Podcasts about Quadra

Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents -In the past, Rural Directors have not always appreciated Campbell River ‘interference' in their affairs. An initiative coming out of the Strathcona Regional District's (SRD) Municipal Services Committee could result in a lot more interference from Campbell River and other municipalities. Planning is one of the most fundamental and strategic activities within the SRD. They would like to take control of the Electoral Areas Planning Service. Some of the municipal directors were already discussing the idea of joining the service for months, prior to it surfacing at the August SRD Board meeting. At that point Cortes Island Director Mark Vonesch asked, “ I just have a question for folks that brought this forward. My understanding is municipalities already have a planning function. I'm just confused as to why you might want to join when you already have your own planning service. Looking at this report, it's looking at Campbell River paying half a million dollars for something that they already have and given tight budgets everywhere and being conservative with our tax dollars and responsible. I'm just curious as to the sort of reasoning behind it.” Campbell River Director Susan Sinnott replied,  “The region is important to Campbell River and we are an unfortunate region where we are so dominant that what happens in the region does impact us because we're paying a good amount of money for it. So it's a consideration we have to look at, but no determination at this point.” The matter was referred to the Municipal Services Committee. The following program consists of gleanings from the Municipal Services Committee Meeting of September 3, 2025.

Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents -Cortes Island's aquifer health study has been released and in this morning's interviews we are speaking with Sylvia Barroso, of GW Solutions, the Senior Hydrologist who participated in this project, Sadhu Johnston, Executive Director of the Cortes Island Housing Society and Mark Vonesch, Regional Director of Cortes Island.  First, there are two key questions at the top of many people's minds. Is there enough water in Cortes Island's aquifers to support further development? And why were some of the island's shallow wells not recharging during the recent drought?  Barroso's answers to both questions were complex. Aside from her reference to climate change and the fact conditions are going to get worse, you'll have to wait for her full answer to the question about our shallow wells. However one of her statements about the state of Cortes Island's aquifers is very illuminating:  “Our study showed that in general Cortes has abundant water sources and that at the current usage levels, we have not found that there's overuse. When we look at it from a water management approach, we did not find that any of the water management areas had greater than 5% of the available water being used. That suggests that there is room for growth, and it gives us an opportunity to strategically develop water sources and develop those in protected areas.”  Cortes Currents: The issue is much more complex and there are steps we should take to ensure the health of Cortes Island's water supply, but for that you have to listen to the long version.  

This is the unedited audio from the September 8, 2025 Public Meeting about Cortes Island's zoning bylaw chaired by Regional Director Mark Vonesch. Annie Girdler, from the SRD's panning department gave an overiew of the proposed bylaw changes Cortes Island residents commented about: regulations preventing people from doing what they want on their property we need regulations to protect the community we need more Advisory Planing Committee meetings (There recently was one for zoning) people should get jobs and buy houses with their own money, not get hand-outs regulations & penalties pertaining to liveaboards support for the proposed zoning bylaws the need for more housing the need for more houses on large lots how the proposed bylaws do not help Cortes Island's climate resilience the need to protect landlords from abusive tenants Can Cortes Island's aquifers support more housing Cortes Island's Aquifer study (which was published last week) the water pollution problem in Hague Lake & how it was resolved by the Dillon Creek Restoration Project

Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents -Cortes Island will have a public meeting on its proposed Bylaw changes on Monday, Sept 8th, 5pm at Manson's Hall.  “This is a chance for folks to weigh in on the proposed draft. We're really looking at a ‘yes' or ‘no' decision on this zoning bylaw. There's almost two years of community consultation and input, and this is what staff have produced and the best, happy medium for what folks are asking for,” explained Mark Vonesch, Regional Director for Cortes Island. “The public hearing will be a chance for people to express their opinions and their thoughts. Those will get recorded and added to the public record. It's important that folks show up whether you're opposed to or in support of this new zoning bylaw. People who show up make the decisions, and this is an opportunity to have your voice heard. If you can't make the meeting, you can email planning@srd.ca and that will also be included in the public record.” Sadhu Johnston, Executive Director of the Cortes Housing Society, added,  “The Housing Society took a number of positions that we were advocating for with the Regional District.” “The first thing we were advocating for is larger cottages and additional dwelling units on existing properties. There are lots of people on Cortes have a second or third cabin on their land, and they're out of compliance with the current zoning. That makes people uncertain in their living environments. If you're renting a cabin from somebody and that cabin is technically illegal, that creates insecurity. Many people on Cortes rely on that type of housing. “The Housing Society was encouraging what used to be called cottages in the zoning bylaw. They were only 60 square meters — about 500 square feet and really too small for a family to live in - as a second house on a property. We were encouraging for that to be bigger and the SRD has made that change. Now that secondary unit, the accessory dwelling unit (ADU), can be 110 square meters.” “The new density rules allow for multiple dwelling units on a single lot. Depending on the zoning type, more than one ADU is now permitted. That can provide passive income for island property owners, and also create additional rental units. These can't be subdivided or sold, so by nature they provide important rental housing. This proposed bylaw really addressed our concern about larger cottages and additional dwelling units on existing land. “I think the best opportunity for us to get more housing on Cortes is not to build up in the northern part if the island or to develop new sites, but to use properties that already have houses, driveways, electricity, septic, and wells — and enable them to add one or more additional homes. “The previous bylaw had a maximum of three dwellings per lot in the RR1 (Rural Residential 1) and R1 (Residential 1) zones, and they've removed that maximum. There's a new tiered system that allows up to five dwellings in R1 and RR1, and up to six dwellings in RU1 (Residential Urban 1), depending on lot size. Basically, this allows one or two additional houses on existing lots. “They didn't go as far as the Housing Society was thinking would be helpful, but they did go quite far in allowing additional houses on existing lots.

Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents - From August 29 to September 14, the Old Schoolhouse Art Gallery will host ‘How Do You Like the Underworld?—Kristen Scofield-Sweet's final large-scale exhibition.  “This is my retirement party swan song on the wall,” she began. “This is a body of work that's complete. One of the remarkable things about that is the artist doesn't usually get to see their work all hung together, obviously, unless they have a show. You're used to seeing a piece over the couch with the pillows or the throw at the back. To actually see them having a conversation with each other is really special.” “Every picture tells a story, so you can get all tangled up with how it got painted and why, how I work and yada, yada. In an exhibition like this, the work gets to speak for itself, and that's really profound.” Cortes Currents: How did you come up with the title? Kristen Scofield-Sweet: “It's just an image from walking down the road in my neighborhood, looking for something significant, clicking along, taking pictures. When I got back home and looked at them, it was like, ‘whoa!' The notion ‘How do you like the underworld?' just popped into my head, and so there it is.” Cortes Currents: I have to ask, how do you like the Underworld? Kristen Scofield-Sweet: “I think we live there.” Cortes Currents: What is the Underworld?

Manda Aufochs Gillespie /Folk U - Psychologist and scientist, Wendy D'Andrea does research that looks at the impacts of acute trauma (such as a car crash) versus chronic trauma (such as abuse) and what happens with each in the brain and body. D'Andrea is a Professor at the New School and Chief Science Officer at the Trauma Research Foundation  This episode isn't always easy to listen to as topics such as abuse, rape, etc., are mentioned but this is a fascinating and empowering look at the new frontier of trauma research and practice.  Folk U Radio is taking old school viral every Friday at 1 p.m. and Mondays at 3 p.m./Wednesday at 6 a.m. @CKTZ89.5FM or livestreamed at cortesradio.ca. Find repeats anytime at www.folku.ca/podcasts. 

Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents - The Cortes Island Food Bank was one of the nation's first food banks to receive Standards of Excellence accreditation from Food Banks Canada. The Associations President Beatrix Baxter, explained, “Filipe Figueira, our Executive represented us at the Food Banks Canada Conference in Montreal. During the event, Food Banks Canada honoured food banks across the country that have met their rigorous Standards of Excellence. We are proud to share that Filipe was among a handful of leaders recognized. Achieving this standard takes a tremendous amount of work—especially since so many food banks, like ours, are largely volunteer-run. Few organizations have the capacity to dedicate the hundreds of hours required, which makes this recognition even more meaningful.” Over the years, Food Banks Canada has found that food banks have been pretty uneven in the types of services they offer, and their values. Baxter stressed the fact that the number of Canadians struggling with hunger is increasing. “ It's a bad situation for many Canadians who are struggling to make the decision of whether they are going to afford rent, or food? Are they going to be able to offer their children one meal a day, or no meals?” There is no government program to address this. The Standard of Excellence Program has three main goals: Raising everyone's service quality, so food banks across Canada have the same ethics, transparency and level of financial accountability. Improving transportation systems so that, for example, locally grown food can be shipped from the east, where it is plentiful, to areas like BC, which is really behind the rest of the nation agriculturally. ( “We are producing a shockingly low amount of food for the amount of farmland that's been cleared.”) Submitting all of the data into one system, so that Food Banks, Canada can go to government officials every month and say, ‘look, our numbers are going up. We don't have enough food. We don't have enough money. We need the support. We are offering frontline emergency support to Canadians. You need to deal with this.' Operations Manager Angelica Raaen said that in October, Food Banks Canada will be sending two inspectors to inspect the Cortes Island facility, ensuring they continue to meet and maintain these high standards. “ Locally we've seen donations have been going down so much, while need has been rising,” said Baxter. “We don't understand why this is happening because there's such wealth in this community. It is heartbreaking, honestly, to see this happening. We really want to understand why people are feeling less generous. Ultimately we're really hoping that if we prove ourselves to be of a high ethical standard, providing a high client care service, people will entrust us with their donations and their support”

Manda Aufochs Gillespie/ Folk U -On August 25, 2025, host Manda Aufochs-Gillespie was joined by Esther Shalev-Gerz, a renowned artist who has exhibited all around the world. Tune in for insights from her work, reflections on art, Cortes living, and what it's like to be a well-known artist in the world today. Folk U Radio is taking old school viral every Friday at 1 p.m. and Mondays at 3 p.m./Wednesday at 6 a.m. @CKTZ89.5FM or livestreamed at cortesradio.ca. Find repeats anytime at www.folku.ca/podcasts.

