Cortes Currents
Cortes Currents is a news program that communicates the activities, concerns and interests of Cortes and other Discovery Islands.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 21 minutes
- Episodes
- 522
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
How 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 was leading in 49 ridings, but in 6 of t…
00:05:24 |
Mon 14 Oct 2024
Unedited audio from Green Candidate Nic Dedeluk's visit
Unedited copy of meeting recording
01:44:40 |
Thu 10 Oct 2024
Highlights 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 recorded 145 minutes of the two hour me…
00:28:46 |
Thu 10 Oct 2024
Our Fair Shair: 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 and 280 parts per million and just in th…
00:14:04 |
Tue 08 Oct 2024
Wind 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 publicly traded power generating company hea…
00:09:19 |
Tue 08 Oct 2024
No 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 following headline:
The Critics Are Right: It…
00:11:55 |
Mon 07 Oct 2024
The 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 launch of Sheila Harrington's new book '…
00:22:34 |
Mon 07 Oct 2024
Nic 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 election day. So my biggest question for Nic…
00:11:55 |
Fri 04 Oct 2024
Roxan 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 27, 2024. Participants listened to diffe…
00:16:19 |
Thu 03 Oct 2024
Truth 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 experiences, as well as Chief Steven Bro…
00:13:58 |
Wed 02 Oct 2024
A 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 taken the lead in the popular vote. Nineteen…
00:13:47 |
Tue 01 Oct 2024
Liǧʷiłdax̌ʷ 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 several geographic names in the Campbell Ri…
00:01:56 |
Mon 30 Sep 2024
Active 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 for, opens the door to far larger opportu…
00:06:57 |
Sun 29 Sep 2024
Grant 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, roller skates etc) infrastructure on Cortes…
00:03:00 |
Thu 26 Sep 2024
SRD 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 Kai application for funding to make a f…
00:02:43 |
Thu 26 Sep 2024
Final 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. The two biologists who were hired to writ…
00:03:44 |
Thu 26 Sep 2024
$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 foundation’s Vice Chair, Marc Doll, explains the ra…
00:07:35 |
Thu 26 Sep 2024
September 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 with Klahoose Forestry, they make up t…
00:11:21 |
Wed 25 Sep 2024
The 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. There's some amazing readers here. I get s…
00:07:48 |
Mon 23 Sep 2024
The 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 former Regional Director, Noba Anderson’s fa…
00:05:04 |
Sun 22 Sep 2024
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