Podcasts about Tideline

Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents - mmanuel McKenty is the new face of the Cortes Island Microgrants 4 Neighbours Program.  When this ZOOM interview began, he was sitting in a room that looked very similar to where  I interviewed him along with the rest of the Awakeneers on previous occasions. Cortes Currents: Give me your spiel and then I'll ask some questions. Immanuel McKenty: “  The 2025 round of the Cortes Island MicroGrants is now open for applications between March 10th and April 7th. We're accepting applications for cool projects in on in theCortes community and giving out grants between $50 and $500. The application process is super simple. The link is on the Cortes Foundation website under their Grants section. And there's also posts on Tideline and the various different Cortes Island Facebook pages. One interesting new thing we're trying this year for the first time is we're planning to put all of the applications out for input to the whole community once we receive them. So anyone who lives on Cortes can log in and view all the applications and submit their votes on which are their favourites.” “I'm looking forward to seeing all the creative projects that get submitted and there's a few that are coming in already.”  Cortes Currents: Actually, the first question that popped in my mind is how did Immanuel McKenty end up as the person doing the MicroGrants?   Immanuel McKenty: “Manda Aufochs Gillespie recruited me shortly after the program launched. She initiated the program based on her literacy outreach coordinator position in 2020, I think that was the first year she organized it,  and  she recruited me as a jury member in 2021. The jury is basically a collection of people who review the different applications and rate them based on the rating matrix of different attributes.  I  was on the jury for a few years after that, and  Co-adjudicator last year. This year I'm coordinating the program for the first time.”  Cortes Currents: When exactly did you say ‘yes,' you'll be the guy in charge?  Immanuel McKenty: “Manda asked me, I believe it was in December  of 2024, just after Isabella McKnight retired from  working for the foundation. She had been the previous coordinator, and I had been a co-judicator with her last year.” Cortes Currents: Are you going to be doing more than MicroGrants?   Immanuel McKenty: “I've just been contracted to run the MicroGrants program this year.  It's roughly a three month engagement during the time period that the grants are being accepted and reviewed.” Cortes Currents: What's special about the MicroGrants?   Immanuel McKenty: “I find them very special and inspiring because they're so easy to apply for. Obviously applying for it doesn't mean you'll get the money, but the nice thing about the MicroGrants is that you don't need to have a registered non profit or a registered charity and go through all of these hoops of submitting financial statements, forms and hours and hours of details. They're small grants and it's super easy to apply for them.” “They're a great fit for some types of community projects. For example, in the past, they funded things like the Cortes Island Skate Jam, or songwriter circles that happened on the island, or several years in a row they've funded some youth kayaking trips, or little library boxes, or language classes. Basically, they're great for  projects that somebody is excited about doing on Cortes and needs a little bit of encouragement and support  to get the project to happen.”  

Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents - Mascon by TELUS informed at least 10 Cortes Island residents that their internet service will be terminated on June 2, 2025. A dozen people were chatting about it on the Cortes Island Is Home Facebook page, where one typed a message to Regional Director Mark Vonesch, “The SRD was part of the whole CityWest to insure all communities were connected? Most of us do not have access to CityWest yet and now we are losing access to our only other option.” Nancy Kendel posted a comment on the Tideline, “A LOT OF GOVERNMENT MONEY was given to the Connected Coast Partnership of CityWest and the Strathcona Regional District, but THE JOB IS NOT FINISHED! When will Cortes Island be connected?” She also emailed Cortes Currents, which is what led to this story.

In this episode of Crime Time, Inc., the hosts delve into the intricate and haunting intersection of burial practices and witchcraft accusations in 18th century Scotland. Featuring the tragic story of Lilius Eide, who died awaiting trial for witchcraft and was buried beneath the Tideline to prevent her spirit's return, the show highlights how fear and superstition heavily influenced societal actions and the legal system. The hosts also examine the complex nature of witchcraft confessions, the coercive interrogation methods, and the role of the church and political figures like King James VI. They discuss the lingering impact of these witch trials on society and stress the importance of remembering the human stories behind the accusations as a cautionary tale against groupthink, the abuse of power, and scapegoating.00:00 Introduction to Historical Crimes and Witchcraft00:54 The Tragic Tale of Lilius Eide02:01 Interpreting Witchcraft Confessions02:42 The Role of Torture and Social Contagion04:43 Women and Witchcraft Accusations05:49 The Church's Paradoxical Role06:23 King James VI and the North Berwick Witch Trials07:10 The Influence of the Malleus Maleficarum07:48 The Decline of Witch Trials10:39 The Lasting Legacy of Witch Trials11:20 Conclusion and Reflection Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents - The Cortes Community Housing Society will soon break ground on Rainbow Ridge. They are also renting out two houses, are about to explore the possibility of a tiny house village, and hope to launch a homeshare program this summer. There is also news about the aquifer study, more online housing forums, the Cortes Island Trade Directory and Cortes Island's vacant homes. “2024 was a banner year for us in many ways,” exclaimed Executive Director Sadhu Johnston. Bruin Black, the Society's new Project Manager, added,  “This year is going to be a big year in terms of things happening. I'm just excited to see how things unfold.” Orchard Village What was special about 2024? What did you accomplish? Sadhu Johnston: “ I guess the biggest thing is that we got some housing under our belts. We purchased a property with two existing houses on it, and we're able to get those rented out. I'm really excited to be working with the health association, CCHA to be providing housing to the doctors on the island,  which is much needed. We have a second house on the property that's being rented out to some artists, long time Cortes folks. That's really great and exciting for us to have housing that we're able to provide in the community.” Cortes Currents: Tell me about the woodworking maker's space.  Sadhu Johnston: “At Orchard Village, the project where we have the houses being rented,  we have a good size shop. We put a call out on Tideline for proposals for how to use that shop for community uses and we got a wonderful proposal from Hannu Huuskonen who's a woodworker on the island. He proposed the idea of setting up a woodworking maker space and those are pretty popular around North America.  Shared workshops where people can go and be a member and use tools and use a shop.”  “We've established a partnership with the Cortes Community Forest Cooperative, where we will be co funding it  and working together to pursue the value added wood strategy that the co-op adopted last year.  People can have an annual membership and that gives them access to use the shop and we'll have commercial grade tools there and hopefully support entrepreneurs and hobbyists alike to have access to a wood shop and hopefully use more local wood for business opportunities.” On the Webb, the Cortes Trades Directory & New Staff “We've also just got staff and a new website with the Trades Directory on it. So there's just really a lot going on right now and gearing up to get construction going on Rainbow Ridge too. So it feels like an exciting time.”  Starting Construction on Rainbow Ridge Cortes Currents: So tell me about this construction on Rainbow Ridge. I understand it's going to be this Spring?

Moms Changing the World turns 4 years this month! To celebrate, our episode today is with children's book author, among many other things, Monique Aiken. If you have been a long time listener, you know that I LOVE to highlight my favorite children's books and their authors.Monique Aiken is a first-generation Jamaican American and a strategy consultant, entrepreneur, and podcast host. She lives in a 100-plus year old house in New Jersey with her husband and son—the original "Cutie Patootie" who inspired the book. Her first children's book, a love letter to her son (and all children), was published in January 2024.She has a rich background in traditional finance, in New York, London and Houston and after that Monique has focused her energies on advancing the global impact economy with the Clinton Global Initiative, Mission Investors Exchange, where she led Programs focused on Foundations to begin or deepen their practice of impact investing and working with Tideline, a boutique strategy consultancy for Impact Investing. She's currently an Managing DIrector at the Investment Integration Project.She is also the creator and host of MJN's podcast “Into the Record”. She is co-founder of the ReStarter Fund, an economic and climate justice initiative aiming to be a small business lifeline in these challenging times of polycrisis.Monique holds an MBA from NYU Stern School of Business and a B.Sc. in Foreign Service from Georgetown University, where she studied Spanish and Portuguese.If you were close to NYC during NYC Climate Week, on Sunday 9/22/24, Monique's nonprofit collective, Make Justice Normal hosted a family-friendly “streetfair for good” in Queens, NY which uses social practice art to inspire climate action. Interested folks can learn more about it here.Books mentioned:- Ron's Big Mission here- Mae Among the Stars here- Yes No here- Our Skin here- Always Anjali here- Just Ask here- Social Justice Investor here- Change the World Before Bedtime hereMonique's links:Into the Record podcast hereStreet Works Earth 9/22 hereIllustrator Amanda's links:- Khalida and the Beautiful song and other books here- Pet portrait work here Ekua Walker, NP- Host of Www.MomsChangingtheWorld.orgFacebook - Moms Changing The World

Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents - After 14 years at the helm, Ester Strijbos is moving on from the Tideline. In one of the archived posts, from the fall of 2011, she wrote:  “Last year June, after careful consideration, Richard Trueman decided to step down from cortesisland.com (Tideline). I took over from Richard in July 2010. Irene Blueth is still Assistant Editor, which means that she takes care of the Tideline when I am away, and also helps make editing decisions.”  Cortes Currents: How did you become the editor of the tideline?  Ester Strijbos: “Richard and I became friends when we met up at the TAC on a weekly basis. We got together with  a bunch of people that were into web stuff and photography. We became friends.  Then after a few years in  2010, he was just done with it. There was a lot of stuff going on, the hall tax , the rezoning of the fish farms and the community plan.”  “So he called and said, 'I need to find someone within a few days because I don't want to do it anymore.'"  “I thought I would do it for a little while and then someone else would take over. ' That was my initial idea because I thought, 'well, we can't not have it. So I'll do it for a while and then we'll figure something out.'  I guess that part never really happened until now.”    Cortes Currents: Has it been a good time?   Ester Strijbos: “Yes. Most of it, yes.”  (Laughs) Cortes Currents: Why? What was good about it?  Ester Strijbos:"Well, it's the community. There's a lot of people that are part of the timeline,  it feels like the whole community.  I loved that about it!” Cortes Currents: What have been the challenges and what have been the successes?   Ester Strijbos: “I think the successes are what you see every day, people communicating with each other and  to our community.”  “The challenges have been the not so nice notes or people just not wanting to understand the policies and the guidelines and staying within them. That's been a challenge. When things happen on the island, and when we lose people that you're really close to, that's hard.”  Cortes Currents: What are you going to miss about it?  Ester Strijbos: “Again, I'm going to miss the community. At this point there's lots of things I'm not going to miss about being editor, but I know I will miss the connections that I had on a daily basis with a lot of people. I won't have that anymore, and so I'll definitely miss that.”

Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - The summer market season begins on Wednesday June 26th, from 12:30-3:00 PM. “We're having our first artisans market at Hollyhock,  just outside the garden and the lodge in the grassy area above the hot tubs. This is our first in a series of  five or six markets that are happening  every second Wednesday afternoon over the summer.  We have a variety of artists, fiber artists, ceramicists, lotions, potion makers, clothing makers, painters and live music,” explained Tamlyn Collingwoood, Business Mentorship Coordinator for the Cortes Community Economic Development Association (CCEDA). “Come and check it out, everyone's welcome.” “This whole plan came out of a meeting that I had with Hollyhock, in the early winter, where they shared  their  wonderful ‘Things To Do' program. This is where they look for activities in the community for their guests to engage in, on their afternoons off.  My thought was to create some activities that also involve engaging with the community, engaging with local businesses and artists - making it  a win-win-win situation.” Cortes Currents: Where are you getting your artists and artisans? And can anyone get involved if they want to?  Tamlyn Collingwoood: “There's limited space, so it's pretty much full now, but hopefully we'll be able to spread out once the grass is fully grown. It was just recently seeded. The market is curated to support local artisans and local small businesses.” Cortes Currents: Are they all from the Friday Market?   Tamlyn Collingwoood: “No, there are a couple of vendors who come from the Friday market, but also some that don't. We do have one vendor from off island, Hillary from “Elsewhere Clothing,' a very popular handmade clothing line  from Vancouver Island. She comes once in a while to the Friday Market.” Some of the other artisans were listed in a press release:Moon Cat Magicals, Wild Spirit Glass, Twigroot Botanicals, Soft Rock Ceramics, Tenant Farms Handicrafts, Stephanie Whitman, Art Spirit Drum and Brigid Weiler Art. Tamlyn Collingwoood: “Once I started getting the word out there, about this market, a couple of the old timers told me that  there used to be an artisans market down by the beach at Hollyhock and that it was really fun. Some of those folks were just really excited to see that this was happening again, and I was really happy to hear  that this was something that people enjoyed and that we were bringing it back to life.” “I will be advertising the market in my usual bombarding way  on all of the social media pages, the Tideline and sending it out to my email list.”  “It's not just for Hollyhock guests. It's also to attract Cortes residents, or folks that might be here in the summer, to have a wander through the Hollyhock Garden, maybe visit the store or have a little bit of lunch before the market.  Come and enjoy the setting and check out  some really nice locally made art.” Cortes Currents: Do you have to pre book for the restaurant?  Tamlyn Collingwoood: “Yes,  there is a reservation system  for booking lunches at Hollyhock.  Anyone wanting to do that should phone Hollyhock and book ahead.  Lunch goes from 12:30 to 1:30. We'll be setting up the market right at the beginning of lunch, so people can get a little refreshment from the restaurant as well and come out and enjoy the market.”  Cortes Currents: What about the music?  Tamlyn Collingwoood: “Michael Keith is playing music for this market, which is fabulous. It's always a great time to have Michael playing music and just creating a nice vibe. Hopefully he'll be able to play for us again at one of our other markets.  All the vendors fees goes towards paying the musician, so if we have enough vendors, then we can hopefully afford to bring over a band that I really enjoyed  listening to at the Quadra Market.”

