Editor’s note: This story concerns matters that will have an effect on ferry traffic to Cortes Island.
By Greg Osoba, CKTZ News, through an LJI grant from Canada-info.ca
The 58-year-old Powell River Queen sails her last run on the Campbell River to Quadra Island BC Ferries route next week and the public is invited to bid farewell to the vessel.
Continue reading A long serving BC Ferries vessel retires on January 17th and the public is invited to say goodbye
A waste education program from Powell River recently cleaned up an islet that was partially buried under tires. Cortes Currents re-published the story from qathet Living and that probably would have ended the matter, except some of you had questions. The biggest one was something between shock and disbelief that such a beautiful Islet had actually been turned into a tire dump. So Cortes Currents asked Abby McLennan of Let’s Talk Trash for an interview.
Continue reading The story behind the Tire Islet clean-up
Originally published on qathet Living
No matter what the weather is this week, Doug Lanigan has been out running in it at least four of those days. The 63-year-old instrument mechanic usually runs the trails through Lot 450, covering dozens of kilometres a week, usually by himself. “My big problem is my hands get cold,” he said.
“But once I get going I’m fine. I remember one morning when I got up when the kids were young, it was about 5:30 am, and I opened the door. It was windy, blowy, and rainy, and I thought, ‘Nah, I’ll go back to bed.’ No, I made it out the door, and five minutes in, I was fine.”
Continue reading Running in the rain is “relaxing”
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The fish farm industry does not want to leave British Columbia’s coastal waters in 2025.
In a recent press release Andreas Kvame, CEO of Grieg Seafood, said, “Our industry is in continuous development with new technologies and innovations, and in Grieg Seafood we are committed to improvements that strengthen biological control and reduce interactions with wild salmon.”
David Kemiele, Managing Director of Cermaq emailed Cortes Currents, “Our new protocol extends to the end of 2025 and we are using that time to refine what our operations will look like moving forward beyond 2025 and definitely innovation plays a critical role in that plan.”
Continue reading What role will semi closed containment system fish farms have after 2025?
By Greg Osoba, CKTZ News, through an LJI grant from Canada-info.ca
On Quadra Island, police are seeking leads on two unsolved crimes.
Continue reading Unsolved cases on Quadra Island: linens and money theft, vandalism and stolen boats
