qathet Living, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Tribal journeys are events that were held by the Sister Nations (Tla’amin, Homalco, K’ómoks, and Klahoose First Nations) up until COVID-19 hit in 2020.
These events allowed First Nations communities to canoe across the coast together. Tla’amin Nation member Leslie Louie explains that the abundance of community spirit during these events is alway positive.
Continue reading Canoe journeys strengthen relationships between First NationsThe Cortes Island Evacuation Plan is complete.
“I am just begging every Cortes Islander to pick up and go through the plan before all this happens, so everybody is aware,” said Strathcona Regional District (SRD) Protective Services Coordinator Shaun Koopman. “Please don’t wait till the last minute to educate yourself about evacuations and emergency support services and how you’re going to be notified and whether or not you have insurance and all those important evacuation considerations.”
Continue reading The Cortes Island Evacuation PlanThe opinions that follow belong to the people expressing them and are not necessarily shared by Cortes Radio, its board, staff, producers or listeners.
The BC Salmon Farmers Association has just released what they claim is an independent study of ‘Sea lice in the Discovery Islands.’
Their study is filled with terms like – “independent data,” “independently collected data,” “independent professional biological consultants,” “independently collected and analyzed scientific data,” “independent monitoring,” “independent sampling,” and “independent biologists” – but does not say who actually did the research.
Continue reading The BC Salmon Farmers Association new ‘independent’ sea lice reportIn addition to being given charitable status, the Cortes Island Community Foundation developed some important relationships.
“We recently were just accepted as a member into the Community Foundations of Canada and that’s also like a really big step for us,” explained Vice President/Treasurer Mark Spevakow.
Continue reading Building special relationships: the Cortes FoundationFisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) is working with local groups to harvest salmon eggs throughout the Greater Campbell River area.
Continue reading Harvesting salmon eggs on Cortes and the Greater Campbell River area
