CKTZ News, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
On Thursday, June 28th, 2021, the Cortes Island Community Foundation obtained charitable status.
This has been a goal since the organization’s beginnings.
Continue reading Cortes Island Community Foundation obtained charitable statusYou are probably going to hear a lot about the Rainbow Ridge trail system over the course of the next month.
“We’re going to be doing a big publicity campaign to let the community know how we’d like to reroute the trail system,” explained Project coordinator Sandra Wood.
Continue reading The Rainbow Ridge trail systemRainbow Ridge is not one of the six Vancouver Island projects that BC Housing is funding this season.
“We suspected that was a possibility because there were so many applications and so much need across the province. We definitely had our fingers crossed and hoped we would be accepted but, unfortunately, we were not,” said Elizabeth Anderson, President of the Cortes Community Housing Society (CHS).
Continue reading Rainbow Ridge: Preparing for the next round of fundingA small portion of the property is going to be used for affordable housing. Some Cortes residents have asked what will happen to the rest of Rainbow Ridge?
Continue reading What’s going to happen to the rest of Rainbow Ridge?Four Quadra residents are seeking to have the public rezoning meeting for the Gowland Harbour Views development, on Quadra Island, delayed until it is possible to meet in person.
Continue reading Delaying the zoning meeting until Quadra Islanders can meet in person?
