One of the winners in NexStream 3.0 comes from Cortes Island.
The Gathering Place was awarded $10,000 “for running an exceptionally community-minded business, that never compromises ethics for gain. Their ethically imported spices and regionally grown herbs are of exceptional quality. They are the epitome of what a local business can be.”
Continue reading The Gathering Place: Cortes Island winner in NexStream 3.0Team Awesome served more than 200 people at this year’s free Christmas Dinner Take-out on Cortes Island. That’s 50% less than last year. Given the sub zero temperatures and slippery snow covered roads, the organizers were surprised that so many showed up.
In the thank-you, which Noah Davison and Izabelle Perry posted in the Tideline, it says “We were so touched by all the neighbours and friends that helped each other pick up and deliver meals. It was such a heartwarming and joyful sight to see!”
The Christmas day take-out was primarily financed by Whaletown Community Club, through a BC Community Gaming Grant, but the special touches are only possible because of donations of time, food and money from members of the community.
Continue reading Another Awesome Christmas Dinner Take-out on Cortes IslandKai Harvey of Cortes Kayaks is feeling optimistic as BC enters phase one of its new restart plan.
Continue reading Cortes Kayaks is optimistic about the futureOn Saturday, March 13th, the Friends of Cortes Island (FOCI) carried out a Broom Bash in Mansons Landing Provincial Park.
Continue reading Broom Bash in Mansons Landing Provincial ParkOn February 10, 2020, the Friends of Cortes Island (FOCI) posted a notice, on the Tideline, about the installation of new rails along the trail at Mansons Spit. They also invited local residents to a broom bash on the Spit, Saturday, March 28th, 10am- 1pm. According to Executive Director Helen Hall, FOCI started maintaining Cortes Island parks twenty years ago.
Continue reading FOCI: Maintaining Cortes Island Parks For 20 Years
