National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
A Quadra Island, B.C., woman has hopped to it and organized a new take on a traditional Easter parade, so local kids can have some fun this weekend, despite the COVID-19 clampdown.
“I was thinking it was so sad kids couldn’t do egg hunts at Easter with their friends,” Brenda Heppner Binnersley said.
Continue reading Quadra Island Easter Egg HuntAround 29 local businesses and organizations signed in to the second Cortes Community COVID-19 Response Conference. This session was more topical: front line services like medical response and stores, off-island traffic, and enforcing the provincial guideline.
Continue reading Second Cortes Community COVID-19 Response ConferenceAs of yesterday’s press conference, there were 16 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Vancouver Island Health Region. The closest known case is two ferry rides away in Campbell River. The Province of British Columbia declared a state of emergency for the next 14 days, which may be extended or rescinded as necessary. There are many reports of Cortes going into slowdown.
Continue reading Cortes Going Into SlowdownNational Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
A month to the day he went missing, a young man’s body was brought out the woods on Cortes Island and home to his family.
Continue reading Miles Meester’s Body Found
By Roy L Hales
Rumours of an investigation have been circulating for some time. Now the results of the RCMP investigation into alleged voter fraud in Cortes Island’s October 20, 2018 election have been made public.
Continue reading Results of The RCMP Investigation Into Alleged Voter Fraud During Cortes Island’s October 20, 2018 Election