Send us a Text Message.Marcus Mizelle interviews filmmaker Roxy Shih about her journey in the film industry, what past films most inspired her ('The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, 'The Shining'), and her latest film 'Beacon' ahead of its World Premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival.They discuss the challenges of being a filmmaker in the current Hollywood landscape, the importance of creative storytelling, and the impact of personal experiences on filmmaking. Roxy shares her passion for intimate stories and the need for more diverse representation in the industry. They also touch on the power of podcasting as a form of therapy and connection. Overall, the conversation explores themes of identity, creativity, and the human experience. TakeawaysThe current Hollywood landscape can be discouraging for filmmakers, with a focus on IP fatigue and a lack of investment in creative and diverse stories.Filmmakers should prioritize making what they are passionate about, as it often pays off more than trying to cater to what they think others want to see.Podcasting can be a therapeutic and vulnerable space for self-expression and connection.Sociology and the study of human behavior can provide valuable insights and inspiration for filmmakers.Genre films can be a powerful way to explore and confront real-life fears and anxieties. Director Roxy Shih, discusses the inspiration behind the film and the process of casting and working with the actors.The production faced challenges such as extreme weather conditions and a tight shooting schedule.Being resourceful and having the right team are crucial in overcoming challenges during film production. Producing your own work gives you an understanding of the challenges and helps you appreciate the role of producers.Balancing creative vision with commercial appeal is important for a sustainable career in filmmaking.Marketing plays a crucial role in getting films seen and finding success.Well-made films can gain popularity over time, even with limited marketing.Tideline is a production company that supports innovative storytellers.Roxy Shih expresses her desire to remake Mulan and explores the theme of mother-daughter relationships in her work.Letting your light shine and de-centering yourself as an artist can lead to creative freedom and alignment with like-minded individuals.Like, subscribe and follow us on our socials @pastpresentfeature

Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - There was an increasing number of wolf sightings and encounters on Cortes Island during the closing months of 2008. A number of posts in the Tideline over the course of the next two years mention 'an awful lot of them on the island, in an awfully short time.' There were mixed reactions. A Squirrel Cove resident wrote that 15 ran through one of their neighbours yards at 4 AM. Someone had a 'magical encounter' with a large black wolf, standing on the foot bridge over the channel connecting Gunflint and Hague Lakes, as she paddled through with her canoe. Another resident reported that three wolves killed her dog, only 70 feet from her house. 
 More than 150 people gathered in the Linnaea School, on January 17, 2009, when local biologist Sabina Leader Mense brought in two experts to share their experiences with wolves. Conservation Officer Ben York thanked the audience for bringing him in to discuss the situation, rather than put an animal down. He also stated that some of the wolves on Cortes ‘are very habituated' and ‘˜there is a level of tolerance for these animals that is endangering them.' 
 The other expert was Bob Hansen, a wildlife/human conflict specialist in the Pacific Rim National Reserve. 
 Hanson was also one of the principle speakers at the recent Wildlife Coexistence Gathering on Cortes Island.  He explained that prior to receiving Sabina's invitation, his attention was primarily focused on the Pacific Rim community. 
 "I was approached by another champion, Sabina, because she'd heard about the Wild Coast Project."  
 "So now we're  taking a step away from the West Coast. We were really laser focused. I was hesitant, and the management team was really hesitant, like - 'you want to leave the park and  go over to the other side of the island?'  They did agree, and the only stipulation they made  was that the CO service had to be here as well." 
 "It turned out our other champion, Ben York, was the CO. We'd worked together on Bear Aware in our area and he'd taken a new posting. By this time Ben had married Crystal.” (Laughter)  
 (In the first article of this series, Hansen described Crystal McMillan as a force of nature in the Ucluelet area. Her Bear Aware group was so effective that she received a Premier's Award. She insisted that all of her partners and collaborators also be recognized. So Premier Gordon Campbell presented the award to a group of people that included Crystal, Bob Hansen and Ben York.)   
 "So Ben and Crystal came to our first Cortes get-together in 2009.  That was a huge learning experience, and out of that came the Wolf Primer. You were working on the whole idea of identifying and getting to know individual wolves  and understanding which wolves were behaving in which ways." 
 Some of the wolves were drawn by the sheep carcasses at the back of Blue Jay Lake Farm. During his slideshow presentation, Hanson praised the farmer for his innovative solution.   
 Ben Hansen: "Under that blue tarp is a giant hill of moldering hay, and  he started disposing of his carcasses with that. It's super hot, they break down really quickly, no more issues with the wolves patrolling  for dead sheep."    
 "That led to the more in depth workshop in two years, where Grace SoftDeer, ourselves and Ben York came, along with some of the researchers from the Wild Coast Project.  We stayed at Christine Robinson's place. That was the storytelling workshop, another really rich experience."

Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - The Friends of Cortes Island (FOCI) summer programs have long been popular with tourists and summer. This year FOCI wanted to offer something for the year round community.  
“ The inspiration is partly wanting to make sure that more members of the community know about FOCI. We do a lot of projects, but they're not really shiny and we don't really advertise them. They're on our website, but if people don't go there and read about them, they don't know that they're happening,” explained Soma Feldmar, the society's Administrative Assistant. 
Executive Director Helen Hall came up with the idea for the ‘Create, Connect and Conserve' series. :Yes, we need to” responded Feldmar. “We take so much for granted from the natural world. Especially working at Foci the last couple of years, it's really much more in my face how in trouble the natural world, and therefore us, really is.” She used a simile to complete that thought, “This is our home. This is like housekeeping, but our house is falling into pieces.” 
Soma Feldmar became the project coordinator of ‘Create, Connect and Conserve.' 
“I spent most of January planning the series and getting the events set up. There's still one that  I have to do a lot of work on, which won't be happening until June, so there's time.  Once I had the first three events set, I started advertising.”  
CC: Where did you advertise them?    
Soma Feldmar: On social media, in terms of the two Facebook Cortes groups, as well as on Tideline. Then I put the poster with the three events in Whaletown, at the Cortes Natural Food Co-op, at Bertha's Cortes Market, in the Squirrel Cove General Store and the Klahoose Multipurpose Building. Now I'm talking to you about it, so it's going to get up on Cortes Currents.

Kim Paulley/ CKTZ News - The Forest Trust for the Children of Cortes Island Society (FTCCIS) had its "best year ever” on Giving Tuesday last week, according to chair Chris Dragseth, with $20,000 fundraised. FTCCIS was formed to "purchase Island Timberland forest land holdings immediately adjacent to Carrington Bay Park on Cortes Island," and that those lands will be "held in trust for all the children of Cortes Island, in perpetuity," according to its website. The organization adds that the lands will offer "educational, recreational, cultural and spiritual value for all our children." CKTZ spoke to Dragseth about the $20,000 raised and what they hope to do with the funds. “We are really quite hopeful that this ends up being a year that we can close some kind of a deal with Mosaic," stated Dragseth. Dragseth stated that "the whole acquisition of the properties is going to require legal work - surveys, covenant creation...legalise type documents and work, and so we have the need for that to be supported and that's predominately where this year's funds are going to go towards." On Cortes' Tideline website, https://www.cortesisland.com/cgi-bin/tideline/show_home.cgi Dragseth described the funds as providing "the necessary resources to complete the final groundwork in support of negotiations on purchase." Dragseth talked about setting the fundraising target at $20,000 after a very generous donor came forward with the offer to match $10,000 of donations. They raised the initial $10,000 through the help of a fundraising email drive organized by Maureen Williams, coordinator of the fundraiser, and FTCCIS managed to meet the $20,000 goal on Giving Tuesday, Nov. 28.

Monique Aiken is the Managing Director at The Investment Integration Project, an applied research and consulting firm with a recently launched SaaS platform called SAIL, the Systems Aware Investing Launchpad. Monique is co-founder of Make Justice Normal, a nonprofit collective focused on narrative change, and host of their podcast, “Into the Record”. She is also cofounder of the ReStarter Fund, an economic and climate justice initiative aiming to be a small business lifeline in these unique times. She is also a Contributing Editor at ImpactAlpha where she is a biweekly host of the “Briefing” podcast and past host of ‘The Reconstruction', a 24-episode long form interview podcast series.Monique has been guiding investors in aligning their social impact and investment objectives for over a decade, after nearly 15 years in financial services with Bank of America, Citigroup, and Deutsche Bank. In addition to TIIP, her +10 years of impact experience includes time as Vice President of Programs, at Mission Investors Exchange, a 250+ member network for outcomes focused practitioners in impact investing; Director at Tideline, a boutique strategy consultant in impact investing; and Project Manager for No Ceilings: The Full Participation Project at the Clinton Foundation. Monique serves on the Investment Committee for the NYU Impact Investment Fund, the Steering Committee for the Intentional Endowments Network and the Board of Responsible Alpha. She also serves as a Board Member of the Institute for Nonprofit Practice and on the Advisory Board for the Global Bio Fund, a gendersmart biotech and wellness ecosystem and venture fund.A proud Toigo, CGSM, SEO, and INROADS alum, Monique earned her MBA from NYU Stern School of Business where she specialized in Financial Instruments and Markets, and a B.Sc. in Foreign Service from Georgetown University. Monique is a first-generation Jamaican-American, plays the tenor saxophone (badly), loves coffee, tea and travel (pre-covid at least) and is conversant in Spanish, Portuguese, and un petit peu of French. Monique is also a newly minted children's book author and lives in +100yr old fixer-upper in New Jersey with her husband and their delightful preschool aged son, who is her inspiration.

Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - On Monday, November 6, Max Thaysen and Travis Powiak posted a notice on the Tideline. They would be hunting Canada geese at Smelt Bay and Hollyhock Beach, between 12 and 3 PM, on Thursday.  "I like eating goose for a variety of reasons, including wanting to have the most ethical and environmentally responsible diet that I possibly can," Max explained. However, there was a problem.   Max Thaysen: "Geese like to spend time in many of the same places that humans like to spend time.  There can be some issues around getting access to the geese, and working around the humans." "So, me and a friend of mine, Travis, have come up with a plan where we could let the community know that there's some hunting planned in a restricted time period. People can choose to go elsewhere if they don't want to see or hear that kind of thing, or if they have dogs who are sensitive to loud noises. We plan to put up some signs to also help people know what's going on." "The world is a very complicated place  and probably anytime we operate by simple rules like ‘eating meat is bad for the environment,'  we might lose some nuance and some details. I think in this case, that's very much true." "There is pretty much no way of eating that has zero impact." "So to the extent that you can, make the best decisions based on where you are and what you have access to. I think that it quite often includes eating meat. In this case it's an invasive species. It's having an impact. So any amount of invasive species meat  consumption that offsets any other food, even vegetarian food, has actually, in my opinion, a much lower impact than the alternatives."

Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - Sixteen Cortes Island business people, plus board members from the  Cortes Community Economic Development Association (CCEDA), came out to the Conversation Cafe in Mansons Hall on Thursday September 14. They came from Whaletown, Cortes Bay and Mansons Landing. There were representatives from the construction sector, value added wood products, food production and cottage industries like cosmetics and jewelry. Some had been in business for years, and others were just starting out.  Colin Funk, President of CCEDA, was the facilitator. 
Kate Madigan, CCEDA's Economic Development Officer (EDO), explained: “I think that's an excellent turnout. It really shows that small businesses do need these opportunities and the LEAP report is really a way to help create momentum in the various focus areas that it tries to address such a small business.” 
“The goal is to help us update our Local Economic Action Plan (LEAP) for Cortes Island, which is about six years out of date. This is also had an opportunity  for CCEDA to answer the question around what small businesses need to succeed on Cortes Island." 
"It was a comfortable sit down place in the Pioneer Room. We were serving coffee, tea and cookies.You do get a lot more participation in online surveys as opposed to an in person meeting, but  with an online survey you really lose opportunities to discuss complex ideas or facilitate group discussions. You just can't really get to the heart of  things with an online survey."  
"Overwhelmingly, what came out was that people want the opportunity to get together and start a business network or a guild with quarterly meetings.”  
“The big shortcoming that would be addressed is that everyone is in the dark about what everyone is doing. Rather than competing with each other, they want to get together and support each other and find out how they can cooperate with each other so that everyone can succeed.” 
“An example of how people can help each other:  one person said that they were the recipient of some grant money that helped  their business during COVID. That came at the complete surprise of another business person, who thought that all of the business supports and grants and things were for startups." 
"We really want to start some kind of  a network for all of the businesses so that they can get together and talk, like a chamber of commerce." 
CC: I understand there were also some Action Items from the old LEAP report. 
KM: “Number two was work with the SRD to provide incentives to support small business. People thought that it should be expanded. It's not just the SRD,  there's a little bit of like,  'what does the SRD really do anyway?' If anything, we should restate that, but also expand it to  other agencies that could help.” 
“Another action item from the old LEAP report was the need for a business directory for Cortes Island. If you look in the Cortes phone book, there's a business section, but it feels like it's been shrinking. That's not a really good source to find out how many businesses are operating on Cortes. I have accessed where you register your business with the province. They can't do geographic searches, so it's really hard to find out how many businesses are in operation on Cortes." 
"I think I'm just going to have to do an advertisement on the Tideline and on Facebook saying, ‘Let's start a business directory. Let me know what business you have and what your website is.' I'm going to get people to list their businesses with a CCEDA business directory."  
"Another one was the need for business marketing support. Someone wanted off-island exports to be supported a bit more and then the circular economy came up.  We don't want to just encourage people to shop locally, but  to support local services as well."

Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents - While there are Facebook groups on Cortes Island, they have largely been  marginalized by a wiki style community bulletin board. The Tideline is not a place for personal webpages or a typical news website, but for the past 20 years most of island's population have used it to post notices, community announcements, reports and advertisements. 
Someone suggested that this may be a model for the rest of the country to emulate, now that Facebook has barred Canadian news outlets from using its pages.  
This prompted me to ask a few people at Lovefest for their opinion.  
Only one expressed a preference for Facebook.  
Most repondents prefer the Tideline, often in conjunction with other sources, for local news.

Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - Four days until Lovefest, at Linnaea Farm on Saturday August 12. Rex Weyler has a couple of updates:   
“One thing that's new is Amber from Klahoose is going to sing us a couple of songs early on in the show. The other thing, that I just heard from our community action bus driver. is that people can actually flag the bus down anywhere on the route between Manson's Hall, Gorge Hall, and Squirrel Cove Store during the day. If you go out on the road in front of your house or whatever, or walk along the road, you can flag down the bus. 
 The Lovefest bus will be making pick-ups at : - Gorge Hall - 10:30 AM, 11:45 AM & 1:30 PM. - The Squirrel Cove Store - 10:45 AM, 12:00 PM & 1:45 PM = Mansons Hall -  11:15 AM, 12:30 PM & 2:15 PM 
 Rides leave Linnaea Farm that evening at 6:00, 8:00, and 9:45. 
“Also, we've got secure bike lockups, so if you ride your bike, that's cool.  Parking's limited at Linnaea. So we like people  to carpool, ride bikes, or take the bus. You can drive and park , but parking is limited along the road,” said Weyler. 
“Cora is going to do the kids' tent again. The kids tent was nice last year, because it's a place for kids to hang out if they want, play games,  dress up, do art and so forth .Of course, our kids can run around. We'd love to have families at the Lovefest. It's a family island community event, kids are welcome. There are family tickets available. If you don't have your family ticket,  they're still for sale at all the island stores, and tickets will be for sale at the Friday Market at Manson's this Friday and of course at the door.” 
 “Family tickets are great.  Two adults and just all the kids you can bring, so if neighbor kids want to tag along and stuff like that, that's okay. We don't quibble about that.”  
 CC: Are there any other changes in the lineup?  RW: No, I think I've published the show: Adonis Puentes, the Cuban band, really looking forward to them. Pierre Schreier and Adam Dobres, the fiddle player and guitar player, were a big hit last year. They had everybody dancing and we love them so much we brought them back.  Willow, the harmony singers from Quadra Island, are coming back.  The Unfaithful Servants from Victoria, Josephine Simpson, who grew up here on Cortes.   Wiley Ferguson, who played last year, and was a big hit.  Heather Wolf's going to be here. Marianne Grittani, a Toronto singer who now lives on Salt Spring Island" "There are a bunch of local favorites like: Michael Keith,  Jesse Roy, Ali and his sitar playing friend, Jemma Hicken, Brenda Hanson, Sachika and Dave Blinzinger, Amber from Klahoose, and Hazel Lennox, who's a singer, songwriter, storyteller."  
“It's going to be a great show, One thing I want to say is thanks to CKTZ Radio.  CKTZ has just been so helpful to us and has supported us through the years and is supporting us again this year.  
 “As well as Linnaea Farm, bless their hearts. They make this space available every year and we really appreciate the community at Linnaea Farm for doing that. Klahoose has always been very supportive and Tideline has been supportive.”  
“Lovefest is really a full community event. It's quite amazing the number of people that come together to make this happen every year, but it's fun. It's one great summer day.

Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - There was a great deal of anger on Cortes Island when the province lifted the open campfire ban on June 21.  As Nancy Kendel wrote in the Tideline, “We have had basically NO RAIN since beginning of May, and our forests are tinder dry!” The ban was reimposed days later, but the underlying problem persists today. Cortes Island is part of the Coastal Fire Centre, and the regulations governing it are drawn up in a wetter climate. 
 Regional Director Mark Vonesch brought this matter up before Strathcona Regional District Board on June 28, “I got a lot of alarming emails and phone calls regarding the lift.  I contacted the province and they said that they can't change that decision, because it's based on boundaries, unless we have a bylaw in place.” The Board passed a resolution ‘that staff prepare an open burning bylaw for Electoral Area B for the Board's consideration.' That was more than a month ago, but there has been little progress. At the July 19 SRD Board meeting, Chief Administrative Officer David Leitch explained. “When Director Vonesch brought this forward, there was a real sense of urgency because there was no open burning ban, but that has been taken care of.  I think it's highly unlikely during the summer that, and those burning bands will be lifted anywhere through the province. Which gives us a little time to draft our own burning bylaw.” “I did promise director Vonesch I would bring a draft bylaw forward. However, in the time that we made this motion, The province had lifted the open burning regulation across the province and since then,  they have downgraded that to eliminate any open burnings throughout the province. So I pivoted a bit and didn't bring a draft bylaw forward. As well, we had a couple other issues in terms of delegating the enforcement of that authority forward. That's why we have the report here with the recommendation we  receive input and based on the input, look to bring forward a draft bylaw for the board's approval.”

Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - SRD staff is preparing an open Burning Bylaw for Cortes Island. This is in response to Coastal Fire Centre's decision to allow campfires, on June 20: ‘due to cooler conditions and rainfall, which has reduced the fire danger rating in these areas.' However appropriate this may have been in other areas under the Centre's control, it was not on Cortes Island. As Nancy Kendel wrote in the Tideline, “We have had basically NO RAIN since beginning of May, and our forests are tinder dry!” The Coastal Fire Centre's decision also applied to: Marina Island Maurelle Island Raza Island Read Island Stuart Island The Redonda Islands The Rendevous Islands The Coastal Fire Centre has once again announced a fire ban as of noon today, but Cortes Island is stll subject to regulations being drawn up in area that receives more rainfall. Cortes Island Director Mark Vonesch brought the matter before the SRD Board at its June 28 meeting: “I got a lot of alarming emails and phone calls regarding the lift. I contacted the province and they said that they can't change that decision, because it's based on boundaries, unless we have a bylaw in place. So this is just a bylaw that will give us power to go against it. If a lift happens and we don't think it's appropriate, then we can decide for ourselves,” he said. There was no opposition to the motion that staff prepare a bylaw for Cortes Island, which has passed.

Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - Elinore Harwood posted a thank-you posted a thank-you note in the Tideline last week. Writing on behalf of the Board and Membership of the Cortes Island Seniors Society (CISS), she stated Carina Verhoeve had been ‘a fine Coordinator.' This was the first indication many Cortes residents had that the Seniors Helping Seniors program was no longer being funded. When Cortes Currents contacted Verhoeve, she said the funding for her program was terminated eight months ago. Now the Seniors Helping Seniors program has been restarted under the auspices of a new senior's society. 
 “Seniors Helping Seniors is a wonderful initiative and program. I'm happy that it has started way back, I am happy that it has been going all these years and I am even more happy that it's continuing. It offers essential services to seniors and if we are lucky,  we will all be seniors at some point,” explained Verhoeve.

Welcome to the final conversation in my contributor series to our recent report 'No More Greenwashing: Driving evidence-based practice in ESG & Impact Investing', with Dr Jodi York.Jodi is the Chief Impact Officer at Kilara Capital, Principal of ImpactAbility Solutions, Chair of the Climate Impact Committee with the Climate Venture Capital Fund in New Zealand, part of the Social Performance Advisory Committee for Impact Investment Partners Pty Ltd and a Tutor and mentor in Social Impact Strategy and Management with the Melbourne Accelerator Program (MAP).Generally as all-round awesome human adept at juggling many competing priorities whilst doing her best for the world, I've known her as a constant source of striving and inspiration, having a top-quality meme game for most situations, and being a global impact leader.Diving deeper into due dilligence, the continuation of gates that support your theory of change and the give and take of investees partnerning with specialised investorsWe go into the push-pull of market forces, access to skilled labour, data that shows up in The Global Impact Investing Network surveys, impact verification and its limitations from folks such as BlueMark and Tideline, and close on waste and circular economy.Support the showFor the latest insights on leadership, impact investing, global challenges, business strategy and storytelling, make sure to join me on LinkedIn, and get the newsletter, Smarter Impact - Every Thursday!

Introducing Rosemary Addis, Founding Partner of Mondiale Impact and Ambassador for The Global Steering Group for Impact Investment (GSG), in the next of my contributor conversations for 'No more greenwashing: Driving evidence-based practice in ESG & Impact Investing'.We discuss the idea of perfect being the enemy of good, which came up during my conversation with Cliff Prior quoting Elias Masilela, and the reality that we've always been making decisions based on imperfect information.Moving into the trajectories of fund flows, market volatility and fiscal conditions, we discuss the step change occuring in impact methodologies, my discussion with Kristin Siegel and the Impact Management Project.Q. Where are all the skilled people? What does this labour transition look like and where is it coming from?In answer we talk through various channels including the excellent and very accessible course from Catherine Clark and Duke University on Coursera; 'Impact Measurement and Management for the SDGs', and the work of Tideline and 'Bridges Insight' by Bridges Fund Management Ltd.Additionally, I ask questions that you need to be able to answer as a Directors or Business Leader; How do you go from being reactive to perceived risk, to asking “What would good look like? What would it look like for us to be able to manage this risk well and to move forward in ways that we're also using impact as an identifier of different types of opportunities to differentiate ourselves in the market?”If you haven't yet got our free report 'No More Greenwashing: Driving evidence-based practice in ESG & Impact Investing' you can download it at http://bit.ly/nomoregreenwashingSupport the showFor the latest insights on leadership, impact investing, global challenges, business strategy and storytelling, make sure to join me on LinkedIn, and get the newsletter, Smarter Impact - Every Thursday!

