Tag Archives: Youth

Jade Jordan: Running for Regional Director

Mansons Hall was going through a difficult time in 2022. All of the experienced staff had left and the board was new. That’s when Jade Jordan was the manager. As she relates in a post to the Tideline, she found herself asking, ‘What exactly does the Hall Manager do?’ So she talked to community members and went through the files ‘trying to understand how everything worked and why. It turned out to be an incredible experience.’ If elected as Regional Director, she plans to bring a similar approach to the position. 

She has deep roots on Cortes Island. Her grandfather, the late Joe Jordan,  was the first to move here. Jade was six when her father, John Jordan followed. In this morning’s interview, she talks about her connection to Cortes and why she wishes to be the Director. 

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Area B Director’s Report: New Services To Support Youth And Seniors?

By Regional Director Mark Vonesch

After 3.5 years in this position I have seen youth and seniors organizations on Cortes struggle to find the funding to support the needs of Cortes Island’s youngest and oldest residents.

In the last SRD board meeting I proposed two new services for Cortes Island residents to consider. If the services are approved by the board and the Inspector of Municipalities there will be a referendum question on the ballot in the October election, which means you all get to choose as a community whether we want to create these new services.

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North Vancouver students sleep outside to raise nearly $10K for homeless youth

By Abby Luciano, North Shore News, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

More than two dozen students from Carson Graham Secondary gave up their beds and embraced the cold last Thursday to raise funds for youth experiencing homelessness.

The 25 students, along with four adults, slept outside overnight at the North Vancouver high school, collecting nearly $10,000 to go towards Covenant House Vancouver, a non-profit that helps end youth homelessness.

The students launched a campaign on the Covenant House website, where parents, friends and other supporters could make donations for the cause. 

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Jessica Wegg: Why Green Voices Matter

The second in a series of candidate visits sponsored by the Cortes Island Climate Action Committee

Green Party candidate Jessica Wegg came to Gorge Hall, on Wednesday, April 16th, 2025. She won’t be the next Member of Parliament for North Island Powell River (NIPR).

“We commissioned a poll at our riding level. I think they made the phone calls March 20th to 24th, and it matched what 338Canada is saying. The Conservatives will likely win and the progressive vote will be split pretty evenly by the NDP and the Liberals. As long as the NDP and the Liberals are both running, neither party will get in,” she explained.

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Teenage Breakthrough: A Poetic Response To The Cortes Island Academy Year End Presentation

By Dancing Wolf

Last Thursday, Jan 24, many of us were witness to some great visionary ideas and concepts regarding our near future in 2040.

I was deeply moved and inspired by this remarkable presentation created by the Students of the Cortes Island Academy and wonderfully supported by their Teachers.

So much so that I wrote a short poem to express my gratitude.

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