By Greg Osoba, CKTZ News, through an LJI grant from Canada-info.ca

Mark Vonesch has spent the last 17 years engaged in various organizations, both professionally and as a volunteer on Cortes Island and now, he wants to represent the community as a director on the board of the Strathcona Regional District. He’s thrown his hat into the ring to run in the next municipal election set for Oct. 15.