On Sunday November 7, Bryan Thompson and Susanna Oreskovic will be bringing The Mystery Mountain Project to Mansons Hall on Cortes Island.
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Hands-on learning welcomes Nature As Teacher
CKTZ News, through an LJI grant from Canada-info.ca
Cortes Island School just started its new twice weekly program called Nature As Teacher, providing unique experiential learning to the students, and is enthusiastically seeking guest presenters.
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The buzz at the museum: Listening to Bees
CKTZ News, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
At the Cortes Island Museum and Archives Society (CIMAS), a current exhibit celebrates bees while the online archives take off in popularity.
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Mansons Lagoon not spared in Marine life die-off
CKTZ News, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The lagoon at Mansons Landing is yet another location on Cortes, which experienced alarming rates of marine creature die-off in the wake of the recent heat wave — the sand dollar population being hit the hardest, with losses as high as 85 per cent.
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Cortes Island stores celebrate Canada Day
CKTZ News, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Cortes Island stores celebrated Canada Day, but not because of the nation’s Confederation 154 years ago.
British Columbia began step three of its restart plan. Face masks are no longer mandatory. People can gather in larger numbers and go to restaurants.
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