Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - Summer is here, and with it an increase in the number of homeless people in our communities. According to Sue Moen, the Salvation Army’s representative in the Campbell River and District Coalition to End Homelessness, this problem goes back forty years - to when the federal government stopped subsidizing affordable housing. In the wake of the pandemic, many Canadians have come to the realization that issues like this are community problems and we all need to seek solutions. In this morning’s interview, we talk about the definition of homelessness.

Manda Aufochs Gillespie/ Folk U Fridays - Ayurveda is a holistic health science from the east. It is possibly the oldest traditional system known to us today. It is both a medicine and a way of life. Ayurveda is unique in that it has very clear and effective guidelines on how to use lifestyle as a tool for preventing disease and staying balanced.

Manda Aufochs Gillespie/ Folk U Fridays - Ayurveda is a holistic health science from the east. It is possibly the oldest traditional system known to us today. It is both a medicine and a way of life. Ayurveda is unique in that it has very clear and effective guidelines on how to use lifestyle as a tool for preventing disease and staying balanced.

Odette Auger/Cortes Currents - This story is about small acts of community building for kids on Cortes Island. Signs of Spring was a community art project- where works of art were on show at their driveways during the Corona Virus Outbreak of 2020.

Odette Auger/Cortes Currents - This story is about small acts of community building for kids on Cortes Island. Signs of Spring was a community art project- where works of art were on show at their driveways during the Corona Virus Outbreak of 2020.

Manda Aufochs Gillespie/Folk U Fridays - As people get more waste conscience, the people on Cortes Island can be proud to know that they have one of the most successful waste diversion programs in the region. And BC has created successful programs to deal with their waste, so that there are still markets for the recycling in BC despite unstable global systems.

Manda Aufochs Gillespie/Folk U Fridays - As people get more waste conscience, the people on Cortes Island can be proud to know that they have one of the most successful waste diversion programs in the region. And BC has created successful programs to deal with their waste, so that there are still markets for the recycling in BC despite unstable global systems.

Manda Aufochs Gillespie/Cortes Currents - I first started taking my children to Guatemala when they were just one and five. It was an idea born on Cortes where two of my friends announced they were going to spend three or four months with their adopted son, so he’d have a chance to get better acquainted with this part of his heritage. Two of the first friends I met after moving to Canada had themselves just moved there to start a Children’s Village and I was excited to visit them. So, suddenly, I was moving to Guatemala for fourth months without my husband and without knowing enough Spanish to do more than order “Uno taco por favor.”

Manda Aufochs Gillespie/Cortes Currents - I first started taking my children to Guatemala when they were just one and five. It was an idea born on Cortes where two of my friends announced they were going to spend three or four months with their adopted son, so he’d have a chance to get better acquainted with this part of his heritage. Two of the first friends I met after moving to Canada had themselves just moved there to start a Children’s Village and I was excited to visit them. So, suddenly, I was moving to Guatemala for fourth months without my husband and without knowing enough Spanish to do more than order “Uno taco por favor.”

Manda Aufochs Gillespie/ Folk U Fridays - Small business owners and entrepreneurs struggle for money everywhere. Yet, this is perhaps more true in rural communities than anywhere in the developed world. Adam McKenty, head of Cortes Community Economic Development Association (CCEDA), shared a creative solution that is allowing people to invest their money in their local communities while providing capital for small businesses and entrepreneurs.