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Housing, Politics

Area C Director’s Report: regional recreation, housing advocacy, & Hoskyn Landing solid waste

From the desk of Regional Director Robyn Mawhinney

Hello, This report has news on a regional recreation study, recent rural housing advocacy, and a Hoskyn Landing dumpster.

Regional recreation

More than three years ago, in April 2021, the SRD Board funded a feasibility study to examine potential recreation efficiencies & synergies throughout the SRD. At the August 2024 Board meeting this study was unveiled.

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Housing, Politics

Area C Director’s Report: a housing update

From the desk of Regional Director Robyn Mawhinney

Midsummer greetings!
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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Community

2023 Cortes Social Profit Gathering

Originally published by the Cortes Foundation

A woven tray of fresh flowers is making its way around the circle of 50 or so participants in the Social Profit Gathering held mid-June on Cortes Island, BC. Co-organizer Manda Aufochs Gillespie (Cortes Island Community Foundation, Folk U), has kicked off the day with an address to this land that has continued to provide for human communities since time immemorial. Everyone is invited to take a colorful bloom and connect to this place by holding a piece of it. The other invitation is to co-create the day ahead, building onto the scheduled agenda with collective knowledge, ideas and experience.

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