Manda AUfochs Gillespie/ Folk U -Thanks for joining us on August 22, 2025 for another week of the Village Commons Music Series, a simultaneously live and live-broadcast show, happening on Fridays from 1 - 2:30pm on the new Pavilion stage. Guest host Immanuel McKenty was joined by Johnny Hanuse, Josie Simpson, and Mary Beth Cysewski, 3 local musicians who sat together on stage for an in-the-round style performance, swapping songs, stories, and jokes. The Village Commons Music Series is produced by Jemma Hicken, Aaron Ellingsen, and Sean Coyote. It is made possible by the Cortes Island Community Foundation, Cortes Community Radio, and the Community Radio Fund of Canada. Folk U Radio is taking old school viral every Friday at 1 p.m. and Mondays at 3 p.m./Wednesday at 6 a.m. @CKTZ89.5FM or livestreamed at cortesradio.ca. Find repeats anytime at www.folku.ca/podcasts.

Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents - A hundred people turned out for Cortes Island's Sandcastle Day on Saturday, August 23rd, 2025. “It was a blast because all the families are so involved and all the kids are so involved. The day is absolutely beautiful. What's amazing is to see all the cooperation that the children have with each other and the creativity and the enjoyment that comes from this,” explained Nancy Silver, one of the judges. “It is an another community building activity and what could be better and healthier then families creating together or children alone doing it and feeling so empowered.” “Every person received some kind of award and that makes the little ones feel so great about themselves. They go on with their day, but something has changed in their lives and that is the beauty of this event.” Cortes Currents also interviewed two of the participants and a spectator. Monk and three of his friends were among the contestants: “It was a very fun experience and we did our own thing on each part of the castle. We based it off of a book called ‘Percy Jackson.' It's the Percy Jackson Palace, or Palace of Percy Jackson. We just rolled from there and built this really awesome different themed castle. We didn't really have a specific part that everybody worked on. We just did whatever we wanted.” Zyla Schmidt was in a team that included her mother, grandmother, a lady named Heather and two other kids: “It was really fun, It's kind of about the Children's Forest, like Enchanted Dragon Children's Forest, and I chose to do that because the Children's Forest is trying to get bought. I love it so much that I thought I'd make something based on that. I did a dragon. I didn't do wings, so it looked more like a dinosaur. There was going to be a city, then I turned it into a volcano because there wasn't enough time. We made paths and then raked out the rest. So you could go inside but not wreck the sculpture.” Bruce Hayden brought a professional architect's eye to the event. “One of the ones that I don't know who made it that is very beautiful is the two mountain, one of which looks like a volcano and village on the edge of the sea. The thing that I really like about it is that it's a beautiful integration of landscape and a sense of village. So it's humans meeting landscape in a really beautiful way. We had a good debate about whether it was a fortified village or not. My friend Heidi thought passionately it was a fortified village. I said, well, maybe it's a welcome spot that this is the place where you richly cleanse before you enter the sacred city on the edge of the ocean.” Cortes Currents: Are there any highlights you can think of? Nancy Silver: “For me it was with one group of kids who were so excited about what they did. They kept wanting to go deeper into the details, to take me through it and each part of it was like going into wonderland with them.” “I felt like the children were really in their fantasy world and no one was putting any boundaries on it. When children can go into that experience so fully and grab the adult and try to share with them that world, that to me, was the best experience.” A quick perusal of the Cortes Island Museum website showed there's been sandcastle days at Smelt Bay as far back as the summer of 1991, possibly earlier.

Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents -The Cortes Food Bank is trying to raise the $35,000 needed to relocate their base of operations to two sea-cans in the Village Commons at Manson's Landing. Operations Manager, Angelica Raan, explained, “We have raised $14,000 so far, and we have a generous donor who's offered to match donations up to $10,000. So we're hoping that by the end of this month we can get $10,000 in community donations to match the $10,000 this donor has offered.” Cortes Currents: Why is it necessary for the food bank to expand? Beatrix Baxter, president of the food bank, replied, “We really scaled up our operations after realizing that there was a community need not being met. In 2022, we started offering regular pickup days. We joined Food Banks BC so we could access more regional resources, including food from partners. We also received grants, which allowed us to provide more food at regular intervals. But because of the extreme need, we were just doing way too much work for the system we had.” “We have to go to our warehouse, pack all the boxes, bring them to the pickup location. It's a lot of driving for staff and volunteers. At this point, we either need our own delivery vehicle or a headquarters. On top of that, our current storage won't be available much longer.” “Our clients have also asked for a more shopping-style model, which many food banks use. Instead of volunteers pre-packing boxes, people come in and choose their own food. That provides more choice, more flexibility, and overall a better system for everyone.” “We partnered with the Community Foundation to use their sea cans at the Village Commons. One will be storage, the other will be set up as a shopping space where people can pick up food. Angelica will also be able to work out of that space.”