In today's episode we've got Sarah Gelfand on the show, she's Managing Director of BlueMark, an impact verification business that was spun-out of consulting firm Tideline. She works with the world's leading impact investors, to verify their impact results across both their management practices and their impact performance. And most recently she authored a report called ‘Raising the Bar', which attempts to improve the quality of impact reports, which is vital, as there's more being published than ever. Sarah has her finger on the pulse of leading practice in impact measurement and management. Her clients are some of the world's leading impact players, and as a consultant she gets to ‘look under the hood' of all sorts of investors that are all at different stages of their impact journey. She offers lots of great insights in this conversation, helping us understand how various impact frameworks fit together, the importance of being guided by a central strategy, as well as her hopes for the emergence of more reliable impact data to help us move beyond rhetoric and to drive better impact performance. This was the second episode in my series of discussions exploring the current state of Impact Measurement and Management, and how the harmonisation of leading frameworks represents a powerful inflection point. I'll pull all of the key insights together into a special report that will be released in due time. To be sure you don't miss it, sign up to my newsletter on my website www.johntreadgold.com that's where you'll find the show notes, as well as more details about me and my business. Enjoy the episode!

Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - The situation for 57 boats tagged on the beach in Mansons Landing Provincial Park has changed. They were origiinally to have been destroyed if not moved within 30 days. That was before Lisa Ferentinos spoke with BC Parks Supervisor Thomas Porsborg. Now the removal order only applies to '15 boats that have been determined to be derelict.' Ferentinos emailed Cortes Currents,“Photos of the 15 boats will be made available soon through an announcement on Tideline with a link. BC Parks is interested in meeting with community members when they come to the island sometime around the end of November. They will notify us of the date. They can show us the boats to be removed before it happens. We can discuss with them potential areas for storage of boats adjacent to the parking lot. They also need to determine a strategy for reducing the number of boats being stored. Boats can't be kept anywhere they will destroy the coastal strand vegetation that protects the shoreline.”   Porsborg thanked Ferentinos for her interest in resolving this issue, writing “it's much appreciated.”   He also informed her that there are no other BC Parks that have a similar issue with boats being stored on park property, as storage of anything on park property is illegal. However, there are community groups that have partnership agreements with Parks to maintain trails and interpretive sites. Thomas can send us the standard language in an agreement.  If an organization were to make an agreement with Parks for a structure to hold kayaks and canoes, or an area for boat storage, liability insurance would be required and something like an annual registration fee might need to be charged to cover it. He stated that eventually BC Parks will require that all boats be moved outside the park boundary, but they have no timeframe for this. The Canadian Coastguard is aware that the derelict boats that may be creating pollution inside the lagoon and at some point they may beome involved in this issue. Also, the Dept. of Fisheries and Oceans is selling off wharves that are not primarily used for fisheries. This includes the dock at Mansons Landing. Meanwhile BC Parks will be coming to Mansons Landing Prov Park for a walk-about towards the end of November. You have been listening to a synopsis of Lisa Ferentinos email, which Park Supervisor Thomas Porsborg has seen and commented on.

Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents - According to Lisa Ferentinos, people were leaving their small boats along the beach in Manson's Landing Provincial Park before there was a park. “I can't imagine there's ever been a time when people weren't putting their boats on that beach. It's been generations, and I can only assume pre-European contact there were many boats on that beach. I know, since the settlers have been here, it's been a very popular beach for many people,” she said. Suddenly on Monday, October 17, a red sticker was put on every boat along the beach. The accompanying notices stated, “This item/vessel is being stored in contravention of Section 17(1) of the Park, Conservancy and Recreation Area Regulation. It is required that this item/vessel be removed from Mansons Landing Provincial Park within 30 days of the date of issuance noted below. Failure to comply with this order will result in the removal and destruction of the item/vessel as described in Section 3 (3) of the Park, Conservancy and Recreation Area Regulation.” Cortes Currents contacted the BC Parks Area Supervisor, who asked that any media questions regarding the storage of boats at Manson's Landing be forwarded to their Media Contact. Unfortunately, he was not able to respond in time for this broadcast. However a possible explanation for Park's attitude may be found in a report and largely forgotten public meeting at Mansons Hall just prior to COVID. A boat owner, who does not wish to speak publicly at this time, emailed Cortes Currents, “Parks have their hands full. We need to build a good relationship with them.” Another boat owner, who also wishes to remain anonymous, said he found the manner in which boats are being barred from the beach disturbing and stressed the need for more community input in these matters. “There was no public notice given. I'm especially concerned about people that aren't here right now. Some are residents. A lot of ‘water access only' people keep their boats on the beach, and they're gone for the season. They have no idea there's a sticker on their boat and I don't know how to contact them. That's why we put the notice on the Tideline to say, ‘Hey, if you've got a boat down there, you probably now have a sticker on it and you might wan to figure out what's going on,'” explained Ferentinos. “The Rangers have been absent from the park for a while. I don't know if that's due to covid or staff shortages or both, but they seem to have just showed up back on the scene and are understandably concerned about a lot of the mess along the beach front. I'm all for cleaning up derelict and abandoned stuff and trash that's left along the beach, and would love to help out with that as long as we can have a dialogue about where to keep boats.” “I just find that the way it was done was inadequate. There needs to be some public discussion about the park in general and how we can better care for the park. I think most people that keep their boats down there really love that place and want to repair any environmental damage that's happening there, but also want to be able to continue to enjoy it. We just need to figure out how, what's the balance there? How do we make this work?” Ferentinos concluded, “That is going to require conversation with BC Parks about it. They didn't start off in the friendliest way, so there's people that are angry about it. I'm hoping that we can turn that into action and have a constructive dialogue with the parks folks.”

Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - 130 Cortes, Read and Quadra Island residents completed the Quadra ICAN rideshare survey, and another 36 responded to specific questions. “Ride sharing is a really interesting alternative. It wasn't the transportation solution that everyone is really looking for. I think it's just a small part of trying to tackle this larger issue. If it works for a few communities that's great, but it's not the answer,” explained Aaryn Perreault-Laird, who is overseeing the program. She is currently studying in Ontario, but is a Quadra Island resident who once lived on Cortes Island. “We are going to probably take a break over the winter and revisit it when I return the next summer. There has been talk of a trial run in that corridor from Read Island, Heriot Bay area to Quathiaski Cove, along the ferry route. This would likely start sometime late next year. We've talked with someone about creating a webpage to facilitate communication between riders and drivers.” Cortes Island passengers will have to make their own way to Heriot Bay. Perreault-Laird explained that when she lived on Cortes, people dropped her off at the Whaletown ferry terminal. She explained that the surveys for the three islands were pretty much the same except that Quadra residents were also asked what part of the island they lived in. There were 94 completed surveys from Quadra residents, 29 from Cortes Island and 7 from Surge Narrows on Read Island. A breakdown of the answers: Are you interested in ride sharing on Vancouver Island? - 61% of the Crotes responces, 55% from Surge Narrows and 42% from Quadra wrote ‘Yes.' How old are you? - Most respondents were between 25 and 65 years old. Most respondents were permanent rather than seasonal residents. How frequently would you request a ride? - most respondents said a few times a year or once a month, when it was most convenient. (This was the question that led Perreault-Laird to conclude that ride share isn't ‘the' answer to the area's transportation problem, but it could be one of several answers.) Are you willing to share a seat in your car? Overwhelmingly, ‘yes' - Surge Narrows 71%, Cortes 69% and Quadra 64%. Would a contribution to the cost increase your interest in sharing your vehicle? - the responses were divided between Yes, No, and ‘Maybe.' How often are you willing to offer a ride? - Most people were willing to offer a ride about once a month. What is your preferred source of ride sharing information? - Responses varied from island to Island. Everyone in Surge Narrows wanted to use Facebook. Quadra respondants were divided between Facebook and a mobile or computer app option. Only 24% of the Cortes residents wanted Facebook, but 50% wanted a mobile or computer application. Would you support a fee for service? - equally between Yes, No and Maybe. Perreault-Laird did not know how many of the respondents were drivers, but said the 29 people who were willing to share a seat in their car would have been. She also was not sure how much of an improvement this would be ovber the Tideline for Cortes residents. “I really like the Tideline. I wish that Quadra had the Tideline, but they don't. For Cortez residents, I guess the Rideshare would be in one place. On the Tideline, your post might not get missed,” responded Perreault-Laird. “Maybe you would encourage more ride sharing because it's a designated platform.” She added, “This survey was created to get the general sense of what people were interested in. It doesn't seem like there's an overwhelming desire for a ride sharing service. There is some interest for sure, and I think that there would be a corridor where it would work well, but I also think that there needs to be other options.”

عشاق المسرح على موعد في ال20 من الشهر الجاري مع العرض المسرحي الاول لرواية TideLine للكاتب وجدي معوض والمخرجة انا جهجه.

After two years and 95 episodes The Tideline is washing up but one last time. It's a bit of a format flip, featuring first guest and perennial mention Kat McCormack in the host chair, talking to Tara about the history of arts coverage in Halifax, the dire straits of the local music venue, the disconnection of the disciplines, and some fun stuff too! Thanks to the team at the Halifax Examiner and engineer/mixer Palmer Jamieson for a fine little podcast. And especially thanks to you for listening.

Anna Jahjah est notre invitée d'aujourd'hui. Elle est la directrice artistique du Théâtre Excentrique à Sydney et on parle de la nouvelle pièce “Tideline” qui sera presentée du 20 au 29 octobre prochain au Chippen Street Theatre à Chippendale.

Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - Both the Campbell River Mirror and National Observer reported how the tiny Surge Narrows Community Association (SNCA) purchased 20 acres on Read Island in 2019. “We just couldn't bear to see yet another clearcut,” said Read Island resident Lannie Keller. “It was a beautiful piece of treed land along the main road where people travel to get mail, to the school or the dock.” A Strathcona Regional District (SRD) staff report states, “A public walking trail passes through a variety of unique ecosystems on the property, including mature/old growth forest.” This is the third year that the SRD has waived the property taxes for Lot 302. Rosie Steeves, one of SNCA's Directors, described the 2019 purchase as a game changer, illustrating how a handful of determined residents can save their environment. Some people hope to emulate this on Cortes Island, purchasing the 2,681 acres owned by Mosaic Forest Management. The forestry giant had intended to start logging operations this month, but recently posted notice in the Tideline that they will defer operations until the beginning of 2023. In his post, Land Use Forester Colin Koszman cited, “Several factors, including contractor availability, ongoing assessments and planning work, and continuing discussions with the community and our partners.” Cortes Island residents have a respite of at least three months. How much money would it take for Mosaic to part with its extensive Cortes holdings? Is there enough time to raise it?  This is the second time SNCA has purchased property on Read Island, but it took two or three years to raise the $78,000 for Lot 309 in 1992. Ralph and Lannie Kellar offered to put up $50,000 and guarantee the full $150,000 purchase price for Lot 302. There was no need. SNCA raised the funds in four months. The Kellars are among the 130 residents of Read, Maurelle, Rendezvous, and Sonora Island residents who belong to the charity. Lot 302 is now a green corridor, stretching from the Surge Narrows dock to the island's Fish and Forest Reserve. The SRD Board cited Section 391(4)(a) of the Local Government Act when it waived the taxes: “The following property that is in an electoral area may be exempted under subsection(a) land or improvements, or both, owned or held by, or held in trust by the owner for, an athletic or service organization and used principally for public athletic or recreation purposes” Lot 302 is meant to be as public park in perpetually. There was no discussion at the September 21 SRD Board Meeting. It took a little more than a minute for the SRD Board to waive the need for three readings, and the taxes for 2023.

