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Business

Economic Development While Preserving Cortes’ Core Values

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By Roy L Hales

When the Cortes Island Business and Tourism Association (CIBATA) was launched, it faced some tough challenges. Some believe Cortes is still stuck in the seventies and many residents would like to preserve that. Yet there is a need for the same business sectors you find everywhere else: retail, health, building and trades, tourism medical marijuana, aquaculture, learning / professional development and social profit. On February 24, CIBATA will be unveiling the draft of Cortes Island’s Local Economic Action Plan at the Klahoose Multipurpose Building, between 10 AM and 4 PM. In this morning’s program the association’s President, Colin Funk, talks about economic development while preserving Cortes’ core values.

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Animals, Indigenous Nations History

Humpbacks Return To Cortes Island

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Humpback whales were passing through our area long before Europeans arrived. The first colonial settlement was named Whalteown and Whaletown Road run across the island to Squirrel Cove. There is also a “Whaling Station Bay,” on Hornby Island and “Blubber Bay,” on Texada Island. However up until a few years ago, there have been no humpback whale sightings since 1871. This morning’s broadcast consists of a series of interviews about the humpbacks return to Cortes Island.

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Finances, Tourism

The Ethics of Ecotourism

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By Roy L Hales

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Having served in the Arctic with the Coast Guard driven zodiacs at fast speed, Mike Moore seemed like the perfect choice to guide people in the Antarctic – only he was troubled by the emissions he would create flying to and back from his job. That was one of many challenges we discussed in the Ethics of Ecotourism.

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Environment

Save the World one Mushroom at a Time

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 Paul Stamets love affair with fungi stretches back over 40 years. He has discovered several new species of mushrooms, written six books and pioneered countless techniques in the field of cultivation. This is the first part of an interview about Paul Stamets’ upcoming workshop at Hollyhock on Cortes Island. He discusses how we can “save the World one mushroom at a time.”

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