Ever wonder how many and what kinds of incidents the the Quadra RCMP, which also serves Cortes and Read Islands, deals with in a week?
Cst. Rebekah Draht emailed an incident report for the week ending on Sunday April 10th.
Continue reading RCMP incident report for the week ending on Sunday April 10thTwincomm is partnering with CityWest, in their work towards bringing fibre optic to Cortes Island and the surrounding communities. They have signed an agreement in principle.
Continue reading Twincomm partnering with CityWest & other internet newsThe Province of British Columbia will be bringing fast reliable internet to remote communities like Cortes Island, Quadra Island and Zeballos by the fall of 2021.
Continue reading Bringing fast reliable internet to Cortes and Quadra this fallNational Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
A new research conservancy proposal aims to save an enormous section of Quadra Island’s emerald heart and multiple pristine lakes from logging now and into the future.
Continue reading Open Bay Society wants to save 7,000 acres of Quadra’s forestNational Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Dalyce Dogterom recalls the night a neighbouring house, in Quadra Island’s remote community of Bold Point, caught fire a couple of years ago.
She couldn’t see the blaze from her property, but the night sky glowed red, she said.
Residents’ calls to 911 brought out the police and the ambulance service to treat the residents for smoke inhalation.
But the Quadra Island Fire Department (QIFD) wasn’t called out because fire protection services in the less densely populated and more isolated northern part of the island falls to the BC Wildfire Service, Dogterom said Monday.
The provincial wildfire service does not fight structure or residence fires, but rather forest fires.
Continue reading North Quadra Residents Divided About Wildfire Protection