An original Van Life vlogger, Tideline To Alpine chats to us about why passion is so important for YouTube creators!Episode Chapters:0:00 Intro4:38 How did you become a van-lifer?12:10 The 'other side' of van life20:45 Turning a lifestyle into a content trend32:00 Where do your content ideas come from?If you'd like to join the community, our Discord server can be found here: https://discord.gg/8mbGHeqJ2gCheck out Tideline To Alpine on YouTube here:https://www.youtube.com/c/tidelinetoalpine---- Connect Via ----Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecreatorgeneration/Twitter: https://twitter.com/creator_genWebsite: : https://www.creatorgeneration.comiTunes Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/creator-generation/id1467880508#GoodallandGallagher #G&G #comedy #podcast #youtubeinterview #creatorgeneration

Halifax poet laureate Sue Goyette, an early-run Tideline guest, returns one last time to discuss her new book Monoculture, out in October. Neither poetry nor fiction, its hybrid form imagines a near future where Nova Scotia's last living forest has become a tourist attraction and explores our relationship to trees and the land through the website's comments section. It's ever evocative and poignant and at turns funny, enraged, and in awe of its surroundings. Sue speaks to its creation, her deep relationships to the elements, and the deplorable way they've been treated.

Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - Many of you have probably seen the real estate adds in the Tideline. Two significant parcels of land are being sold as part of a much lager vision. Cortes Community Housing intends to have the Rainbow Ridge project ‘shovel ready' for funding by 2023. They have previously applied for funding from BC Housing three times. “Twice for Rainbow Ridge and once for the Senior Society expansion. What we're doing now is getting ready for our third attempt to win funding from BC Housing for Rainbow Ridge,” explained Sandra Wood, Executive Director of the Cortes Community Housing Society. “We're also working with Vancity credit union. They are helping right now with preconstruction expense. “So we have an opportunity to partner with Vancity credit union. We have an opportunity to partner with BC housing. Once one of them says, ‘Yes, your business case for Rainbow Ridge makes sense based on what it's going to cost to build and the income that's going to come in once it's fully occupied,' then we can also get CMHC, which is the federal government Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation to be a co-investment partner. They will only join the project once we've been select buy a bank or by BC housing.” She explained that all of the communities on Vancouver Island and the surrounding islands are competing for the same pool of funding from BC Housing. “The next intake from BC housing has not been announced, as far as when they will accept grant applications, but we believe it will be sometime in 2023. We hope it will be the spring of 2023,” said Wood. “What we're trying to do right now is make Rainbow Ridge a shovel ready project, so that it's a really easy decision for BC Housing to choose Cortes island.” Rainbow Ridge is currently in the Design Development phase and hired Iredale Architects to find less expensive way to build 24 townhomes. They are awaiting approval from the Ministry of Transportation for the 6 acre subdivision's road design. The project contractor is preparing an up to date budget, which will be costed in the autumn. The new plans will be shared with the community at a Town Hall meeting in October. “In addition to coming to BC Housing with those plans, we also need to come to the table with some cash. I know it's gonna be a big, expensive project and the more money that we can bring to the table, the more attractive it will be to BC Housing or any other funder,” said Wood. This is where the real estate sales come in.

Meet writer, editor, children's book reviewer, and essayist for "Only the Lover Sings" Théa Rosenberg. Théa chose the song "The Well" from the album and wrote a wonderful essay called "Below the Tideline". In it, she tells the story of a walk with her daughter beside the vast ocean, reflecting that Jesus brings us those unknowable waters in a way we can know: as a Well. The post S4:E11 – Only the Lover Sings: Théa Rosenburg, “Below the Tideline” appeared first on Matthew Clark.

Five years ago, an idea was born and named after a Barenaked Ladies song about how Halifax sucks. Hello City has been delighting Halifax audiences with its open, supportive, good-natured humour—heck, last summer they were the only pandemic entertainment in town—and friendly, charismatic cast. Liam, Stevey, Gil, Peter, Colin, and Henri—with regrets from Beth and Shahin—stop by for their fourth Tideline appearance (and sole improv-free visit) ahead of this weekend's sold-out anniversary show at the Bus Stop. Find out how they all met,got started, and keep going.

A wonderful part of living in the Greater Sarasota Area is it attracts top-notch medical professionals who want to live here too. One sports doctor - with credentials from the Cleveland Clinic AND direct experiences with the two professional teams - recently opened a facility in the Bradenton area. His goal? To become THE premier sports medicine and sports rehab facility in the area. My guest today is Dr. Michal Sclafani, founder, and owner ofhttps://www.tidelinesportsperformance.com ( Tideline Sports Performance and Rehabilitation.) In this episode, you'll hear ... Why Dr. Sclafani chose orthopedics over law. His love of Crossfit. Who should reach out to him if you have a sports injury or if you want to take your sport to a higher level. What it was like being on staff with the Cleveland Cavaliers. What an initial consultation looks like.  What dry needling is and why it's preferred over cupping. Where he intends to take his practice. ...and much much more! I'm so glad you joined us today and it is my hope that you will listen, learn and connect! https://www.facebook.com/TidelineSportsPerformance (Facebook) https://www.instagram.com/tidelinesportsperformance/ (Instagram) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTVZhTlNIFMYyUANMiiRrEg (Youtube)

Re-Release: Tideline by Elizabeth Bear A machine near the end of its life and a curious boy come together and create a relationship that will honor the past and lead into the future. Tideline is a science fiction, award winning, short story by Elizabeth Bear. In this episode of Leave It To The Prose, Reid … Continue reading Re-Release: Ep010 – Tideline by Elizabeth Bear →

Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - It has been more than a week since the Southern Cortes Community Association, or SCCA, put out a survey to find out what kinds of spaces, opportunities and events the community wants to see in Mansons Hall. In today's interview Cora Moret, secretary of the SCCA, describes what sounds like the society's rebirth after a two-year-long COVID hibernation. “The survey results are pouring in. Some people are like - ‘is the hall even open? I miss the good old days when we could watch movies!' Others have imagined great creations like four tiered memberships, every night programming and office hours every day. We're like, okay, let's see what we can make,” she said. Though the hall was open, it did not offer much in terms of programming and the recently elected Board feels like they are starting from ground zero. “It is a time of transition. The board is genuinely interested in hearing what people have to say about what they want to see. Just come ask us. Everything we do is out in the open and we are welcoming comments and inquiries of any sort,” said Moret. The new SCCA board consists of: Tammy Collingwood (President) - who put out the job posting for a new manager at the hall. Tony Toledo (Treasurer) Rebecca Thacker Joy Shipway - who is in charge of Friday markets Myrna Kerr, former President of the SCCA who brings a lot of experience to the Board Cora Moret (Secretary) The SCCA has also formed a number of new committees a governance committee, which will compile information about policies, the SCCA's charter, constitution and bylaws a fundraising committee an ad hoc hiring committee for the new manager a market committee. A liaison committee to communicate with CCEDA's ‘Village Commons' project. “It's natural that SCCA would facilitate the transition into using that area more effectively, to create a real community feel to the downtown. So that's an exciting part of being on the board particularly now,” said Moret. They also want to revamp the website so that members can use it to access the minutes and other documents. Moret and her family moved to Cortes in 2014, and have enjoyed events like the African drummers, Cortes Day and Friday Markets. “It's been an important part of my family's life, having access to events at the hall and things that are going on,” she said. Moret mentioned three ways that people can fill out to the SCCA's public survey. There are forms at Mansons Hall and each of the three Cortes Island Post Offices, or you can fill out the electronic survey which you will find through the link posted on the Tideline or in the written version of this article at Cortes currents.ca.

Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - Team Awesome served more than 200 people at this year's free Christmas Dinner Take-out on Cortes Island. That's 50% less than last year. Given the sub zero temperatures and slippery snow covered roads, the organizers were surprised that so many showed up. In the thank-you, which Noah Davison and Izabelle Perry posted in the Tideline, “We were so touched by all the neighbours and friends that helped each other pick up and deliver meals. It was such a heartwarming and joyful sight to see!” The Christmas day take-out was primarily financed by Whaletown Community Club, through a BC Community Gaming Grant, but the special touches are only possible because of donations of time, food and money from members of the community. The long thank-you list includes: Billie, Dova, Peter Jackel, Lovena and Ryan Harvey for peeling carrots and potatoes; De Clarke for the turkey deboning marathon Kelly for picking 250 beautiful sprigs of rosemary. Amanda and her family for baking and decorating 405 cookies Wayne Cruickshanks for stepping in and doing SO many dishes! Shiva for decorating all the desert bags, help with dishes and setting up the distribution station in Whaletown. Becky and Scoot Knutsen for donating 50 lbs of potatoes. Jim Kearney for helping with the delivery and dispensing of meals in Mansons Landing Wayne Roberts for helping with traffic and meal distribution at the Manson's Hall. Davidson and Perry also thanked all their suppliers: Bill and Tammy, Aynsley, Abi, Joel and all the Gorge Store staff (also the Floathouse Restaurant) Johnny and the Mainroad crew for plowing the Hall parking lots and road Sara of Wildflower Produce at Reef Point Farm for the delicious, local produce. Farhad of Fungisle for the locally grown king oyster and lion's mane mushrooms for our veg stuffing. “We would call it a success mostly because we learned from our mistakes last year. And also because we were able to get help from a few volunteers this year at went a lot smoother. We also didn't have to spend a day and a half peeling potatoes because we had people helping us,” Perry told Cortes Currents. “Last year was quite the endeavour. We had more food to prep and we didn't accept any volunteer help because of our plan to have only one household preparing the whole meal.” In addition to accepting to more volunteer help, this Christmas Team Awesome opted to serve meals cold - which eliminated the stress of trying to get them into people's hands while still hot. “This year, we were ready ahead of time and the delivery time was a lot shorter, which meant that there was no traffic jam. Also we benefited from dividing up the pickup locations this year: one at Madisons Hall and one at Gorge Hall,” said Perry. In the Tideline, she wrote: “An enormous thank you goes out to Bernice (McGowan) and Howie (Roman) for answering my phone call on Christmas Day! Thank you to Sean (Coyote) for going to collect the Hall keys and saving Christmas Dinner distribution in Whaletown. It's a minor oversight to let Noah drive away to Manson's with all the keys and lock us out of the Gorge Hall.” Returning home after it was all over, she and Noah found an anonymous thank-you hanging from their back gate - a bottle of wine.

Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - Reel Youth had a year of in-person programming scheduled when the pandemic arrived, in March 2020. Everything had to be cancelled. “We quickly realized that we had to try something new, to innovate,” explained Mark Vonesch. In the fifth of a series about Reel Youth, he and Erica Køhn explain how this local media company flourished. The local media company has made over 250 films since the COVID 19 pandemic started. “We had to figure out a new way to operate and zoom seem to be the way so many people were communicating. So we turned to some of the work that we had done before in schools and in communities with a poetry based program,”said Køhn. “So within a week of COVID we released a new program called together apart. And it was bringing you people of all ages. We had like 12 to 77 years old joined the program. They made short films about their experience in COVID and the current cultural phenomenon of what we're all experiencing,” added Vonesch. Cortes Currents has already introduced Seren Anderson's film ‘Where I am' as an example of the kind of film high School students will be making through the partner's in education program this January. Ester Stijbos, editor of the Tideline, produced another of the films in this series. She describes herself as being from the West Coast of BC, from Tofino, Cortes Island and Victoria. Danielle Weiss was among the other Cortes residents that made a film. “It was exciting to work our first program. I think all of us at real youth joined in the program to be all hands on deck because we just really weren't sure what to expect. Then we slowly finessed it into the current programming, which often uses two, sometimes three facilitators,” said Køhn. She added that some of the youth have become ‘serial participants' who now enrol whenever they have a new program. Vonesch describes Reel Youth's next step as persuading the organizations normally work with to go online. “We use zoom bring everyone together instead of us going to the community and providing all the equipment the youth are using their cell phones or whatever cameras they have at home. We're still able to have the same impact as far as giving kids increased confidence, and new new filmmaking skills,” he explained. Many of these involve people from widely dispersed locations. Vonesh explained that the new Youth and Seniors projects bring together people who are in different cities and rural locations. The interviews are conducted in ZOOM rooms and incorporate video footage shot on cell phones. There are still in-person programs on Cortes as well. In ‘Climate Tripping,” Dennis Mense takes his students Esianna Hargrave, Rose Goulet and Lily Allen on a field trip. Melina Mora-Reiko was one of the producers. The film as shot at Linnaea Farm and the Cortes Island Free Store.

