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Children, Politics, Seniors

Area B Director’s Report: New Services To Support Youth And Seniors?

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By Regional Director Mark Vonesch

After 3.5 years in this position I have seen youth and seniors organizations on Cortes struggle to find the funding to support the needs of Cortes Island’s youngest and oldest residents.

In the last SRD board meeting I proposed two new services for Cortes Island residents to consider. If the services are approved by the board and the Inspector of Municipalities there will be a referendum question on the ballot in the October election, which means you all get to choose as a community whether we want to create these new services.

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Politics

Area C Director’s Report: news from the May Board meeting

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Far from complaints of ‘Junuary’, recent rain showers have been a blessing as we head into a predicted hot, dry summer. FireSmartBC.ca shares actions, resources & tips for reducing the risk of wildfire damaging your home… they say the best protection against wildfire damage is prevention. This short report shares news from the May 27 Board meeting & summer dates for ‘chat with the Director’.

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Community, Politics

Area C Director’s Report: OCP process & a Strathcona Gardens update

From the desk of Regional Director Robyn Mawhinney

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May Day was such fun! Lovely weather, parading moon beams, star goddesses and black holes, May Pole ribbon dances, picnic lunches and races… huge gratitude to the many hands who shaped and created this community building event! This report focuses on our Area C Official Community Plan, what’s next in that process, and a Strathcona Gardens Service update.

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Politics

Strathcona Gardens: Still in the Deep End

Originally published in the Bird’s Eye

On March 25, the Strathcona Regional District (SRD) board voted 7–6 to move forward with drafting a bylaw that would add Quadra Island — not all of Area C — to the Strathcona Gardens recreation service area. Although that vote was a blow to many residents, it’s not the end of the road by any means. In our third article on the unfolding situation, we look at what options are legally on the table, how they can be navigated, who is involved, and how you can still have a say.

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Politics

Jan 2024: Cortes Island Matters At The SRD Board

There have been a number of Cortes Island matters at the Strathcona Regional District (SRD) this month. Mark Vonesch, the Regional Director for Cortes Island, is now the Vice Chair of the Electoral Areas Services Committee (EASC). The Cortes Island Dog Control Service Bylaw is on its way to the Inspector of Municipalities for approval. Linnaea Education Centre and Mansons Hall both applied for Federal Gas Tax funding to purchase a heat pump and were denied. Director Vonesch is looking for ways to support them.

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