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
- 521
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Cortes Island's 2023 Microgrants for Neighbours Program
Roy 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 i…
00:06:48 |
Mon 04 Dec 2023
Folk U: Michael Datura on existentialism, climate change, and bees
Manda 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 prin…
00:50:44 |
Fri 01 Dec 2023
Friends of Cortes Island launches 10K fundraising appeal at AGM
Kim 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 …
00:10:48 |
Fri 01 Dec 2023
Discovery Island Sea Snail Species Threatened By Warming Oceans
Roy 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 beyo…
00:08:09 |
Thu 30 Nov 2023
Conversation Cafe Food Security
De 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 F…
00:06:27 |
Thu 30 Nov 2023
A Cortes Resident's Contribution the to 2023 NDP Convention
Roy 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 c…
00:14:18 |
Wed 29 Nov 2023
SRD Looking Into Providing Preliminary Road For Rainbow Ridge
Roy 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 t…
00:05:57 |
Tue 28 Nov 2023
SRD Approves all but one of Cortes' grants in Aid
Roy 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 Boa…
00:14:22 |
Mon 27 Nov 2023
What FOCI Achieved In 2023
Roy 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 …
00:09:24 |
Fri 24 Nov 2023
Truck Crash In Squirrel Cove
Roy 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 Cor…
00:01:02 |
Fri 24 Nov 2023
A UBC Professor Explains What To Look For At Cop 28
Roy 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 Curren…
00:05:34 |
Thu 23 Nov 2023
Mark Vonesch: How A Little Government Can Address The Housing Crisis
Roy 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 …
00:11:23 |
Wed 22 Nov 2023
Salmon Returns:Comox Valley to Cortes Island
KIm 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 goo…
00:10:58 |
Wed 22 Nov 2023
The December 2 Housing Forum at Mansons Hall (Part 1)
Roy 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.
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00:07:27 |
Tue 21 Nov 2023
Envisioning the future of BC Ferries on the Cortes and Quadra runs
Roy 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…
00:07:29 |
Thu 16 Nov 2023
SRD Seeks Electoral Approval To Raise Up To $10 Million For New Housing Service
Roy 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…
00:06:10 |
Wed 15 Nov 2023
What Does Quality Education Look Like On Cortes Island?
Roy 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 D…
00:06:56 |
Mon 13 Nov 2023
SRD Reelects Baker Chair, Sinnot new Vice-Chair
Roy 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…
00:03:53 |
Fri 10 Nov 2023
Cortes Food Bank Seeks To Raise $25,000
Roy 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 Oc…
00:06:43 |
Fri 10 Nov 2023
Folk U: Briony Penn and Hannah Carpendale talk about Forest Carbon
Manda 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 o…
00:54:54 |
Thu 09 Nov 2023
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