In this episode of Velocity, Vista Chamber CEO Rachel Beld enjoys a thoughtful chat with Lev Gershman, Founder and Managing Partner of Tideline Partners. Heavily invested in Downtown Vista, Lev discusses why Vista was the right choice for several projects, why art matters, and the importance of the legacy we leave behind. Join us for a thought provoking discussion about change, growth, and the Bare Necessities of life. Show notes/links: Tideline Partners Found Lofts I Am That - Nisargadatta Maharaj Twice on Main Public Lemon Shak's Mediterranean Bistro 508 Tavern Follow us at @velocityvistapod on IG and Facebook. Watch the video version of this episode on YouTube. Advertising inquiries can be sent to ceo@vistachamber.org. Velocity is produced by A Different Day Radio. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/velocityvistapod/message

Roy L Hales/ CKTZ News - TELUS most likely did not anticipate any Cortes Island reactions when it sprayed herbicides over its property in Mansons Landing. “I was just outraged. In this day and age, who is going out there and spraying their whole property, every square metre of it, with poison. And why weren't we notified?” said Cortes Island naturalist George Sirk. According to the notice on their fence, TELUS used two substances (1) VP 480 is for selective weed control and the producer warns "May cause an allergic skin reaction. Causes eye irritation"  and also "Material is moderately toxic to aquatic organisms on an acute basis" (2) Banvel VM is a commercial herbicide  which the producer states “controls deciduous and coniferous brush species and broadleaf weeds in pasture and rangeland, and non-cropland areas, such as roadsides, hydro, pipeline and railway rights-of-way, airports, military bases, wasteland and similar non-cropland areas, as well as broadleaf weeds in established turf.” It should not come into contact "with skin, eyes, and clothing" and is "toxic to aquatic organisms and non-target terrestrial plants." All of the grass within their compound, and for a foot or so outside the chain link fence, is dead. At this point, no Mansons Landing residents are known to have received prior letters of notification. TELUS did not publish notices on the Tideline, Cortes Marketer, Cortes Currents, Cortes Radio or any other local media outlet. Nor has TELUS responded to Cortes Currents queries about the affair. Cortes Island naturalist George Sirk discovered the incident and gives us an overview of the environmental impacts, in his own unique manner of speaking. As the ‘dead zone' extends a foot beyond TELUS' fence, Sirk asks if this is public land and did TELUS' permit include spraying on it? What about the snakes, spiders and other insects on TELUS' property? “It is peak nesting season for all the birds. Right across the street from the street, there is a White Crowned Sparrow. The White Crowned Sparrow is a seed eater. It would probably go in there and get the seeds that are being cut down. Or the insects that are there: the ones that survive if this stuff kills insects. And it is not just the Sparrows, there are other birds in the area. The Swanson Thrushes, for instance, are beautiful singers and would feed through that area. So here we are nesting season and they are spraying!” said Sirk. “That is ridiculous, in 2021 to spray in nesting season!” Cortes Island School, Medical Centre and the Cortes Senior's village are just up Beasley road. “In their notice it says they sprayed at 1 PM. So did they notify the school to make sure that the kids did not go outside? You may say 300 or 400 metres, that's a long way - no, it is not a long way. Beasley is a wind tunnel, going right up the road,” said Sirk. There may also be drainage issues. “Right at the edge of the property is a whopping big ditch. The water comes Bealey Road and right past their property. So just a few beyond the sprayed area is that ditch. Where is that ditch going? Across the property on the other side of Rexford Road and into the ocean. What's down there” the clam beds, the oyster beds and all the marine life that is there as well…” said Sirk. TELUS intends to erect a cell phone tower on this site: so are they going to build a foundation for it? If so, what are they going to do with all the contaminated soil? What about any residue left behind? (There is much, much more in the podcast.) Photo of TELUS' notice (posted inside the fence) - Roy L Hales photo

On the show today I have Christina Leijonhufvud, she's the CEO of BlueMark, a company founded by the impact investment consultancy Tideline. Now BlueMark has a very specific focus, and that's to provide third-party verification of the impact investment practices and performance of the world's leading impact practitioners. There's a dizzying array of impact frameworks available today, and more seem to pop-up everyday. This is progress, but as impact investment pushes into the mainstream, we face the paradox of success, it's the challenge of maintaining impact with integrity and pushing-back against impact washing. And this is where independent verification comes in. When the IFC launched the Operating Principles for Impact Management, they were well aware of this, and one of their 9 principles is actually a requirement for investors to undergo third-party verification. And so far, the large bulk of the signatories to the Impact Principles have gone to BlueMark for their impact audit. And with this rich source of impact data, Christina and her team have aggregated the results, and they've begun work on a Benchmark, for what the best Impact Investment methodologies look like and where there's area for improvement. You can find all the show notes on my website at www.johntreadgold.com Enjoy

Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - Midway through Cortes Island's second Spring of the pandemic, more people are buying locally, but government restrictions and Quadra Island's negative messaging have an impact. Bill Dougan reported that, at the Gorge Harbour general store, “Up until the beginning of May, it was up quite substantially over last year. We're seeing new people and a lot of local islanders who maybe were gone during the winter in normal winters, but are still here. We're seeing a lot more people from Mansons Landing down at this end, I'm not really sure why. A bit of both: new people and people who usually go away during the winter.” Eric Hargrave from the Cortes Natural Food Co-op emailed that “We do have more local customers; people are staying on the island more for their shopping, and we expect that to continue. However, we're still seeing plenty of visitors on the weekends especially. People are still coming to the island – whether they're looking for a new home, considering their retirement here, or just relaxing at the beach – I don't know, but they are coming. He reports that a year before the Pandemic, in April 2019, the Co-op's sales were $140,000. They rose to $182,000 in April 2020, the height of the pandemic run on food. Sales for April 2021 were not much less than last year: $177,000. Curt Cunningham said sales at the Squirrel Cove General Store have been steady. “Local traffic is up, slightly, not a lot from before the virus and, of course, tourism traffic is way, way down. We've had very few tourists and a couple of boaters.” Dougan says that, with sales being substantially higher, he is also ordering more stock. Yet, aside from a few tricky items, there has not been any problem keeping up. Hargrave wrote, “Instead of making big orders in the store for bulk quantities like last year, people have gone back to more regular shopping. However, because the restaurant business is so limited now, people are looking for new foods to try and are still buying more on every trip. After a couple years at these levels, we expect them to become our new baseline for the future.” Take-out has become a big treat for many Cortesians. As of Wednesday, May 5th, the Floathouse restaurant is open five days a week, from one to 8:30. The Sunflower Food Truck will be reopening at its new location by the Gorge Harbour store this Friday, from 8 AM to 1 PM and it will be open 5 days a week after the long weekend. They have a full breakfast and lunch menu plus lots of home baked goods like Cinnamon Buns, Muffins, Cookies, and a local favourite: sausage rolls. When I interviewed Carie Taylor a couple of months ago, she reported they were selling more than 30 sausage rolls a day through the Gorge Harbour store. Sujon is now calling the Toki Bap Cafe Toki to go. Order from the menu on the Tideline, and select the pick up time by Thursday 4pm by email toki8cafe@gmail.com or phone 250-935-6665 or text 250-201-5421. Pick up Friday 12-5:30. The Co-op cafe is now a deli and has been slowly building sales again since the beginning of this year. The Cortes Market Deli and Coffee Bar is open during store hours, with strict COVID protocols in place. They offer sandwiches, a variety of sweet and savoury goodies, plus Tim Horton Coffee to go. There have also been challenges. Eric Hargrave reports “There is an acute shortage of working people this year. On April 23rd, the province announced it is prohibiting non-essential traffic between Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland. Quadra Island is asking visitors to stay away.

Roy L Hales / Cortes Currents - The Cortes Island Museum's Wild Cortes exhibit is reopening at Linnaea Farm on Earth day, Thursday, April 22nd, with ‘the Big Three.' The big three: bears, cougars & wolves As Jane Newman, Managing Director of the Museum, explained, “There will be an exhibit opening there that's called the Big Three and I am sure people have been reading about in our newsletter, Tideline, the Cortes Marketer etc. It's basically about the three large predators on Cortes: bears, cougars and wolves. The catalyst for Laurel Bohart and Donna Collins was the real activity of bears in Whaletown and Squirrel Cove this winter.” As Bohart explained last November, when the Squirrel Cove Bear was still at large, “The Big Three is what we're calling the next exhibit and Sabina (Leader-Mense) has nicely taken down her species as risk stuff for us. So we have a space to put up some information and Donna Collins, our museum's new President, is making supports for the skins that are in there. A cougar, wolf and bear, which all came from my taxidermy business when I was a commercial taxidermist. They were given to me. They were all legally taken and yes they were shot.” The three skins The bear is a fall female, about the same size as the bears on Cortes Island. Jason Bradley had Bohart work on two wolves, which he killed when there were a lot of wolves on Cortes Island. One was an Alpha male, whose pelt was made into a rug, which Bradley took with him when he moved to Saskatchewan. “He said the eyes followed him around the room,” explained Bohart. “I said, that's good.” The wolf in the exhibit was killed in the lavender field around 2008. “The cougar came from Vancouver Island and was shot by a cougar hunter who simply wanted the meat. He gave me the pelt. We're talking like, in the 1990s,” said Bohart. The Exhibit Newman added that this seemed like a good opportunity to create an exhibit that combines old stories drawn from the archives and more recent experiences of “how we can co-exist and keep these animals wild.” A documentary film will be played when people come into the space. Newman explained that the first people to view this exhibit on April 22nd will be from the Cortes school. “The students will go over that afternoon and if anyone from the general public wants to see it that day, they'd be very welcome to come probably after the students have left.” she said. “There will be no refreshments that day, so we are calling it a soft opening. Later, when we feel like we can be a little bit more celebratory and invite people to the space – that will probably happen in late June or early July.” photo credit: Cougars by Claire Gribbin via Flickr (CC BY SA, 2.0 License)

This week on the Blue Collar Fly Fishing Podcast, Aaron talks with the Vice President/Editor in Chief of Trout Unlimited, Kirk Deeter. 00:00 Show welcome and Kirk Deeter intro 00:49 Thank you to our sponsors 02:14 Kirk comes on. 03:33 Aaron and Kirk pour a Rye Grain Straight Malt Whiskey from Real Spirits. 04:08 How John Wayne drank his whiskey 06:40 How Kirk became King of All Fly Fishing Media. 09:45 Kirk cops to being a fly fishing heretic. We talk carp. 12:26 Is there a print media renaissance? 14:25 Why does fly fishing produce so much great writing? 18:05 Kirk says something nice about Aaron’s book. 19:00 “Clarity, Simplicity, Honesty.” And the impact of social media. 22:55 The coolest adventures are close to home. 24:55 Kirk admits to loving Texas. 26:55 We talk about Kirk’s two early fly fishing books, Castwork and Tideline. 32:10 Shout-out to Steve Ramirez, Guadalupe bass, and Casting Forward. 33:55 The Little Red Book of Fly Fishing, and the upcoming Little Black Book of Fly Fishing. 38:10 How the VP of Trout Unlimited came to write a book about fly fishing for carp. Aaron and Kirk talk about the joys of fishing for mud marlin. 51:35 How to cobble together a living as a creative in the fly fishing world. 54:13 Shout-out to Willie. 58:39 Kirk admits to getting skunked on his last fishing trip. 59:55 Shout-out to April Vokey 1:00:25 Kirk talks about the big year the pandemic brought fly fishing. 1:02:30 One-hit wonders on the rivers, and “you can’t play in saltwater.” 1:03:08 Kirk cusses a little. 1:03:35 Name-dropping Josh Crumpton; gatekeepers vs. door openers. 1:05:55 Shout-out to Living Waters Fly Fishing 1:08:25 How do we create more diversity in fly fishing? 1:09:49 “People want to know how to fish. People want to know how to appreciate nature. What they want is a serious, honest, lasting connection to nature.” 1:13:05 “You don’t need to catch 30 fish in a day to call it a good day.” 1:18:54 Aaron and Kirk talk a little bit about diversity in fly fishing. Kirk has some good ideas. 1:27:05 Grace and humility, man. 1:28:15 Mary Gauthier’s “Mercy Now.” 1:30:45 Kirk’s perfect fly fishing trip. 1:40:55 Before signing off, Kirk and Aaron talk tarpon. 1:36:55 “Your boat, my boat.” 1:38:28 End Links: https://imbrifex.com/ https://realalebrewing.com/ https://duckcamp.com/ http://www.remotenopressure.com

