of Mansons Hall from 6:00 to 8:00 PM on Thursday, November 16. Kate Maddigan, CCEDA’s Economic Development Officer, explained, “Colin is a skilled facilitator and what he usually starts with is,...
SRD Reelects Baker Chair, Sinnot new Vice-Chair
November 10, 2023 15:02 - 3 minutes - 8.93 MBRoy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - The Strathcona Regional District (SRD) Board held its inaugural meeting on Wednesday, November 8. Provincial legislation requires regional districts to annually elect a Chair and a Vice-Chair for a one-year term at the first meeting of the Board after November 1. Campbell River is the biggest city in the SRD and elects 5 of the 14 Directors serving on the Board. One of the Campbell River Directors has served as Chairman or Vice Chair since 2016. Prior to tha...
Cortes Food Bank Seeks To Raise $25,000
November 10, 2023 13:31 - 6 minutes - 15.4 MBRoy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - The Cortes Island Food Bank needs more funding to meet a dramatic increase in the number of people it is serving. They had 5 clients at the end of October 2022. This October there were 70. Food Bank Treasurer Filipe Figueira said the need for food banks has been increaseing throughout Canada. He estimates the Cortes Island Food Bank will need $25,000 to meet the need. “One of my worries is that we're publicizing that we're serving so many clients and some clien...
Folk U: Briony Penn and Hannah Carpendale talk about Forest Carbon
November 09, 2023 18:00 - 54 minutes - 50.3 MBManda Aufochs Gillespie/ Folk U - On September 29, host Manda Aufochs Gillespie was joined by Briony Penn and Hannah Carpendale for a live FolkU Friday discussion about forest carbon. Recorded live off-the-floor and edited for the radio, join us for a conversation on climate change, the ways misinformation shapes our policy and discourse, and carbon sequestration. Folk U Radio is taking old school viral every Friday at 1 and Mondays at 6:30 p.m./Wednesday at 6 a.m. @CKTZ89.5FM or livestreame...
Tourism as a Vehicle for Reconciliation and Culture
November 09, 2023 16:10 - 7 minutes - 16.7 MBRoy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - The Klahoose Wilderness Resort’s second full season is over. “We're only open from May to the middle of October,” explained Chris Tait, the Tourism Manager. As he reflected on this past season, one word that kept coming up is reconciliation. "It's 100 percent owned by the Klahoose First Nation. From the beginning, as we built the resort, that was front and center. We wanted all of our experiences at the Klahoose Wilderness Resort to reflect the traditions,...
The Smelt Bay Goose Hunt
November 08, 2023 21:12 - 7 minutes - 18 MBRoy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - On Monday, November 6, Max Thaysen and Travis Powiak posted a notice on the Tideline. They would be hunting Canada geese at Smelt Bay and Hollyhock Beach, between 12 and 3 PM, on Thursday. "I like eating goose for a variety of reasons, including wanting to have the most ethical and environmentally responsible diet that I possibly can," Max explained. However, there was a problem. Max Thaysen: "Geese like to spend time in many of the same places that humans...
Rachel Blaney on the housing crisis, homeless and Campbell River Art Gallery
November 08, 2023 10:53 - 13 minutes - 31.3 MBRoy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - It's been a month since hundreds of Campbell River residents were shocked to learn that their city council appeared to be punishing the local art gallery for not confronting the homeless people camped outside its doors. As city councilor Ron Kerr put it, :We certainly don't need to give them tax deferrals if they're not working with us." Local MP Rachel Blaney referred to the incident in the House of Commons when speaking about the housing and homelessness cri...