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2023 Cortes Social Profit Gathering

Originally published by the Cortes Foundation

A woven tray of fresh flowers is making its way around the circle of 50 or so participants in the Social Profit Gathering held mid-June on Cortes Island, BC. Co-organizer Manda Aufochs Gillespie (Cortes Island Community Foundation, Folk U), has kicked off the day with an address to this land that has continued to provide for human communities since time immemorial. Everyone is invited to take a colorful bloom and connect to this place by holding a piece of it. The other invitation is to co-create the day ahead, building onto the scheduled agenda with collective knowledge, ideas and experience.

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Community

New outdoor venue is now available for public bookings on Cortes Island

By Greg Osoba, CKTZ News, through an LJI grant from Canada-info.ca

The “Village Commons” in the Mansons Landing area of rural Cortes Island can now be booked for public events via The Tideline, community website.

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Community

Design concept for the Village Commons in Mansons Landing

The Cortes Community Economic Development Association (CCEDA) released their site design concept for the ‘Village Commons,’ in Mansons Landing, last week. This is the fruition of a public consultation process which actually began in 2004, more than a decade before CCEDA purchased the property. In today’s interview, project leader Kate Maddigan talks about the six months of community meetings and input that led to the current design.

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Community

Silver lining: Cortes Community Economic Development Association receives government funding during pandemic

By Greg Osoba, CKTZ News, through an LJI grant from Canada-info.ca

This past year CCEDA (Cortes Community Economic Development Association) leveraged provincial and federal government grants, available for pandemic relief, and donations, amounting to more than $50,000. This has aided the organization in fulfilling its mission in supporting “actions taken by people locally to create economic opportunities that improve social conditions.“ The organization provides seed money for both social and entrepreneurial enterprises.

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Community, Indigenous Nations

Folk U: Chief Kevin Peacey – Making it on Cortes

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Chief Kevin Peacey of the Klahoose First Nation presents Klahoose Success and Strong Leadership and answers neighbours questions.

Then Colin Funk gives a brief update on the Cortes Community Economic Development Association and Carrie Saxifrage gives an update on the Community Forest.

This was part of the Making it on Cortes forum, providing resources and a network for neighbours making a life and a livelihood on Cortes.

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