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Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - BC Ferries will be holding a Virtual Community Meeting regarding upcoming changes to Campbell River - Quadra Island run from 6:00 - 7:30pm on Wednesday April 7 via Webex. You will find links to make a reservation on Cortes Radio.ca, Cortes Currents and the Tideline. https://www.bcferriesprojects.ca/islandclass/survey_tools/rt23rsvp There is also a link to an online survey: https://www.bcferriesprojects.ca/islandclass/survey_tools/rt23survey Two new Island Class hybrid e-ferris vessels will be taking over BC Ferries Campbell River - Quadra Island route in early 2022. One vessel will be in service 16 hour hours a day. The other will be in operation during the peak hours, starting at 7:30am Both vessels will tie up at Quathiaski Cove, on Quadra Island, when not in service. BC Ferries has drawn up a proposed schedule which icincludes - Up to 59% more capacity in peak times - No changes to the Heriot Bay - Whaletown schedule - Short breaks in the schedule in the morning and evening to provide crew on both vessels with their required meal breaks

Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - While the number of active COVID cases in British Columbia has reached heights not seen since the beginning of this year, they continue to fall in North Vancouver Island. At the On March 1st, there were 71 active cases. Yesterday, Island Health reported 17. However the epi-Week report for the week ending on Saturday March 20th still shows 18 cases in the Greater Campbell River Health Area. There are two specific reports. On March 12th, the Quadra Island Medical Clinic posted a notice that “Today Public Health have informed us of positive cases of Covid-19 on Quadra Island.”* On March 18th, Penfield elementary in Campbell River alerted parents that “a member of the school community has tested positive for COVID 19. . They are isolating and are being followed by Island Health. Dates of potential exposure in the school community occurred: March 15, 2021.” >>> Vaccinations on Quadra, Read and Cortes Islands Vaccinations for  Indigenous Quadra Island residents aged 65+ and non-Indigenous people aged 80+, started Monday. The entire adult population of Read Island is eligible to receive vaccinations on March 31. The whole island vaccination on Cortes Island start this morning, at Gorge Hall, and will continue until Saturday. >>> Answers about vaccines In light of recent media attention, the Cortes Medical Clinic posted some answers about COVID vaccines on the Tideline. Here are some highlights: “Health Canada has determined that the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine meets the stringent, safety, efficacy and quality requirements for use in Canada.” “Both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are similar in their effectiveness in preventing COVID-19.” “Both Pfizer and Moderna vaccine products require two does for the series. You will be contacted by a public health professional to schedule your second dose.” In the letter it says this will take place after 35-42 days, but this has been amended to 4 months. The review for AstraZeneca is not yet complete. There is much more, including an explanation of how the vaccines work, in the letter.

De Clarke/ Cortes Currents - The relocated Whaletown Post Office has finally got its approved Canada Post internet connection! Twincomm and Canada Post's technical staff were able to get the PO online in January, so semi-automation is restored for many routine postal functions. Customers can once again use credit cards. heat, phone & internet The Post Office now has a Telus landline number again: 6341. The Whaletown community has continued to support the relocated building during many upgrades since its relocation last year. Both volunteer and paid hours have resulted in proper under-floor insulation, power metering, an electric heater, and other improvements. Canada Post supplied an entire new wall of (sequentially numbered!) post boxes, installed by local carpenters. Acknowledgements In a recent Tideline article, Postmistress Mary Clare expressed her particular thanks to Hubert Havelaar, Bruce Harrison, Bill Wheeler, John Messent, Carol London, Tammy and Bill, Rod and Karen Lee as well as others who “wished to remain anonymous.” The community participated in a hand-made knitted hat raffle just before the holidays, which helped to raise money for several of the recent upgrades. Hats were contributed by Ayami Stryke, Bernice McGowan, Carole Davidson, Donna Nichols, Gabriel Dinim, Helene Racine, and Jo-Anne Thompson.

My guest today is Ben Thornley, he’s co-founder and Managing Partner of Tideline, a specialist consultancy for the impact investment industry. Ben works with the firm’s long list of clients to integrate impact and sustainability into various stages of the investment process. And they’ve recently spun-out a stand-alone business called BlueMark, which provides third-party impact verification services for investors across the spectrum. Ben’s a consultant, he expertly explained some of the nuance and details about how the world of impact investing has changed over the past decade, and the components that are of particular interest today. And, going back a few years now, Ben was the co-author of the seminal book titled, The Impact Investor: Lessons in Leadership and Strategy for Collaborative Capitalism. His co-authors were Jed Emerson and Cathy Clark who have both been on the podcast previously, so it was good to have Ben on the show, to add the final piece to the puzzle. As usual all the show notes are on my website at www.Johntreadgold.com, and please send through any questions or comments. Enjoy

Tara catches up with hip hop artist Lance Sampson aka Aquakultre, who's been poised for a big year since winning CBC Searchlight in 2018, only to find his release date smack in the middle of quarantine. Last week he put out another album, with DJ Uncle Fester, a rap effort featuring the cream of the Sipset crew (and reaching for Tara's Simpsons-loving heart by calling it Bleeding Gums Murphy). He talks about both journeys as well as the concept of paying it forward, musically and in life. Plus: Neptune Theatre becomes a cinema for a run of the Nova Scotia feature Splinters.

What happens when you make a new record then the guy who founded the band decides to leave? Hillsburn knows—Rosanna and Clare stop by to tell Tara all about it, spin their brand-new single, and let folks know what to expect from this week's run of sellouts at the Carleton, their first shows in a long time. Plus: A Halloween lament.

The Atlantic bubble's success has extended to the Nova Scotia film industry, one of the first production centres in the world to get back on track, with more lining up in 2021. Tara chats with Screen Nova Scotia's executive director, Laura Mackenzie, about the province's current achievements and future potential; and filmmaker Steph Joline, who's worked on multiple productions throughout these pandemic times.

For the pilot episode, Tara talks to Eastern Front Theatre's brand-new artistic director, Kathryn McCormack, about the state of the stage arts in Nova Scotia, Kat's plans for the company (cue the digital noises), and what the future could look like on stage. Plus this week's big art party, a new track by Sorrey, and gearing up for Miranda July's Kajillionaire.

Globe and Mail reporter Dakshana Bascaramurty is Tara’s guest this week, discussing how she came to document a Halifax man’s cancer diagnosis, treatment, and need to create a legacy for his young son in This Is Not the End of Me. Bascaramurty’s first book describes, in intimate detail, Layton Reid’s diagnosis, treatment, and the steps he and his family took to extend his life. Plus: It’s holiday market time already.

Poet and activist Rebecca Thomas stops by the show to discuss her debut book of poetry, I Place You Into the Fire, a meditation on navigating life and love. She talks about the embarrassment of interrogating her feelings, her time as poet laureate of Halifax, and her experience as an advocate for Indigenous justice. She reads a couple poems too. Plus: The Bitter End?!

Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - The first known active case of COVID on Cortes Island was announced this morning. Chief Kevin Peacey posted the following notice on the Tideline, “I received the call today that no chief wants to hear that one of our elders here at Klahoose tested positive for COVID-19. We have a COVID team in place that is already working on our response to this. We are asking all reserve residents to stay at home “shelter in place” especially as contact tracing is still happening. No visiting households. No off reserve visitors. We are asking everyone to wear masks if having to leave the home. Food and supplies are being delivered to each household. We will be having a security team at the entrance to Tork Rd that monitors traffic at Klahoose which should be limited to only emergency and essential trips on and off reserve at this time. We are staying calm, supporting each other and following the guidelines. We are letting the wider island community know our situation to get ahead of the gossip and we will keep people updated as this unfolds. With everybody's help, working together, we will get through this. We are praying for everyone's protection and healing. Thank you. Emote.” The number of confirmed cases in North Vancouver Island has been escalating rapidly in the past month. As of yesterday there were 15 active cases. One of which is presumably the health care worker who tested positive at Discovery Harbour long-term care home, in Campbell River, last week. According to the British Columbia COVID 19 Dashboard, as of 4:30 yesterday there were 173 active cases on Vancouver Island, three of which are hospitalized. The numbers are far worse province wide: there are 7,816 active cases, 371 of which are in hospitals.

Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents - The Chum salmon have returned. Last year was disappointing. Cec Robinson told Cortes Currents there were perhaps 50, but there had been close to 1,300 in 2016. So Cortes Streamkeepers anticipate a much stronger count this year. There were between three and four dozen around the new culvert on Basil Creek on Sunday, Nov 1, 2020. Most were swarming around the front, but at least a half dozen were on the other side. The Tideline carries Christine Robinson's report of a survey of Basil Creek made two weeks ago, on October 17th. A party of young streamkeepers from Cortes School broke into four groups, each of which made its own tally. One group counted 197 Chum: 110 females and 87 males. The aggregate count varied widely:  live fish - numbers between 80 and 286 dead - numbers between 8 and 28 predators - numbers between 12 and 40 (They counted every raven & crow!) There are two viewing areas where the public can look at the salmon in Basil Creek without trespassing on private property, the culvert and where the creek empties into Squirrel Cove.   Christine asked that visitors keep their dogs on leases or better still, leave them at home. She added, “Approach from downstream (that way, if you startle the salmon, they will swim upstream rather than downstream where they came from).” There are three more salmon bearing creeks on Cortes Island. James Creek runs through the Children's Forest into Carrington Lagoon. Hansen Creek empties into the Gorge Harbour. Whaletown Creek runs through the other new culvert into into Whaletown Lagoon. Friends of Cortes Island Streamkeepers will continue to monitor and count spawners from mid-October through November.

As demand for impact investments grow, more and more organizations are creating investment products labeled as ‘impact’. However, without any regulatory body or industry-wide standards, there are significant concerns about impact washing, the practice of branding products as ‘impact’ more for marketing reasons than any social or environmental substance. Tideline, an impact investing consulting company, responded to this need by launching their independent verification business in 2019, which they recently spun out into BlueMark. Joining us on the podcast this week is Christina Leijonhufvud, co-founder of Tideline and CEO of BlueMark. Christina discusses the evolution of impact measurement and management practices, the need to measure for both positive and negative impacts, and the increasing importance of independent verification as more and more products are introduced and labeled as impact.

Max Thaysen/Daily News - Whaletown's Black Bear is still on the loose – but its days may be numbered. This summer, a black bear has made the rounds in Whaletown, eating up fruit, stealing honey, breaking in to a chicken coop and even attacking a pig (according to community reports on the Tideline and Facebook). The Conservation Officer Service, COS, received reports from several Cortes Islanders about the bear and responded by bringing a trap over to capture the bear. We spoke with a Conservation Officer named Brad about the situation on Cortes and what the plan is for this bear. If the COS can intervene early in a bear's career of homestead marauding, then they capture it, tranquilize it, give it an identifying earring and set it free in a distant location. If the bear returns to human spaces, they may escalate the human response. Once a bear begins entering structures, the COS says it must be killed. Relocating a bear with that level of habituation and fearlessness around humans is too great a risk to public safety to release anywhere. Brad said that they are aware that there could be more than one bear in the area and they rely on eye-witness testimony to identify the offending bear. The bear they catch must match the descriptions before they put the bear to death.

Noba Anderson/Cortes Virtual Community Meeting - More than 100 Cortes residents will most likely listen to, or read about, last night's virtual meeting. Noba Anderson/Cortes Virtual Community Meetings - While fewer are logging on to the ZOOM call or reading these accounts in Cortes Currents, the number of people listening to the podcasts has doubled, growing from 21 to 43 since these meetings went public. Similar numbers most likely listened to the radio broadcast or will read Director Anderson's report in the Tideline. The principal topics for the fifth Cortes Virtual community meeting (April 28) were vacation rentals, systems navigation

This week on the RTSF podcast, I talk to Elizabeth bear about her amazing book, Tideline.

A sentient robot searches for her purpose in a post-war world. This story was originally published in Asimov's Science Fiction magazine in March 2007. It is available in THE BEST OF ELIZABETH BEAR. Content advisory: Brief violence/combat, mentions of death

In this week's episode, I talk to Elizabeth Bear about her amazing book, Tideline. A story about a combat robot that is the last survivor in her platoon following an apocalyptic event.

