Developing Housing Solutions on Cortes Island

Two years ago we worked with Cortes Island’s Regional Director, Mark Vonesch, to create a housing survey to help us understand the challenges that people face, the reality of housing on Cortes, and how our local government and housing society can have a positive impact.

We have made big progress at Rainbow Ridge in the last few months. Our Community Building is finished, and we are now using the space to run our office. The building is powered entirely by solar energy while we wait for BC Hydro to complete their design.

We are thrilled to announce the grand opening of our community wood shop. Shopmaster, Hannu Huuskonen and his team of dedicated volunteers have worked tirelessly for the past year to renovate the space and gather the tools needed to provide a beautiful facility for you to make your woodworking dreams a reality.

We are excited to announce the release of our interactive Cortes Community Ecosystem Maps (CCEM). Over the past year we have been working in partnership with the Cortes Community Forest and other dedicated community members, with the help and expertise of mapping specialist Eve Flager, to develop a series of maps illustrating the current ecological and human landscape of Cortes Island.

There’s lots of progress to report.

This is a critical moment to make your voice heard and show your support. The SRD will be hosting a public hearing to discuss the proposed bylaw on Monday, September 8th @ 5pm at Manson’s Hall. We encourage you to attend and share your perspective.