From the desk of Regional Director Robyn Mawhinney
Hello,
Tendrils of spring are visible in our lengthening days and the songbird choir is beginning to assemble… I’m grateful winter is in the rearview mirror. This report shares news from the February Board meeting where the 2026-2029 Financial Plan was finalized, another sure sign spring is around the corner!
Wave and Range Cortes Island has decided it’s time to go public.
“This year we’re going to be putting on the Cortes adventure challenge, essentially a Cortes triathlon: It’s a kayak or a canoe, a swim and a trek. We’ve got a short course, and a long course. That’ll be on the 12th and the 21st of July, tentatively. I’ll need to confirm those dates with you, but we’ll advertise that. We’ll do a little bit of lead up training for that,” explained Kay Hope.
“There’s an opportunity with where we live to have not so much a love affair, but like a marriage with the physical place that we live in. I think a majority of us are really disconnected from our biophysical reality. All sorts of things have unfortunately corrupted a lot of people away from a connection with their body and the environment. I’m just trying to foray back into that. I think there’s a big opportunity for all of us to just keep doubling down on hiking up Easter Bluff, going to Mansons Lagoon, getting a sweat on, but then exploring in, around and up Desolation Sound. The beauty we have around us, it’s really underutilized by us as a community together. I don’t want to go out and just be exploring by myself. I’d love to go out on the weekend and see more kayaks than I see power boaters. That’s my wish, and my wish for my baby boy.”
Continue reading Wave And Range Cortes Island: Broadening Out Into The CommunityCityWest’s internet service for Cortes Island was cut off again, sometime after 10:44 on Saturday, March 8, and not restored until after 9:00 on Monday, March 10. This is the third or fourth time in the last 12 months.
The outage did not affect CKTZ, which relies upon Mascon de TELUS, but did shut down numerous CityWest customers (including Cortes Currents).
‘Rumour’ has it that the fibre cable was cut somewhere on the underwater stretch between Denman Island and Williams Beach.
Continue reading Disruptions of CityWest Services on Cortes and Quadra IslandsFrom the desk of Regional Director Robyn Mawhinney
Every day our daylight is expanding, and winter is melting away in the rearview mirror. When we raise our eyes and scan about, we see the state of the world is quite something: tariff uncertainties affecting employment in our region, repeated threats to Canada’s sovereignty, and a continued news blackout on Facebook, where many folks gather & share. Despite these dark clouds, there is good happening here at home!
Continue reading Area C Director’s Report: forests & forestryFrom the desk of Regional Director Robyn Mawhinney
Festive greetings! I’m sending you wishes for warmth and joy during this season of long dark nights, and I hope you enjoy some quality time with those who are dear to you.
Gratitude to volunteers
It’s wonderful what an engaged and involved community ours is. Shoutout of gratitude to the many many islanders volunteering across the islands, building community. During 2024 I’ve had a chance to work with a spectrum of volunteers and I’m so grateful for everyone’s dedication.
