43,049 people made 107,177 pageviews (PV) on Cortes Currents during 2024; 6,365 were returning users; the average visit in Greater Campbell River was 6min 32 sec; 21,244 plays

The Top 6 posts on Cortes Currents were:

1. 4,004 people scanned the homepage 10,554 times, averaging 49 seconds.
2. Where are Germany’s Bears Wolves and Eagles – 1,083 people made 1,208 PV (a 2016 story whose aggregate count is now 61,123 PV)
3. Wrecked Boat on the Rocks Below my Property – 592 people made 917 PV
4. Terminal Upgrade Plan: BC Ferries Consults Cortes Residents – 585 people made 786 PV
5. QXMC Squirrel Cove: The Next Phase – 462 people made 683 PV
6. Demonstration at Access Point to Cortes Airstrip – 482 people made 589 PV

47,194 people made 123,807 pageviews; 6.4K were ‘Returning Users’; average session – 2.36; Podcasts – 33,509 plays

Cortes Currents

The top 5 areas were:

1. Vancouver – 9,120 people (av session 1m 54 secs);
2. CKTZ’s listening area – 6,336 people
   • Greater Campbell River, which includes Cortes & Quadra Islands – 5,250 people (av session 7min 18secs)
   • Powell River – 949 people (av session 1m 50s)
   • Comox – 137 people (av 4m 2s)
3. Undefined (not set) rural area which may, or may not, be partly or wholly within the CKTZ listening area – 3,538 people (av. session 2m 1secs).
4. Victoria – 1,517 people (av session 1m 55s)
5. Toronto – 1,342 people (av session 1m 10s)

A total of 44,165 people visited Cortes Currents during 2022; there were 10,584 plays on our podcast systems.

The top 10 posts, in terms of views were:

1. (3,963 views) – people scanning the opening paragraphs of articles on the site’s homepage from October 23-Dec 31, 2022, average visit 2m 8s..
2. (1,596 views) – Germany’s Bears Wolves & Eagles (2016)
3. (611 views) – Federal Budget: the forgotten seniors aged 65-74
4. (519 views) – (Public Letter) the Dark side of VIHA, Vancouver Island Health Authority 
5. (501 views) – Cortes Island fibre project underway
6. (475 views) – Vessels of Concern, signs of the Times (2020)
7. )466 views) – The Passion behind Wild Water Adventures
8. (424 views) – What can Cortes Island do with its abandoned boats?
9. (424 views) – Farewell to Trudes Cafe
10. (339 views) – Paul Stamet’s anti-dote for colony collapse disorder (2019)

The ECOreport was launched, as an international news website, in December 2013. The website was given a more local focus and registered the domain name ‘Cortes Currents’ on February 27, 2019.

Cortes Currents website

Cortes Currents used a variety of tracking devices until settling on Google Analytics in Feb 28, 2019.