In August 2025 the Quadra Alumni Association celebrated 50 years of women at HMCS Quadra.  In this episode of the podcast, it was a real pleasure hearing from Manon Mitchell and her journey of attending HMCS Quadra in 1975 and beyond.  She is definitely one of the “original trailblazers” and many have called her an inspiration for younger women that followed in her footsteps.Manon talks about getting a start in the Sea Cadet world as a member of CCMRC Sioux, in Laval, Quebec. https://www.ccmrcsioux.com  Once this young girl from Quebec saw the Comox Glacier she was hooked!  She reflects on how emotional it was when thinking about leaving Quadra after her first summer.  In 1980 and 1981, Manon served as the Director of Music (DMUS) – first female in the role.  Thank you to Manon for sharing her memories.http://www.quadraeducationfoundation.com Audio editing done by Todd Mason.More about the Quadra Alumni Podcast: - Join the Quadra Alumni Association at https://www.quadraalumni.com/ - Follow on Twitter at https://twitter.com/QAAPodcast- Follow on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@quadraalumnipodcast6108 - Follow on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/q_alumni_podcast/?hl=en Email us at quadraalumnipodcast@gmail.com for any inquiries or requests to be on the Quadra Alumni Podcast

Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - Harbour Authority Cortes Island (HACI) received the necessary funding to carry out needed upgrades to the 111-year-old dock in Whaletown. In today's article Harbour Master Jenny Hartwick gives the details, and also talks about the upcoming August 30 dock swap.

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Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents - Cortes Island is close to raising the funds for a wildfire detection system that identifies fires within minutes of their inception. In today's interview Claudia van der Vorm explains what SenseNet is and Cortes Island Fire Chief Eli McKenty says why he thinks we need it.  Claudia van der Vorm: “SenseNet is a Canadian company based out of Vancouver. They work on very early wildfire detection, in most cases under the minute, they can detect a fire when it's still in soldering stages. So when we don't smell it, we don't see it, in areas hard to access. They have a combination of sensors, camera, satellite, and a platform that all together really allows that early detection, prevention and mitigation.” “Sensors basically are really placed in the areas that are at most risk or difficult to access. A camera can basically oversee the whole island and monitor 24 7 for any smoke. The satellite is really for if it is getting bigger.” “The moment some activity is happening, the sensors will detect, they will start to analyze. The camera zooms in, a camera that oversees over 75 kilometers, but it also zooms into the areas. It can detect if it's a campfire. The fire department gets a notification and it also gets the cause. What is the spread location, spread and that incorporates the vegetation, the weather, the wind patterns, and things like that.” “It also allows a little bit of prevention, so it's dry, or the weather combination is such that it's already high risk.” Cortes Currents: Where is SenseNet in use right now?  Claudia van der Vorm: “It's on the Sunshine Coast. The city of Vernon actually has it already for three years, and even the recent Vernon fire they knew exactly where they knew the direction, they knew the fire spread, and they managed the fire very quickly. In the three years that Vernon has the system, they haven't had a fire outbreak, but they averted over 200 fires.”

Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents - Mark Lombard from the Cortes Housing Society recently gave an update on progress at the Rainbow Ridge Affordable Housing Project. “At this point we're well along the way of building a community building with an office for the housing society. It'll have: - a utility space that has controls for the water systems and filtration to send water to all the homes. - the controls for the battery and solar system that will provide backup power for the water and sewer for the buildings. - a laundry room that'll serve the women's shelter and other people on the south end who need it. a guest bedroom that people who live in the seniors village or at Rainbow Ridge will be able to rent for a modest price per night. a lounge area with a kitchenette that people can have a little birthday dinner or a card game, or if the Housing Society board wants to meet, there'll be a big table that can be used for that.”

Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents - A lot has happened in the five months since Tomaaso Biasiolo became the Outreach and Admin Coordinator for ‘the Nook' in Cortes Island's Village Commons. The Grand Opening was on June 27, 2025, but there are still small projects to complete. Two special small rooms need to soundproofed; the Nook's kitchen has not been installed. The original vision was to create a space where nonprofits can work and hold their meetings, but these spaces are now available for individuals as well.

Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents -Live and Local is more than a Tideline page, although the Tideline page advertises all of the shows on Cortes Island from Gorge Harbour Marina, Manson's Hall, Gorge Hall and the Village Commons Music Series to pop-up independent shows. It is also more than the radio program, which is broadcast over CKTZ 89.5, FM shortly after 8:00 AM on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. According to Jemma Hicken, one of the best known personalities behind it: "Live and Local is an umbrella program, run by Cortes Radio, that encompasses  the Live and Local page on Tideline, the Live and Local radio interviews that I've been mostly doing, also all of the promotion that we've been doing through Cortes Radio, social media, Tideline, all of the rest in terms of posters and the Village Commons Music Series as well." She explained that Live and local came about through a collaboration with Bryan McKinnon, the President of Cortes Community Radio. 

