Category Archives: About Us

Opening Local News Portal

September 24, 2024 Roy Hales

Cortes Currents launched a local news portal, consisting of links to local news articles from various media outlets throughout our FM radio broacast area.

This will initially consist of links to articles from:

Campbell River Mirror – a local newspaper and online news resource based in Campbell River.
Cortes Currents – a news local website and daily radio program on CKTZ, 89.5 FM
Discovery Islander – a bi-weekly publication serving Quadra and the Discovery Islands
Folk U – a weekly radio program on CKTZ
Powell River Peak – a daily newspaper and online news source
qathet Living – a monthly publication from the qathet district.
The Bird’s Eye – a weekly journal based on Quadra Island

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Sat, November 25, Afternoon workshop on Journalism

November 22, 2023 Roy Hales

As long promised, Cortes Currents is offering an afternoon workshop in Journalism 101, this Saturday, the 25th of November, at the Fire Hall in Manson’s Landing. The workshop will start at 1 PM and end around 4:00, maybe a little earlier or later, depending on how many people show up.

Of course, we’re hoping that some of you might like to join us in reporting for Currents. We are recruiting, but even if you have other ambitions, the more local journalists, the better.

We would love to introduce you to the great tradition of news reporting.

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Cortes Currents broke a record

September 5, 2023 Roy Hales

Cortes Currents just broke a record. For the past year or so, there have been more than 1,500 plays a month on our podcast system. In the past 7 days there have been more plays than we usually see in a month:

Screenshot from SoundCloud podcast system

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Launch of Cortes Currents

March 15, 2019 Roy Hales

Cortes Currents is a web platform and a radio program asking what’s current on Cortes and beyond?

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The ECOreport goes live on Cortes Community Radio

July 5, 2014 Roy Hales

(Cortes Island, BC) – At noon on Tuesday, July 8, the ECOreport goes live on Cortes Community Radio, 89.5 FM, CKTZ, which is also broadcast over the web. This is the start of a series of half hour programs that are scheduled from 12-12:30 on Tuesdays and from 10:00 – 10:30 on Wednesdays. The ECOreport (www.theecoreport.com) is a sustainable news site, focusing on how our lifestyle choices and technologies affect the West Coast of North America, but also carrying items of a broader interest.

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Whats Current on Cortes and Beyond