The first confirmed case of COVID 19 on Cortes Island was announced this morning.
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How the Cortes Museum weathered the pandemic
Managing Director Jane Newman explains how the Cortes Museum weathered the pandemic, financially.
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What the Cortes Island Museum really misses
Managing Director Jane Newman talks about one the Cortes Island Museum‘s biggest loses during the pandemic.
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Cortes Island Slowly Reopening
There were four tables when Mansons Friday Market reopened, on May 29th. Last week there were seventeen. They spilled outside the hall and throughout much of the parking lot. There were a lot of new faces: some covered by masks, but mostly not. This was only one of many examples of Cortes Island slowly reopening.
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The Cortes Island Museum Is Back
The Cortes Museum opened its doors to the community in 1998, Most of us know it as a seasonal facility, open two half days during the winter and coming out of semi-hibernation during the warmer tourism months. There were a number of special activities scheduled for 2020: a Spring film screening, an extravaganza Creative Spaces tour, Walks & Talks, a new Art in the Garden. All of that changed last March, when most of Cortes Island’s gatherings were cancelled because of COVID. Now British Columbia is reopening and, as of July 1st, the Cortes Island Museum is back.
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