Manda Aufochs Gillespie/Folk U - On August 11, 2025, host Manda Aufochs-Gillespie was joined by Nawel Izard, a Campbell River lawyer who cares deeply about community. Tune in for insights from her work, and clear, engaging explanations of legal issues that affect the Cortes community. Full of practical advice and personal reflections, Nawel makes complex topics accessible and relevant for all listeners. Folk U Radio is taking old school viral every Friday at 1 p.m. and Mondays at 6:30 p.m./Wednesday at 6 a.m. @CKTZ89.5FM or livestreamed at cortesradio.ca. Find repeats anytime at www.folku.ca/podcasts.

Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents - Lovefest 2025 was at Linnaea Farm on Saturday August 9th. Cortes Currents wandered through the crowd asking people about Lovefest and why they kept coming back. In the process, I also recorded a few short clips of the music and asked one of the principal organizers, Benji Coey about this year's program. Howie Roman - “It started with 50 Summers of Love, which was our great hippie festival. People really dug out their old clothes. Women in long skirts; guys in bell bottoms. There was an exhibit up in the school of what you looked like in '67, and it was very cool. The demand was that they keep it going. So I believe this is the sixth year.” Toni Smorodin - “I've been coming since the very beginning. I think it was 2017. So the idea of a Lovefest, reincarnation, music and people coming together: It really excited me, especially in a beautiful location like Linnaea.” Adam Schick from Linnaea Farm - “It's great having Lovefest here on the farm. It's a great way to spend an afternoon in August, showcasing what a beautiful place I get to live in all the time.” Cortes Currents - Tell me about this year's lineup, and what's changed? Benji Coey - “This year we've got quite a few new bands who haven't been here before. One or two classics, who people on the island will know of. For example, Louis Belcourt is a classic, but if you're talking big differences, we've got a different end of the evening this year. For the last couple of years we finished with the Cuban Act, this year ending with the Righteous Rainbows of Togetherness.” “So imagine if you can time traveling Egyptian space lords playing improvised electronica to a visual track of lasers and smoke machines. That's what's gonna culminate the evening tonight. We have Canada's best tribute to the Great Divide, which includes Rex Weyler's son Jack Weyler, a wonderful Hammond organ player and Dylan Stone, who's another island favorite. We've got Lily Fawn, who has been on the BC music scene for about 15-20 years. We're doing the music of David Lynch. As you know, David Lynch is a directing legend in Canadian film history. Twin Peaks obviously is one of his most famous pieces, so the band are going to play a selection of music from Twin Peaks and from some of David Lynch's other works. It'll be a theatrical element. We're gonna do that at sunset.” Ann Mortifee - “I love to feast on love and there are so many great people here, from our community, and from afar. I love this day because it is a Lovefest where people of talent and all different kinds of things can come and dance, enjoy and visit.” Amy Harding from the Linnaea Farm food booth - “It's very exciting and vibrant and beautiful and I love feeling that energy.” Cortes Currents -  It seems like there's always the McKenty element to Lovefest, whether it's onstage or as support. Francis McKenty - “Yep, and sometimes both, but it's a fun chance to get together and work backstage, with all of my brothers, helping make Cortes' most amazing music festival as amazing as it can be.” Greg Osoba -  “This is my first year volunteering, but I've had the great pleasure to play at Lovefest. I was with Six Foot Johnson on, gosh, at least four occasions. I'm very happy with that. It's a great opportunity for some less experienced players to get their feet wet, as well as some very seasoned professionals. I just thought this is a great way to give back and it's wonderful to greet all the happy attendees who are looking forward to what Lovefest has to offer.” Aland from Victoria - “I've been here since the beginning, I was five, maybe. It's a really fun experience and there's always music, and it's a really nice time to just connect to everyone.” Her sister Nim - “We used to live here full time and we still come here because it's an awesome community and great music.” Anastasia Avvakumova - “It feels like home.”

Manda AUfochs Gillespie/ Folk U - On August 4, 2025, host Manda Aufochs-Gillespie was joined by Sadhu Johnston, who gave an update on the developments happening at Rainbow Ridge, on behalf of the Cortes Housing Society. Tune in for a discussion about community housing, the island's housing crisis, and construction challenges and joys! Folk U Radio is taking old school viral every Friday at 1 p.m. and Mondays at 6:30 p.m./Wednesday at 6 a.m. @CKTZ89.5FM or livestreamed at cortesradio.ca. Find repeats anytime at www.folku.ca/podcasts.

Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents - UBC researchers found a new virus in farmed Pacific Oysters that perished during a mass die-off in 2023. During the die-off, researchers collected 33 dead oysters as well as 26 wild oysters from neighbouring sites. Pacific Oyster Nidovirus 1 (PONV1) was only found in 20 of the dead or dying farmed oysters. Dr Kevin Xu Zhong, a research associate in the UBC department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences (EOAS), explained this does not mean the virus was the cause of death. “We found this new virus. There is no indication it is causing the mortality mentioned in the database, the study, or the reporting.” Cortes Currents:  What does the virus do to oysters? Dr Zhong:  “We don't know how this virus is working, or how it causes disease. What we can know right now is that we found this virus associated with the mass mortality for the oysters in the farm. That's what we know. There are many unknowns; many questions to address in the future.” Dr Zhong said there have recently been mass die-offs of Pacific Oysters in BC and other parts of the world, but the cause is often unknown. Pacific Oysters are the primary shellfish species grown in B.C. and brought in revenues of  $16 million in 2023.  Cortes Currents:  Where have you found Pacific Oyster Nidovirus in BC? Dr Zhong: “Fanny Bay and Deep Cove.”   Cortes Currents: I guess it's too early to ask whether Pacific Oyster Nidovirus 1 spreading? Dr Zhong: “Yes, we only analyzed the samples from two farms. As you said, it is very early to say. We found this virus in the BC area, but based on the genetic data available in the database, it can also be found in France and in China. You can trace it back about one decade.” Cortes Currents:  Have there been any indications that it would be harmful to human consumers of oysters? Dr Zhong: “Oh, no, no, no. Don't worry about that. This virus can only infect the Pacific Oyster and never humans or other animal species. There's no worry about that because viral infection is mostly host specific.”  Cortes Currents: Can you definitively say that it doesn't cause any harm to humans? Dr Zhong: “We also eat oysters, raw too. I don't think this will be a problem.”

Manda Aufochs Gillespie/Folk U - July 25, 2025 was the fourth week of the Village Commons Music Series, a simultaneously live and live-broadcast show, happening on Fridays from 1 - 2:30pm on the new Pavilion stage. Host Manda Aufochs Gillespie was joined by local electronic music star, Aspen King. Aspen plays techno and house influenced music and came home to play this daytime set, and one evening set at the Gorge Marina, between travelling to and from many large festivals over the course of the summer. The Village Commons Music Series is produced by Jemma Hicken, Aaron Ellingsen, and Sean Coyote. It is made possible by the Cortes Island Community Foundation, Cortes Community Radio, and the Community Radio Fund of Canada. Folk U Radio is taking old school viral every Friday at 1 p.m. and Mondays at 6:30 p.m./Wednesday at 6 a.m. @CKTZ89.5FM or livestreamed at cortesradio.ca. Find repeats anytime at www.folku.ca/podcasts.

Manda Aufochs Gillespie/Folk U - On July 21, 2025, host Manda Aufochs-Gillespie was joined by Dr. Eric Posen to discuss naturopathy, health, and healing. This conversation unpacks what naturopathic doctors do, illness and alternative medicine, and the future of mental and physical health. Folk U Radio is taking old school viral every Friday at 1 p.m. and Mondays at 6:30 p.m./Wednesday at 6 a.m. @CKTZ89.5FM or livestreamed at cortesradio.ca. Find repeats anytime at www.folku.ca/podcasts.

Manda Aufochs Goillespie/ Folk U - July 18, 2025 was the third week of the Village Commons Music Series, a simultaneously live and live-broadcast show, happening on Fridays from 1 - 2:30pm on the new Pavilion stage.  Host Manda Aufochs Gillespie was joined by local legend Rick Bockner. Tune in for Rick's unique fingerpicking style, lots of jokes, and some beautiful songs by a favourite Cortesian songwriter. The Village Commons Music Series is produced by Jemma Hicken, Aaron Ellingsen, and Sean Coyote. It is made possible by the Cortes Island Community Foundation, Cortes Community Radio, and the Community Radio Fund of Canada. Folk U Radio is taking old school viral every Friday at 1 p.m. and Mondays at 6:30 p.m./Wednesday at 6 a.m. @CKTZ89.5FM or livestreamed at cortesradio.ca. Find repeats anytime at www.folku.ca/podcasts.

Manda Aufochs Gillespie/Folk U - July 11, 2025 was the second week of the Village Commons Music Series, a simultaneously live and live-broadcast show, happening on Fridays from 1 - 2:30pm on the new Pavilion stage. Host Manda Aufochs Gillespie was joined Kaia Bryce (piano, melodica, vocals) and Adrian Esau (guitar, harmonica, vocals) - Lasqueti islanders with big hearts and a big sound! They played a lively genre-bending show full of creative time-feel changes and rural island sentiments. The Village Commons Music Series is produced by Jemma Hicken, Aaron Ellingsen, and Sean Coyote. It is made possible by the Cortes Island Community Foundation, Cortes Community Radio, and the Community Radio Fund of Canada. Folk U Radio is taking old school viral every Friday at 1 p.m. and Mondays at 6:30 p.m./Wednesday at 6 a.m. @CKTZ89.5FM or livestreamed at cortesradio.ca. Find repeats anytime at www.folku.ca/podcasts.

