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Hiring NOW – EVENTS COORDINATOR
2024 Events Coordinator The Cortes Island Museum & Archives is seeking an Events Coordinator who...
BC Heritage – STORY SWAP – “BEFORE & AFTER”
It’s BC Heritage Week (Feb 19-25), and the Museum invites you to share your home’s...
CBC – Message from George Sirk
Christmas Bird Count (CBC)! Sunday, December 17 — a message from George Sirk: It’s that time...
Heritage Apple Trees – Living History
Residents were able to order young apple trees locally from Vancouver nurseries and also from...
The Mystery of the Perambulating Clam
Some time ago, Aileen and I found a Manila clam near our house, which is...
The Hunt for Chris (Chris’s Lagoon)
I get asked, “Who was Chris’s Lagoon named after?” My father and grandfather would have...
Spring Migration Bird Count Event, 7 May 2022
Cortes Island Spring Count – A Success! The weather on May 7 was very favourable...
Remembrance Day
Lest we forget Remembrance Day – November 11 — by Mike Manson, 20 November 2019...
Wrapping Up “From the Archives”
— Valerie Wernet, Cortes Island Museum   The summer season is coming to a close,...