Hello friends and welcome to W A L K9 radio, your source for everything backpacking with dogs from your first over nighter to a life changing thru-hike!In this episode I talk about Leave No Trace principles and how you can apply them to spending time in the outdoors with a dog. This is a really important topic and only by following these guidelines can we prevent further restrictions to access with our dogs and help combat the negative stereotype that exists about people taking their dogs on trails. So whether you are the type to enjoy backpacking trips or prefer day hikes this topic is equally important and I encourage to share this valuable information far and wide so our dogs can continue to enjoy wild spaces with us. Visit this episodes sponsor: The Deuce UL Trowel by The Tent LabMentioned in this episode: The PooVault by MoHap Dog Leave No Trace with a Dog blog for Happiest Outdoors Leave No Trace 7 principles Please subscribe, share with your dog loving friends, and give us a review on iTunes. Contact via email: walk9radio@gmail.com Follow WALK9 Radio and Tideline to Alpine on Instagram Follow Tideline to Alpine on Facebook Check out more about us on our website including blogs on Thru-Hiking with a Dog

What happens when a girl who learned to backpack at a young age finds herself with the dog of her dreams living a nomadic life of adventure? Long story short they end up backpacking 5000 miles together (and counting) in all types of terrain learning how to overcome every challenge presented in order to keep hiking together. By making team health and happiness their primary objective they have been able help others chase their dreams along the way while achieving the most enjoyable shared experience in life and on trail.In this episode your host introduces herself, her backpacking history and most importantly Frank, hiking dog extraordinaire. Visit this episodes sponsor: SOG KnivesGive away details --> https://www.instagram.com/p/B3-esxtDU9v/Please subscribe, share with your dog loving friends, and leave us a review on iTunes.Contact via email: walk9radio@gmail.comFollow WALK9 Radio and Tideline to Alpine on Instagram Follow Tideline to Alpine on Facebook Check out more about us on our website

EPISODE 1 PREMIERING Wednesday October 23rd, 2019 Hello friends and welcome to W A L K9 radio, your source for everything backpacking with dogs from your first over nighter to a life changing thru-hike! In this show trailer I make a brief introduction, invite you to participate and make an exciting announcement so stay tuned until the end. EPISODE 1 PREMIERING Wednesday October 23rd, 2019 Visit this episodes sponsor: SOG KnivesPlease subscribe, share with your dog loving friends, and give us a review on iTunes.Contact via email: walk9radio@gmail.comFollow WALK9 Radio and Tideline to Alpine on Instagram Follow Tideline to Alpine on Facebook Check out more about us on our websiteEPISODE 1 PREMIERING Wednesday October 23rd, 2019

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Tideline by Elizabeth Bear A machine near the end of its life and a curious boy come together and create a relationship that will honor the past and lead into the future. Tideline is a science fiction, award winning, short story by Elizabeth Bear. In this episode of Leave It To The Prose, Reid and … Continue reading Ep010 – Tideline →

SEGMENT 3 Are you looking to do good and still run a profitable business? Learn from globally recognized CEOs, professors and inspirational business leaders who have already taken action on their passion to change the world. From powerful keynotes to panel discussions and Q&As, you will leave with new ideas to innovate for good at your enterprise. Schedule: 11:45–12:30 p.m.—Check-in and lunch 12:30 p.m.—Opening Remarks: Donald Heller, Provost, University of San Francisco and Elizabeth Davis, Dean of the School of Management, University of San Francisco. 12:40 p.m.—Overview of the Conference: William Riggs, Assistant Professor, School of Management at the University of San Francisco 12:45 p.m.—Innovating Complex Organizations for Good Elizabeth Davis, Dean of the School of Management, University of San Francisco Therese McMillan, Executive Director, Metropolitan Transportation Commission 1:30 p.m.—Break 1:40 p.m.—Microtalk: Kelley Nayo-Jahi, Community Resources Lead, Landed 1:45 p.m.—Social Impact and Investing / Finance Nick Hodges, SVP and COO, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors—Moderator Daryl Collins, CFO, Bankable Frontiers Maurice Jones, President and CEO, Local Initiatives Support Corporation Maya Perkins, Strategic Initiatives Manager, Facebook Kim Wright-Violich, Managing Partner, Tideline 2:30 p.m.—Break 2:40 p.m.—Microtalk: Regina Clewlow, CEO and Co-Founder, Populus 2:45 p.m.—Cities & The Environment Molly Wood, Host, Marketplace Tech—Moderator Robert Grant, VP Global Government Affairs, Cruise Stephen Hardy, CEO, mySidewalk Lenny Mendonca, Chief Economic and Business Advisor to Governor Newsom Kevin Peterson, Co-Founder and CEO, Marble Libby Schaaf, Mayor of Oakland 3:30 p.m.–4 p.m.—Presentation of Harari Award Presentation and Concluding Thoughts Hosted by University of San Francisco School of Management, in partnership with Commonwealth Club of California Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SEGMENT 1 Are you looking to do good and still run a profitable business? Learn from globally recognized CEOs, professors and inspirational business leaders who have already taken action on their passion to change the world. From powerful keynotes to panel discussions and Q&As, you will leave with new ideas to innovate for good at your enterprise. Schedule: 11:45–12:30 p.m.—Check-in and lunch 12:30 p.m.—Opening Remarks: Donald Heller, Provost, University of San Francisco and Elizabeth Davis, Dean of the School of Management, University of San Francisco. 12:40 p.m.—Overview of the Conference: William Riggs, Assistant Professor, School of Management at the University of San Francisco 12:45 p.m.—Innovating Complex Organizations for Good Elizabeth Davis, Dean of the School of Management, University of San Francisco Therese McMillan, Executive Director, Metropolitan Transportation Commission 1:30 p.m.—Break 1:40 p.m.—Microtalk: Kelley Nayo-Jahi, Community Resources Lead, Landed 1:45 p.m.—Social Impact and Investing / Finance Nick Hodges, SVP and COO, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors—Moderator Daryl Collins, CFO, Bankable Frontiers Maurice Jones, President and CEO, Local Initiatives Support Corporation Maya Perkins, Strategic Initiatives Manager, Facebook Kim Wright-Violich, Managing Partner, Tideline 2:30 p.m.—Break 2:40 p.m.—Microtalk: Regina Clewlow, CEO and Co-Founder, Populus 2:45 p.m.—Cities & The Environment Molly Wood, Host, Marketplace Tech—Moderator Robert Grant, VP Global Government Affairs, Cruise Stephen Hardy, CEO, mySidewalk Lenny Mendonca, Chief Economic and Business Advisor to Governor Newsom Kevin Peterson, Co-Founder and CEO, Marble Libby Schaaf, Mayor of Oakland 3:30 p.m.–4 p.m.—Presentation of Harari Award Presentation and Concluding Thoughts Hosted by University of San Francisco School of Management, in partnership with Commonwealth Club of California Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andy and Dave discuss Simulated Policy Learning (SimPLe), from Google Brain, which attempts to help reinforcement learning methods learn effective policies for complex tasks, such as Atari games (using the Atari Learning Environment, ALE); the method trains a policy in a simulated environment so that it achieves good performance in the original environment. From Google and Princeton University, the TossingBot learns to throw arbitrary objects into bins; research use “residual physics” to provide a baseline knowledge of the world (e.g., ballistics) to further improve tossing accuracies. Researchers at Rutgers demonstrate a probabilistic approach for reasoning the 3D shapes of unknown objects, as a robot manipulates its environment. DeepMind publishes results that use the AI itself to figure out where the AI will fail. And research from Northwestern, University of Chicago, and the Santa Fe Institute examines the dynamics of failure across science, startups, and security efforts. In clickbait-y news, scientists create an AI that can predict when a person will die (when in actual, they used machine learning methods to examine prediction of premature death, and compared with standard epidemiological approaches). Researchers create a memristor-based hybrid analog-digital computing platform to demonstrate deep-Q reinforcement learning. Microsoft demonstrates end-to-end automation of DNA data storage (21 hours to encode the word “hello”). The US Air Force is exploring AI-powered autonomous drones in its Skyborg program. Keen Security Lab of Tencent reports vulnerabilities of Telsa Autopilot, to include inducing the vehicle to switch lanes. A paper in the Springer AI Review Journal provides a survey of ML and DL frameworks and libraries for large-scale data mining. Los Alamos Labs publishes a survey of quantum algorithm implementations. Scott Cunningham publishes Causal Inference. Yaneer Bar-Yam makes a 2003 work, Dynamics of Complex Systems, available. Easley and Kleinberg publish Networks, Crowds, and Markets: Reasoning About a Highly Connected World. Andy highlights a sci-fi story from 2008 from Elizabeth Bear, Tideline. Paul Oh pens a fictional story of the Army’s C2 AI program, Project AlphaWare. The National Academies-Royal Society Public Symposium will hold a discussion on 24 May, AI: An International Dialogue. More videos appear from DARPA’s AI Colloquium. A website compiles datasets for machine learning. And Stephen Jordan provides a comprehensive catalog of quantum algorithms.  

SEGMENT 2 Are you looking to do good and still run a profitable business? Learn from globally recognized CEOs, professors and inspirational business leaders who have already taken action on their passion to change the world. From powerful keynotes to panel discussions and Q&As, you will leave with new ideas to innovate for good at your enterprise. Schedule: 11:45–12:30 p.m.—Check-in and lunch 12:30 p.m.—Opening Remarks: Donald Heller, Provost, University of San Francisco and Elizabeth Davis, Dean of the School of Management, University of San Francisco. 12:40 p.m.—Overview of the Conference: William Riggs, Assistant Professor, School of Management at the University of San Francisco 12:45 p.m.—Innovating Complex Organizations for Good Elizabeth Davis, Dean of the School of Management, University of San Francisco Therese McMillan, Executive Director, Metropolitan Transportation Commission 1:30 p.m.—Break 1:40 p.m.—Microtalk: Kelley Nayo-Jahi, Community Resources Lead, Landed 1:45 p.m.—Social Impact and Investing / Finance Nick Hodges, SVP and COO, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors—Moderator Daryl Collins, CFO, Bankable Frontiers Maurice Jones, President and CEO, Local Initiatives Support Corporation Maya Perkins, Strategic Initiatives Manager, Facebook Kim Wright-Violich, Managing Partner, Tideline 2:30 p.m.—Break 2:40 p.m.—Microtalk: Regina Clewlow, CEO and Co-Founder, Populus 2:45 p.m.—Cities & The Environment Molly Wood, Host, Marketplace Tech—Moderator Robert Grant, VP Global Government Affairs, Cruise Stephen Hardy, CEO, mySidewalk Lenny Mendonca, Chief Economic and Business Advisor to Governor Newsom Kevin Peterson, Co-Founder and CEO, Marble Libby Schaaf, Mayor of Oakland 3:30 p.m.–4 p.m.—Presentation of Harari Award Presentation and Concluding Thoughts Hosted by University of San Francisco School of Management, in partnership with Commonwealth Club of California Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Podcast of “Tideline Treasures, or Growing Up Along the Mile-High Dyke” by Tais Teng and Jaap Boekestein Narrated by Wulf Moon Music track sampled from “Wrapped in Dreams” by Frankum and Frankumjay, used under a Creative Commons license....

Ben Thornley is the co-founder of Tideline, a consulting firm that provides tailored advice to clients developing impact investment strategies. What is impact investing, and can it create greater returns than traditional investment strategies? Ben shares his expertise, and some results of Tideline's research on this subject.  Heart Stock Radio is a production of KBMF 102.5 and underwritten by Purse for the People.  

Untold Returns: Adventures in Impact Investing episode 1 kicks off the podcast with host Bethany McLean talking to impact investment gurus Amit Bouri, CEO of The GIIN, and Kim Violich, Managing Partner at Tideline to lay the foundation for understanding what wealth advisors and community foundation investors should look for in impact investments. It’s a good start to separating hype from reality in this booming sector with $228 billion under management.

Elizabeth Bear’s short story Tideline was originally published in Asimov's Science Fiction magazine in March 2007. The version I listened to was in the 2008 anthology We, Robots, edited by Allan Kaster. Tidelines won the 2008 Hugo Award and tells the story of a friendship between a child and a war robot. Have you read this story? What did you think? You can follow this podcast on Twitter @ShortSFReview and follow Jon Cronshaw @jlcronshaw. Please get in touch with any feedback or recommendations. #robots #scifi #HugoAwards #postapocalyptic