Over 100 people came to the Quadra Community Centre on December 7, to learn about the acoustic dialects and social connections of Orca, Humpback and Fin Whales. Sierra Quadra invited Janie Wray – CEO and co-founder of the North Coast Cetacean Society, BC Whales, and the manager of the BC Hydrophone Network – to share from her more than two decades of research.
Continue reading Janie Wray: Listening to Whales
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 meeting, which is far too much to fit into a half hour broadcast. So today’s program consists of a few highlights.
This event was put on by FOCI’s Climate Action Committee (The Climate Action Network) and there is a link to the unedited audio at the bottom of this page.
Continue reading Highlights from Green candidate Nic Dedeluk’s visit to Cortes Island
Canada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
This article is part of a series by Canada’s National Observer that will take a look at Vancouver Island’s “ridings to watch” in the upcoming election.
The North Island may well be a long held NDP stronghold but the recent spike in support for the BC Conservatives suggests a tight two-way race is in the making in the upcoming provincial election.
Continue reading North Island offers a case study for upcoming BC election
Nic Dedeluk, a marine biologist with over 24 years of experience, is the BC Green Party candidate for North Island.
This brings the number of candidates in our riding to three. Michele Babchuk, our incumbent MLA, is once again running for the NDP and Anna Kindy is running for the Conservative party of BC.
Continue reading Nic Dedeluk: Green Party Candidate For North IslandGreater Campbell River has one of highest rates of drug related deaths in BC.
The first community-based medical detox north of Nanaimo will be opening in Campbell River this Fall. Island Health secured a location at 731 Nicholas Road near the North Island Hospital – Campbell River campus.
“This is a really exciting addition to Campbell River. When people living with addiction reach out and make that brave choice of getting the services that they need, we’d need to be able to meet them where they are and with the services that they need right away. This is a new six bed medical detox that the community has been asking for,” explained Michele Babchuk, MLA for North Island and a resident of Campbell River.
Continue reading Medical detox coming to Campbell River
