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Communications

Community voices on proposed TELUS tower: Call for an open dialogue

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

This is Part 2 of a two-part series of interviews with members of the Cortes Island community. Listen to Part 1 here.

A growing number of Cortes Island residents are pushing for a more involved community consultation regarding the latest TELUS cellular tower proposal on Tla’amin Nation land.

The 63.1-meter tower is currently a stand-alone proposal with a deadline of Jan. 31 for public feedback.

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Communications, Opinion

To TELUS, C/O Brian Gregg, Site Path Consulting Ltd

A public letter from Mike Brown of Whaletown regarding the November 22, 2021 TELUS proposal for a Radio Communications Tower on Tla’amin Nation land on Cortes Island.

In summer 2021, your failed proposals for two TELUS towers at other locations on Cortes Island drew 60 letters of response to  Regional Director Noba Anderson, who made this posting on the online Cortes Tideline on July 6, 2021: 

“Reviewing all the 60 some letters written in the last many weeks, I have found only one that is in favour of cell towers at this time. All others want a better community consultation process and many want nothing to do with cell towers here at all. 

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Transportation

e-Bikes on Cortes Island: 2021 update

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Over the past couple of years, electric bikes, or e-bikes, have begun to be a regular appearance on Cortes roads.

Today, we’ll hear from a few local e-bike users, ask them about their bikes and their experience riding on Cortes.

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