Thanks to Rick MacDonald for stopping into the studio while visiting Victoria.  Rick is originally from RCSCC Qu'Appelle in Winnipeg, he spent six weeks at Esquimalt Sea Cadet Camp in 1974 before attending the Quadra School of Music in 1975.  Rick later experienced camp life in Whitehorse for a few years.  Once he turned 19, he did enroll in the CIC through the home Corps where he met his wife JoAnn.I got a chance to chat about sports, hobbies and work life with Rick.  I think you'll enjoy hearing his stories and related experiences.  I couldn't convince Rick to become a Lions fan, but I learned that his brother runs the “let's Talk CFL” podcast and Rick has been a co-host on several episodes.Rick makes a special mention of Bev MacKillop and hopes she makes the quadra alumni event this summer!Some famous Canadian athletes we talk about:https://www.instagram.com/nicktaylorgolf/https://www.instagram.com/chaseclaypool/https://www.instagram.com/justindoug/ Audio editing done by Todd Mason.More about the Quadra Alumni Podcast: - Join the Quadra Alumni Association at https://www.quadraalumni.com/ - Follow on Twitter at https://twitter.com/QAAPodcast- Follow on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@quadraalumnipodcast6108 - Follow on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/q_alumni_podcast/?hl=en Email us at quadraalumnipodcast@gmail.com for any inquiries or requests to be on the Quadra Alumni Podcast

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Manda Aufochs Gillespie/Folk U - July 4, 2025 saw the launch of the Village Commons Music Series, a simultaneously live and live-broadcast show, happening on Fridays from 1 - 2:30pm on the new Pavilion stage. Host Manda Aufochs Gillespie was joined by Denise Wolda, Owyn Pengelly, and Thomas Aerie, 3 local musicians who sat together on stage for an intergenerational in-the-round style performance, swapping songs, stories, and jokes. The Village Commons Music Series is produced by Jemma Hicken, Aaron Ellingsen, and Sean Coyote. It is made possible by the Cortes Island Community Foundation, Cortes Community Radio, and the Community Radio Fund of Canada. Folk U Radio is taking old school viral every Friday at 1 p.m. and Mondays at 6:30 p.m./Wednesday at 6 a.m. @CKTZ89.5FM or livestreamed at cortesradio.ca. Find repeats anytime at www.folku.ca/podcasts.

Ari Aguiar e Guilherme Giovannoni comentam sobre os principais assuntos da semana da NBA com destaque para o Draft, com Cooper Flagg como 1ª escolha geral, Kevin Durant TROCADO, e OKC Thunder CAMPEÃO no Jogo 7. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jemma Hicken/Folk U - On June 20th, 2025 guest host Jemma Hicken was joined by the Awakeneers, a 6-person, mostly-sibling folk band, for a short live set and interview. Tune in to listen to some fiddle and folk, hear about the upcoming grand opening of the Village Commons on June 27th, and learn quite a lot about beans. Performance Highlights: Vancouver Island MusicFest (2023), Shaw Spotlight (2022 & 2024), Duncan Showroom (2024), CBC Radio One. "One of the most talented and professional groups of musicians I've ever worked with" — Karen Seaboyer, Best Roots & Traditional Album JUNO juror, Campbell River Arts Council "wonderfully entertaining show ... left us all with a smile on our faces and a song in our hearts!" — Patty Castle, Artistic Director, Victoria Folk Music Society.

Nesta sexta-feira (20), Fernando Nardini e Leonardo Sasso projetaram a grande decisão entre Oklahoma City Thunder e Indiana Pacers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nesta sexta-feira (13), Matheus Suman e Helen Luz projetam Jogo 4 da grande decisão do melhor basquete do mundo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Matheus Suman e Leonardo Sasso comentam 1° jogo da NBA Finals entre Pacers e Thunder, com destaque para ponto da vitória de Haliburton! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

No episódio desta semana, Ari Aguiar e Guilherme Giovannoni comentam sobre o Oklahoma City Thunder ser o primeiro finalista da NBA e também se o New York Knicks pode "operar o milagre" e virar a série contra o Indiana Pacers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

No episódio desta semana, Ari Aguiar e Guilherme Giovannoni discutem tudo que de melhor aconteceu nas Finais de Conferência da NBA! A virada absurda dos Pacers no Garden e o Thunder abrindo 2 a 0 nos Wolves! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

No episódio desta semana, Ari Aguiar e Guilherme Giovannoni discutem TUDO sobre os playoffs da NBA: os Celtics vivos mesmo sem Tatum, Jogo 7 no duelo dos MVPs em Thunder x Nuggets, e Pacers e Timberwolves classificados para as finais de conferência! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

No episódio desta semana, Ari Aguiar e Guilherme Giovannoni discutem TUDO sobre a segunda rodada dos playoffs da NBA! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

No episódio desta semana, Ari Aguiar e Guilherme Giovannoni discutem tudo que está rolando nos playoffs da NBA, com destaque para a 'guerra' entre Warriors e Rockets, a eliminação dos Lakers perante os Timberwolves e o Jogo 7 entre Nuggets e Clippers! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

