There are isolated reports of increased violence, both physical and verbal, as a result of increased isolation during the pandemic.
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Paul Kirmmse remembers Cortes Island in 1971
Born in New York, he chose Canada. Another two years passed before he arrived on a remote island off the West Coast. Paul Kirmmse remembers Cortes Island in 1971.
“I originally came here in January of ’71, looking for land. A guy gave me a job for the summer, beginning in April, serving coffee to the fishers and the loggers. There was a little cafe just above Mansons Lagoon, across from what used to be the Barton store – which I understand is now the Cortes Island Museum. It was dragged up the road and put in place to become the museum,” he says.
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The Cortes Island Museum ZOOM AGM
The Cortes Island Museum ZOOM AGM is this Sunday, April 25th, at 1:30 PM.
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Vaccination update for Cortes and Quadra Islands
More than 800 adult Cortes Island residents were vaccinated during the Whole island immunization March 25th to 27th, and the previous clinics at the Klahoose village, but some people still missed out. If you are one of them, there is still a chance to get vaccinated.
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Emergency supplies in case of an earthquake
If everything goes according to plan, every community within the Strathcona Regional District will soon have emergency supplies at hand in case of an earthquake.
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