The next Conversation Cafe asks ‘what does quality and accessible education look like and how do we support it? Colin Funk, President of the Cortes Community Economic Development Association (CCEDA), will be the facilitator of this public meeting in the Pioneer Room of Mansons Hall from 6:00 to 8:00 PM on Thursday, November 16.
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Sixteen Cortes Island business people, plus board members from the Cortes Community Economic Development Association (CCEDA), came out to the Conversation Cafe in Mansons Hall on Thursday September 14. They came from Whaletown, Cortes Bay and Mansons Landing. There were representatives from the construction sector, value added wood products, food production and cottage industries like cosmetics and jewelry. Some had been in business for years, and others were just starting out.
Colin Funk, President of CCEDA, was the facilitator.
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By Greg Osoba, CKTZ News, through an LJI grant from Canada-info.ca
Pre-pandemic, monthly open mic nights were a tradition on rural Cortes Island and now, the events are being revived by organizers and performers Catriona Vega and Sean Coyote.
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