In addition to being given charitable status, the Cortes Island Community Foundation developed some important relationships.
“We recently were just accepted as a member into the Community Foundations of Canada and that’s also like a really big step for us,” explained Vice President/Treasurer Mark Spevakow.
Continue reading Building special relationships: the Cortes FoundationHow our local government works
Editor’s note: A spokesperson for the Cortes Island Fire Fighting Association subsequently said the Superior Shuttle Tanker Service is not a priority at this time and they are not interested in meeting with the SRD on this topic.
SRD staff was instructed to arrange a meeting the Cortes Island Fire Fighting Association Board (CIFFA) and Regional Director Noba Anderson to discuss plans for a Superior Tanker Shuttle Service on Cortes Island.
Continue reading Discussing a Superior Tanker Shuttle Service on Cortes IslandThis Friday on Folk U Radio at 1 p.m. host Manda Aufochs Gillespie speaks with the Rural Islands Economic Partnership about how rural islanders and rural island based businesses can support, share, and thrive together.
Continue reading We Aren’t Alone: Rural Islands Connect on FolkUBy Rachelle Stein-Wotten, Gabriola Sounder, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic started, Islands Trust Conservancy has been fielding more inquiries about land conservation and property donations.
Continue reading Interest in protecting property grows in Islands Trust AreaCKTZ News, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Green party MLA Adam Olsen has been listening to calls for a better ambulance service since he was first elected 2017. The need became even more apparent after 808 people died during the last five days of June. 75% of them are believed to have perished because of the heat wave that stuck the province. A large number were allegedly waiting for ambulances that arrived too late.
Continue reading The need for a better ambulance service
