Tag Archives: Klahoose First Nation

Communications

What CityWest will be doing on Cortes for the next 4-6 months

A CityWest construction crew will be on Cortes Island for the first four to six months of 2022, to hook individual homes for high-speed Internet.

“Now that we’ve been issued a permit from the ministry of transport (MOTI), we have a green light to proceed with the provincial government’s mandate of connecting Cortes Islanders under the ERI grant program,” said Eric Geall, Operations Manager for West Connect Infrastructure (WCI).

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Energy, Indigenous Nations

Klahoose Wilderness Resort decreases carbon footprint with the power of water

Windspeaker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

​In the midst of a pandemic, climate emergency and uncertain economic future, Klahoose First Nation is looking at ways to shift from fossil dependence to alternative sources of green energy.

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Forests

Cortes Community Forest wants you to use local wood

CKTZ News, through an LJI grant from Canada-info.ca

A recent cut within the boundaries of the Cortes Community Forest invited on-island builders to make local wood a central part of their projects.

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Communications

Next phase of fiber optics begins on Cortes this week

CKTZ News, through an LJI grant from Canada-info.ca

Installation crews will be working on Cortes Island to lay fiber optic internet cable along roads and to individual homes starting Jan. 7. Households that had applied for the free installation will be contacted two days prior to their turn.

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Forests

Cortes Island Forestry Partnership trains locals in tree falling, first aid, and fire suppression

By Kate Maddigan, CKTZ News, through an LJI grant from Canada-info.ca

This past fall, the Cortes Forestry General Partnership offered several free training opportunities to local forestry workers and other residents of Cortes.

The training included Tree Falling Certification, Occupational First Aid Level 3 and Fire Suppression and Safety. By the end of the training period, nine Cortes residents had completed the training.

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