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
Johnny Hanuse- Indigenous Governance, Decolonization & more
Manda Aufochs Gillespie/ Folk U - On November 29, 2024, host Manda Aufoch’s Gillespie was joined by Klahoose council member and political science major Johnny Hanuse, to lead a conversation about ind…
01:39:30 |
Mon 02 Dec 2024
SRD Motion Fails; Rural Areas Retain Sole Use of Gas Tax Funding
Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents - A Strathcona Regional District (SRD) motion that might have taken Gas Tax funding away from its rural areas was narrowly defeated at the Wednesday, November 27, Board me…
00:19:37 |
Sun 01 Dec 2024
Mark Baker reelected Chair of SRD, Matthew Jack Vice Chair
Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents - By law, the Strathcona Regional District is required to elect a Chair and Vice Chair every year. The SRD Board met on Wendesday November 27 and as the SRD press release …
00:05:56 |
Fri 29 Nov 2024
Changes coming to BC Ferries
Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents - As some of you may have already heard, BC Ferries is going through some changes. They range from a total revamp of the way they have been engaging with the public to th…
00:11:11 |
Thu 28 Nov 2024
The 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 Sunday, December 1st, from 11am to 3pm for…
00:04:31 |
Thu 28 Nov 2024
Discovery 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 and Area C will need another 270.
The stu…
00:03:15 |
Wed 27 Nov 2024
A 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 Gillespie said she’d like to go into specific …
00:15:42 |
Tue 26 Nov 2024
Only 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 their Marine Stewardship program and speci…
00:08:19 |
Sun 24 Nov 2024
Using 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, to lead a conversation about artificial …
01:31:55 |
Sat 23 Nov 2024
Change 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 Island (FOCI), screened the film “How to …
00:15:18 |
Mon 18 Nov 2024
First 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 never seen a return like this during the…
00:06:13 |
Sun 17 Nov 2024
Brian 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 host, Brian Scott traced the idea for ‘Find…
00:20:35 |
Sun 17 Nov 2024
Jane 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 with me about running some programming …
00:07:02 |
Thu 14 Nov 2024
Proposed 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 already raised about half of the necessary …
00:04:50 |
Wed 13 Nov 2024
Next 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 Development Officer of The Cortes Community Eco…
00:03:27 |
Mon 11 Nov 2024
Nature’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, at the mouth of Basil Creek, clouds of se…
00:02:24 |
Mon 11 Nov 2024
Canada'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 activities, such as land-use change, overexploitat…
00:05:24 |
Sat 09 Nov 2024
A 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 are going to recognize the voices of t…
00:16:31 |
Fri 08 Nov 2024
Part 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, November 6, Electoral Areas Services Committe…
00:01:33 |
Thu 07 Nov 2024
Are 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, Electoral Areas Services Committee (EASC)…
00:04:11 |
Thu 07 Nov 2024
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