As of this morning, Heather Deeth has been the Interim Executive Director of Hollyhock for 19 days. Cortes Currents caught up with her on Sunday to talk about the changes in her life, as well as what’s happening in one of the most dynamic retreat centres on the West Coast.
Continue reading Heather Deeth: Hollyhock’s new Interim Executive DirectorA recent article in the Capital Daily outlines how the housing crisis is eradicating Victoria’s middle class.
Throughout British Columbia, the average rent and mortgage payments exceed what many people can pay.
“What’s been happening over the last 10 years is that the share of homes bought by first-time buyers has been declining, and their market share has largely been taken over by investors,” said John Pasalis, president of Toronto-based Realosophy Realty, told CBC News.
He added that, contrary to what many believe, the lion’s share of the investors were domestic owners who purchased a second home as an investment.
Continue reading Reflections on the eradication of Canada’s middle class
By Louis Belcourt, CKTZ News, through an LJI grant from Canada-info.ca
A local sailing company “Calma Sailing” is offering a free sailing course aimed at providing Indigenous and lower-income people an opportunity to learn the sport.
“I think sailing is a bit of an elitist sport,” said Dominik Domanski, co-owner of Calma Sailing. “It seems so inaccessible.”
Continue reading Cortes sailing school offers access, training to underrepresented individuals in an ‘elitist sport’Peter Wrinch is stepping down from his position as CEO of Hollyhock.
“My last day will be July 31st this year. That will be exactly seven years, to the day,” he explained.
“The reason I’m leaving is a much deeper question. I’m 49 years old. I’m turning 50 next year. This is my second job as an executive director or CEO. When I finished the first one, I said, ‘Well, I will never do that job again” and then a few years later, I took on this role.
Coming into Hollyhock, I had very little sense of the depth and warmth and connection of this place. I also knew that I would not stay forever. I’m so happy that I got to experience the love that is Hollyhock. And, I am clear that my purpose at this stage of my life is to figure out how to support organizational leaders instead of being one myself. I’ve thought about this quite deeply and see this ending as a call to a deeper purpose.
Continue reading Peter Wrinch moving on from being CEO of HollyhockBy Louis Belcourt, CKTZ News, through an LJI grant from Canada-info.ca
The Cortes Island Community Foundation announced its funded projects for the 2024 Microgrants for Neighbors Program.
There were thirty-two applications, which was more than last year, and fourteen projects were funded that used up their entire budget of around six thousand dollars, says Isabelle Mcknight, Executive Administrator at the Foundation.
Continue reading Microgrants for Neighbours funds 14 projects including multiple Indigenous related initiatives
