Food security is a big issue on Cortes Island. There has been papers, studies and round table discussions, but as the Cortes Community Economic Development Association (CCEDA) COVID recovery coordinator, Filipe Figueira has to deal with practical solutions. Specifically, what projects can CCEDA achieve in a year?
Continue reading CCEDA’s 2022 targets: Easy wins on the road to food security
By Greg Osoba, CKTZ News, through an LJI grant from Canada-info.ca
Businesses, renters, and potential homeowners are feeling the housing crunch on rural Cortes Island. A comprehensive housing survey is being launched to help spawn action.
Continue reading Cortes Island has a severe housing shortage and a new survey aims to spawn action
CKTZ News, through an LJI grant from Canada-info.ca
Bill Dougan says the Gorge Harbour Marina had 14 boats with liveaboards at the dock this winter. As one of the managers at the resort, he says lately there have been more people looking to live aboard their boat at the dock than he has space for, owing in part to Cortes Island’s current housing shortage.
Continue reading Gorge Harbour Marina provides some housing relief for Cortes Island with “liveaboards”
Billie Fleming runs a local waste allocation facility – processing garbage and recycling. She has been collecting garbage at the docks around Cortes for over four years.
Cortes Currents learned that there are some changes coming to the dock garbage collection service.
Continue reading New System for collecting garbage from Cortes Island government docksBy Katia Galati and Talha Hashmani, CJRU 1280 AM, Toronto through an LJI grant from Canada-info.ca
Ontario’s housing market has seen skyrocketing rent prices, lowering the margins of those who can afford a place to stay.
The situation is most prominent in major metropolitans, like Toronto where rent has gone up by nearly two per cent, according to a report by the the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) released on February 2022. But while such an increase has made it difficult for many low and middle-income Torontonians, the need for housing remains.
Continue reading Toronto’s Unhoused and The Unprepared (P 4): Alternative Housing
