Midway through Cortes Island’s second Spring of the pandemic, more people are buying locally, but government restrictions and Quadra Island’s negative messaging have an impact.
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How the Sunflower food truck moved into the Gorge Harbour General store
The Sunflower food truck opened beside Whaletown road last summer, when the pandemic seemed to be fading away and the whole province was coming out of self isolation.
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Clark McKay and Carol Pierce: How COVID changed the meaning of take-out
Clark McKay and Carol Pierce have been running the Floathouse restaurant, on Cortes Island, since last October.
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A Truly Awesome Cortes community Christmas Dinner
Cortes Island had its annual community Christmas Dinner on December 25th.
As a result of the COVID shutdown, close to a third of the island’s population turned out. It was truly a gourmet delight.
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Cortes Island’s Food Sector Resuming Services
The Floathouse Restaurant started serving customers at tables a few days ago. While this has changed, people can still sit at tables. The Co-op Cafe has reopened for take-out, albeit only on Wednesdays and Fridays. Squirrel Cove’s Flying Squirrel could start up within a month. Cortes Island’s food sector is slowly resuming services.
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