As the second year of the Dillon Creek Wetlands Restoration project on Cortes Island is coming to an end, project manager Miranda Cross gave an overview of the creek’s natural history and ways to restore it.
She explained how European settlement brought changes to the landscape.
Continue reading Dillon Creek’s natural history, and ways to restore the damagesThe 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 Plan
A youth filmmaking initiative with international reach has its’ office in Mansons Hall, on Cortes Island.
In the second of a series of programs about Reel Youth, Mark Vonesch and Erica Køhn tell the story of how this initiative came into being.
Continue reading The origins of Reel YouthCKTZ News, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
As the Dillon Creek wetlands project enters a new phase, Linnaea Farm’s executive director Tamara McPhail describes what this project means to her.
Continue reading What the Dillon Creek Wetlands restoration means to Linnaea farmCKTZ News, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The construction phase of the Dillon Creek wetlands restoration project, in what is now known as Linnaea Farm, ended on Aug. 20.
Continue reading Dillon Creek wetland restoration construction ends, project moves forward
