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General News · 26th August 2025
GinaT CISS
In this newsletter: Calendar for September / Resources for Dementia / and more ...
You can join the Cortes Island Seniors Society (CISS) if you are 50+.
Membership in the Society is important as it shows your support for the organization and its programming. To sign up or renew your CISS membership, $10 only, mail your cheque to CISS, PO BOX 27, Mansons Landing BC V0P 1K0, or use e-transfer with cortesseniors1gmail.com email.
For more information about our programs and activities, visit our Facebook page or our CISS Newsletter Archives.
CISS CALENDAR FOR SEPTEMBER 2025
Always check the Tideline Calendar for the latest updates.
Seniors’ Aquacize
Gorge Harbour Swimming Pool. Special thanks to Gorge Harbour Marina Resort and Better at Home.
• Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 10 to 11, until Sept. 11
T’ai Chi Ch’uan
T’ai Chi Ch’uan is a low-impact exercise ideal for seniors. Judyth Weaver generously offers these classes for free; donations, passed on to some charitable Cortes organizations, are welcome. All are invited to join.
• Wednesdays, from 10 to 11, Om Studio, Manson’s Hall
Carpet Bowling
• Sundays and Wednesdays. Call De0305 for more information.
Walking Group
• The walking group meets every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 9 am in Manson's Hall parking lot for a 30-minute to one-hour walk, followed by coffee. Never cancelled! Come and join the walking group.
Cortes Island Museum and Wild Cortes
• Museum, 957 Beesley Road, Tuesday – Sunday, 10 am to 4 pm, until the end of September
• Wild Cortes, 1255 Seaford Road, Tuesday – Saturday, noon to 4 pm, until mid-September
• Winter Hours, Friday and Saturday, noon to 4 pm
Old Schoolhouse Art Gallery
• Open Fridays, 6 to 9; Saturdays and Sundays, 2 to 6
• Kristen Scholfield-Sweet, How Do You Like the Underworld? August 29 – September 14
Cortes DeathCare Collective
• Wednesday, Sept. 17, Mansons Hall, Pioneer Room, 2 to 3:30, with Priya Huffman
We work to integrate death as part of life by initiating conversations, providing education, and encouraging people to prepare for the end of life. We also empower, guide, and support the practice and process of caring for our own dead and dying, in community. Our monthly meetings resume on September 17th, 2:00 - 3:30 pm in the Pioneer Room of the Mansons Hall, where Priya Huffman will give a presentation centred on tending to the body of the deceased. Everyone is welcome to join.
If you have any death-related questions or needs, please don't hesitate to contact us, even on short notice. You can reach us at Margaret 250-204-3709 or Emma 250-208-4468. Visit our website, www.islanddeathcare.ca.
Thanks,
Margaret
September is World Alzheimer's Month
World Alzheimer’s Month in 2025 will take place in September, and World Alzheimer’s Day on September 21, 2025. During this global observance, awareness campaigns will raise funds and challenge the stigma associated with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. The month will also feature the release of the World Alzheimer Report 2025, with focus on the topic of dementia rehabilitation.
More information from Better at Home (Ester) is available in our email and PDF versions of the newsletter, and this Tideline post: https://www.cortesislandland.com/tideline/show17961a46s/Healthy_Communities_Series_Resources_for_Dementia_
HOUSING NEWS
Check the Cortes Community Housing at https://cortescommunityhousing.org/.
PERSON OF THE MONTH
Always looking for new stories. Please contact Gina0080 or seniorscortesgmail.com.
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More is included in the newsletter sent to CISS members' email boxes on the first day of each month.
To read the newsletter sent by email to CISS members, click here: https://mailchi.mp/7697e6dd9eb9/ciss-september-2025-newsletter
Visit us at Facebook
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If you are a CISS member, you should receive an email with the newsletter on the first day of the month. If you cannot find it in your inbox, check your spam or junk folder and mark "NOT SPAM." Additionally, add seniorscortesgmail.com to your email contacts. If in doubt, call Gina at 250-935-0080.
