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Daniel Lapp coming to Lovefest 2026

Daniel Lapp is the headliner for this year’s Lovefest, which returns to Linnaea Farm on Saturday, August 8, 2026. He has played on over 100 albums and performed across Canada, the United States, Ireland, England, Scotland, Wales, Finland, and Germany. Daniel is also a winner of the BC Fiddler Championship and is the Artistic Director of the Victoria Conservatory of Music.

Benji Coey, who is organizing Lovefest, said, “This year I’m very excited to have booked Daniel Lapp, who is a nationally renowned folk and jazz musician. He’s going to bring Adam Dobres—who the folks on the island are familiar with—a world-class guitar player, and Richard Moody, one of the country’s best fiddle players. Those guys are going to do an extended set. When you get that sort of talent coming through, you have to give them room; you’ve got to give them time to play, and it’s going to be a really mind-blowing set.”

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Industry

Gleanings from the May 7 Community Meeting: Island United’s proposed Quarry Expansion

Around 100 people packed into Mansons Hall on May 7, 2026, for a community meeting on the proposed expansion of the Island United Quarry on Cortes Island. While most appeared to be opposed to the project in its current form, some added that Cortes Island needed a smaller quarry more in line with the island’s needs

Neither Howard Nielsen, who owns Island United, nor his wife were present. Regional Director Mark Vonesch explained, “ It’s their 15th wedding anniversary and they’re on a trip.” 

Mike Moore, who MC’d the event,  added, “First of all this is a meeting that is for information. We’ll have a question and answer period at the end of a few little presentations. It’s not a protest by any means. No profanity (audience chuckled); no derogatory comments. We’re here to look at the Island United Quarry expansion in Whaletown.”

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Energy

Ontario’s Distributed Energy Resources (DER) study & other steps towards adopting renewables

As North America navigates the transition from traditional fossil fuel-based energy to renewable alternatives, various regions are exploring solutions like Distributed Energy Resources (DER). In this morning’s interview, Catherine Jefferey from Clean Energy Canada discusses a program designed to reduce costs for Ontario ratepayers by an estimated $1.8 billion to $3.5 billion annually. The discussion also covers progress in utility-scale battery storage, Canada’s adoption of renewables, and the prospects for transitioning away from fossil fuels.

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Arts

Pints, Points and Puzzlers at Benji’s Pub Quiz

The radio version of this story opened with a clip from  the ‘Inky Dinky’ round of a recent Benji’s Pub Quiz night in Mansons Hall, Cortes Island. An Inky Dinky is a two-word phrase. Both the words have two syllables, and they rhyme, like Inky Dinky. 

“So what?” asked show host Benji Coey. “Well, I’m going to give you a riddle and you’re going to come up with an Inky Dinky as the answer. For example, if I said to you, Riddle me this: A church tower made out of human beings.” What might I be looking for?”

A number of excited voices piped up: “People; steeple.” 

Benji: “A people steeple. Good job. The people are the human beings, they normally are, and a steeple is a church tower. Good. Now, this is a creative thinking round, teams. If it’s a good answer, write it down, and as ever, we will talk about all of the answers together, like normal people on Cortes island.” 

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