No episódio desta semana, Ari Aguiar e Leonardo Sasso discutem o início dos playoffs da NBA! Lakers x Wolves em série espetacular, Jokic e Giannis 'por um fio' e a lesão de Jimmy Butler são os principais assuntos! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In Episode 492, Ryan and Jose are joined by Barbie Wilde of Hellbound: hellraiser II to catch up and talk about the Cilicium Quadra and the new edition of The Venus Complex.  This is the Clive Barker Podcast, where long-time fans Ryan and Jose interview guests, bring you the news, and take deep dives into Barker-related stuff.  Sponsor : Don Bertram's Celebrate Imagination | Pinterest | ETSY Store Check out his recent paintings Homage to Pearland and Homage to Pearland II on Facebook Texas Friends:   April 26th will be the Pearland Arts Festival Help our former guest, Hans Rueffert Sponsor : Ed Martinez YouTube Channel Yasushi Nirasawa at Mad Model Party 1996 Patreon Members Shout-Out (Become a Patron) David Anderson Erik Van T' Holt Daniel Elven Amanda Stewart Bradley Gartz Markus Returning Sponsor: Don Bertram's Celebrate Imagination  New Sponsor, Ed Martinez YouTube Channel What's New for our Patreon Subscribers     Don Bertram and Hans Rueffert talk about the the days of the Luna 7 Gallery and the first Clive Barker Prints.   Coming Soon: The BarkerCast Studio beginning to first recording Chat with Barbie Wilde Barbie Wilde's web site The Cilicium Quadra Patient K The Venus Complex 2nd Edition, Demain Publishing | Audible w/ Doug Bradley Blue Eyes Blood /Stream Dark Ditties on Amazon Prime Horrorcon UK Delirium Magazine   Show Notes Episode 26 : Barbie Wilde and the Venus Complex Episode 104 : Barbie Wilde Returns for Voices of the Damned The first Omen Hitchcock My Octopus Teacher Rosalind Franklin Women Hold Up Half The Sky Coming Next I Am Monsters Episode 500 Jericho Squad 77 Returns Book Club of Blood : Hell's Event And this podcast, having no beginning will have no end.  web www.clivebarkercast.com Apple Podcasts,  Android,  Amazon Music, Spotify, Pandora, Libsyn, Tunein, iHeart Radio, Pocket Casts, Radio.com, and YouTube and Facebook: | BarkerCast Listeners Group | Occupy Midian  BlueSky | Reddit | Discord Community Support the show Buy Our Book: The BarkerCast Interviews Occupy Midian  Hardcover | Kindle | Apple Become a Patreon Patron | Buy a T-Shirt Music is by Ray Norrish All Links and show notes in their Entirety can be found at https://www.clivebarkercast.com

No episódio desta semana, Ari Aguiar, Guilherme Giovannoni e Guilherme Sacco discutem e palpitam sobre todas as séries de primeira rodada dos playoffs da NBA! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

No episódio desta semana, Ari Aguiar e Leonardo Sasso discutem o retorno de Luka Doncica a Dallas, o Denver Nuggets sem técnico, fazem a previsão de como ficará os playoffs da NBA e mais! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ari Aguiar e Guilherme Giovannoni analisam tudo sobre a semana de NBA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

No episódio desta semana, Ari Aguiar e Guilherme Giovannoni discutem a fase dos Lakers e dos Bulls, o Thunder como o grande favorito e o que está em jogo nas semanas finais da NBA! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

No Na Quadra desta semana, Ari Aguiar e Guilherme Giovannoni falam sobre a lesão de Stephen Curry, as dificuldades de Lakers e Nuggets com lesões, a queda vertiginosa dos Knicks e mais! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Michel Lamba, Chief Digital Officer, Quadra Group discusses building cutting edge innovation through building team skills, removing obstacles to lead and work together, organizational management and where he believes GenAI is on the technology S-curve on CIO Leadership Live with Lee Rennick.

Nesta semana, Ari Aguiar e Guilherme Giovannoni discutem se o Cleveland Cavaliers é o grande favorito ao título da NBA, a fase excelente do Golden State Warriors, o Los Angeles Lakers com dificuldades sem LeBron James, a prova de força do Oklahoma City Thunder e muito mais! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

No episódio desta semana, Ari Aguiar e Leonardo Sasso discutem se Boston Celtics x Los Angeles Lakers é a "final dos sonhos" da NBA e também até onde podem chegar os seis melhores times de cada conferência! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Al via oggi il Consiglio Ue sull'Ucraina. Ci colleghiamo con Beda Romano, corrispondente de Il Sole 24 Ore da Bruxelles. Cina: Alibaba rilascia una nuova versione della sua intelligenza artificiale sfidando DeepSeek. Ne parliamo con il nostro Enrico Pagliarini. Caldo sull'Italia, ANBI lancia l'allarme siccità a Foggia. Sentiamo Giulio Betti, climatologo e meteorologo del CNR.