You can join the Cortes Island Seniors Society (CISS) if you are 50+.
Membership in the Society is important as it shows your support for the organization and its programming. To sign up or renew your CISS membership, $10 only, mail your cheque to CISS, PO BOX 27, Mansons Landing BC V0P 1K0, or use e-transfer with cortesseniors1gmail.com email.
For more information about our programs and activities, visit our Facebook page or our CISS Newsletter Archives.
CISS CALENDAR FOR SEPTEMBER 2025
Always check the Tideline Calendar for the latest updates.
Seniors’ Aquacize
Gorge Harbour Swimming Pool. Special thanks to Gorge Harbour Marina Resort and Better at Home.
• Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 10 to 11, until Sept. 11
T’ai Chi Ch’uan
T’ai Chi Ch’uan is a low-impact exercise ideal for seniors. Judyth Weaver generously offers these classes for free; donations, passed on to some charitable Cortes organizations, are welcome. All are invited to join.
• Wednesdays, from 10 to 11, Om Studio, Manson’s Hall
Carpet Bowling
• Sundays and Wednesdays. Call De0305 for more information.
Walking Group
• The walking group meets every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 9 am in Manson's Hall parking lot for a 30-minute to one-hour walk, followed by coffee. Never cancelled! Come and join the walking group.
Cortes Island Museum and Wild Cortes
• Museum, 957 Beesley Road, Tuesday – Sunday, 10 am to 4 pm, until the end of September
• Wild Cortes, 1255 Seaford Road, Tuesday – Saturday, noon to 4 pm, until mid-September
• Winter Hours, Friday and Saturday, noon to 4 pm
Old Schoolhouse Art Gallery
• Open Fridays, 6 to 9; Saturdays and Sundays, 2 to 6
• Kristen Scholfield-Sweet, How Do You Like the Underworld? August 29 – September 14
Cortes DeathCare Collective
• Wednesday, Sept. 17, Mansons Hall, Pioneer Room, 2 to 3:30, with Priya Huffman
We work to integrate death as part of life by initiating conversations, providing education, and encouraging people to prepare for the end of life. We also empower, guide, and support the practice and process of caring for our own dead and dying, in community. Our monthly meetings resume on September 17th, 2:00 - 3:30 pm in the Pioneer Room of the Mansons Hall, where Priya Huffman will give a presentation centred on tending to the body of the deceased. Everyone is welcome to join.
If you have any death-related questions or needs, please don't hesitate to contact us, even on short notice. You can reach us at Margaret 250-204-3709 or Emma 250-208-4468. Visit our website, www.islanddeathcare.ca.
Thanks,
Margaret
September is World Alzheimer's Month
World Alzheimer’s Month in 2025 will take place in September, and World Alzheimer’s Day on September 21, 2025. During this global observance, awareness campaigns will raise funds and challenge the stigma associated with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. The month will also feature the release of the World Alzheimer Report 2025, with focus on the topic of dementia rehabilitation.
More information from Better at Home (Ester) is available in our email and PDF versions of the newsletter, and this Tideline post: https://www.cortesislandland.com/tideline/show17961a46s/Healthy_Communities_Series_Resources_for_Dementia_
HOUSING NEWS
Check the Cortes Community Housing at https://cortescommunityhousing.org/.
PERSON OF THE MONTH
Always looking for new stories. Please contact Gina0080 or seniorscortesgmail.com.
***********************************
More is included in the newsletter sent to CISS members' email boxes on the first day of each month.
To read the newsletter sent by email to CISS members, click here: https://mailchi.mp/7697e6dd9eb9/ciss-september-2025-newsletter
Visit us at Facebook
***********************************
If you are a CISS member, you should receive an email with the newsletter on the first day of the month. If you cannot find it in your inbox, check your spam or junk folder and mark "NOT SPAM." Additionally, add seniorscortesgmail.com to your email contacts. If in doubt, call Gina at 250-935-0080.
(2025-09-CISS-newsletter.pdf)