Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - About 100 people came together for Cortes Island’s first Housing Forum on Saturday, December 2, in Mansons Hall.

There were break-out sessions devoted to tiny homes, rental housing, short term rentals, worker housing, empty homes, landlord-tenant relations, home upgrades and making land and home ownership more affordable. A session devoted to environmental issues was added at the last minute.

The Forum began with opening addresses by Regional Director Mark Vonesch and Sadhu Johnston, Executive Director of the Cortes Community Housing Society.