Conservation Officer Jillian Bjarnason came to Cortes on Saturday, January 13, 2024.
“I was invited over to do some public outreach, mostly pertaining to human-wildlife conflict. There’s a population of wolves on the island and sometimes there’s some encounters with people. I’m just really excited to be able to get to meet folks that live here, chat with them and provide education and how to co-exist,” she explained.
Continue reading Conservation Officer Meets Cortes Island ResidentsThe Cortes Island Museum has been sponsoring two birding events every year for the past two decades.* 2,873 birds were seen during the 2023 Christmas Bird Count, but this number would have been much higher if there were more participants.
“We can only go to a certain number of places where we know there will be birds, and that’s mostly along the coastline,” explained Laurel Bohart, a keen birder as well as co-curator of Wild Cortes.
Continue reading The 2023 Christmas Bird CountCityWest finally delivered on its promise to bring high speed fibre-optic internet to Cortes Island.
It has been five years since Victoria Smith, then the Strathcona Regional District’s Special Projects and Sustainability Manager, confirmed that Cortes Island was a proposed recipient for the Connected Coast Project.
Continue reading CityWest finally delivers: some Cortes Island homes already receiving service
There was a truck accident in the 1400 block of Whaletown Road, just outside of Squirrel Cove, yesterday.
Jane Campbell From BC Emergency Health Services informed Cortes Currents that the ambulance received a call at 9:56 AM and quickly responded.
Continue reading Truck Accident in Squirrel Cove
The Klahoose First Nation Development Corporation, QXMC, has a new General Manager.
“In mid August I was approached by a member of the board I work closely with, who asked me if I was interested in applying for the position as General Manager. I gave it some thought and went ahead. It was a long process including several interviews, skill assessments and psychological evaluations. Thereafter the board took time to review all candidates, reflect and just at the end of last week they came to the decision of hiring me,” explained Marco Bedetti.
Continue reading QXMC’s New General Manager, Marco Bedetti
