Norm Gibbon’s novel ‘Sea Without Shores’ is set in the tiny village of Refuge Cove, on West Redonda Island, during some of the years he was a member of the community. Refuge Cove’s story goes back several decades before that, but in today’s broadcast Norm outlines some of the history surrounding the beginnings of the Refuge Cove Land and Housing Co-op.
Continue reading Beginnings of the Co-op at Refuge Cove
Editor’s note: A comical glimpse into how someone from another culture perceives urban British Columbia.
By Mina Kerr-Lazenby, North Shore News, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Something horrific happened to me recently.
There I was, sitting on the loo. I’m doing my business, minding my own business, when I glance upwards mid tinkle … only to be met with the startled and unwavering stare of a stranger.
I had been sitting in the presumed private space of a public restroom cubicle when I had inadvertently peeped through the gap between the door and the stall’s wall at the same moment a woman, washing her hands at the sink in front, had glanced up into the mirror and locked eyes with my own.
My stomach dropped (lucky I was on the toilet).
Continue reading Newcomer to Vancouver: Toilets, the biggest culture shock of them allEditor’s note: A health warning for our area as well the urban centres mentioned.
By Michelle Gamage, The Tyee, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The hepatitis C Virus kills more people than most other communicable diseases, including AIDS and tuberculosis, says Dr. Brian Conway, medical director of the Vancouver Infectious Diseases Centre. Conway was recently named an Elimination Champion for his work fighting the disease.
This excludes COVID-19 which, as a generational pandemic gets measured differently by infectious disease experts, Conway adds.
HCV killed 290,000 people globally in 2019 according to the World Health Organization, including 1,162 Canadians.
Continue reading Curing the Most Deadly Communicable Disease on the PlanetRichard Andrews compared his first month as Project Manager of the Village Commons, in downtown Mansons Landing, to the years he was the Executive Director of a non profit in Vancouver.
“There’s a lot of planning going on right now. We’re in phase one of our build. We have the welcome pole to make, and a big pavilion. The funnest work is going to be making a playground. The vending zone and the playground are mysterious right now. I have an idea of what they might be. I have an idea of what people want because we have a lot of documentation from the Cortes Community Economic Development Association (CCEDA) about the community process they went through to determine what was to be done with this property,” he said.
Continue reading Richard Andrews First Month as Project Manager of the Village Commons
Cortes Island’s own Jemma Hicken just released her first major album, ‘Get it Together.’ Cortes Currents interviewed her shortly before that.
“I love performing and I love playing music by myself too, but it does feel special to come back to Cortes and be able to perform on Cortes because it’s really where it started for me,” she said.
Continue reading Jemma Hicken releases her first major album: ‘Get It Together’
