From the desk of Regional Director Robyn Mawhinney
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Housing is an important issue here in Area C, across the region and our province. This report provides a housing-related update on some of what’s happening locally.
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Cortes to receive larger vessel once new ferry production is complete
Editor’s note: After the new Island Class hybrid electric ferries are deployed, one of vessels currently in service will take over the Cortes to Quadra route.
By Louis Belcourt, CKTZ News, through an LJI grant from Canada-info.ca
Construction has officially begun on the first two of the four new battery-electric hybrid Island Class vessels at Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania.
“Today, the first steel plates were cut, marking the official start of production for our newest Hybrid Island Class ships,” said Ed Hooper, Executive Director of Shipbuilding at BC Ferries. “Their innovative design will also improve the overall efficiency and sustainability of our operations.”
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Dedication of the Tsakwa’luten Healing Centre
It began with sacred songs, drumming and dancers. Executive Director Kristie Lamirande would later tell Cortes Currents that while many healing centres have Indigenous spiritual components, as far as she knows none of them possess the 50/50 blend of Indigenous and Western healing methodology that the new Tsakwa’luten Healing Centre will offer. Some will remember this property as the Tsa Kwa Luten Lodge, on the southern tip of Quadra Island. There will be 42 beds for people struggling with addiction. 20 of them should be ready when the Centre opens this Fall. Jennifer Whiteside, the province’s Minister for Health and Addictions, MLA Michele Babchuk, Councillor Susan Savoy of the K’omoks First Nation and a number of leaders from the health community joined the We Wai Kai First Nation for the dedication on Tuesday July 16, 2024.
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MLA Michele Babchuk visits Cortes Island
MLA Michele Babchuk was on Cortes Island for a few days last week. She spoke to Cortes Currents after meeting with some of the island’s non-profits in the Village Commons. This was the third time she’s visited the island since she was elected in 2020.
“I’m hearing that Cortes actually has a lot of capacity and we’ve known that for a long time. There’s a lot of not for profit groups here. A lot of them are feeling extremely underfunded,” she explained.
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Area C Director’s Report: Tyee Plaza parking, aquaculture regulation & more
From the desk of Regional Director Robyn Mawhinney
Hello! Here’s a short interruption in your gardening, beach walking, and sun-drenched busyness: a summer SRD update.
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