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General News · 1st February 2026
GinaT CISS
In this newsletter: Calendar for February / Tech help for seniors / Perfect February / 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, or $45 with Christmas Dinner, mail your cheque to CISS, PO BOX 27, Mansons Landing BC V0P 1K0, or email your dues by e-transfer to cortesseniors1gmail.com.
For more information about our programs and activities, visit our Facebook page or our CISS Newsletter Archives.
CISS CALENDAR FOR February 2026
Always check the Tideline Calendar for the latest updates.
Pies with Rebeka Carpenter
• Sunday, February 8, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Hollyhock. By registration only: email Jemma jemmacortesfoundation.ca
FERRY SHUTDOWN
• Monday, February 9 to March 1. Get the updates on Tideline, in the Special Section, Ferry Shutdown
Valentine's Day
• Saturday, February 14
Family Day
• Monday, February 16
Literary Afternoon
• Sunday, February 15, 2 to 3:30 p.m., Lakeview Room, Linnaea Farm
T’ai Chi Ch’uan
Classes will stop for some time. We will let you know when they resume.
Movement and Mobility w/Kelly
• Mondays, 11 – 12, Manson's
• Tuesdays, 10 – 11, Gorge Hall
• Thursdays, 11 – 12, Om Studio, Manson's Hall
Registrations are required for the first class. Email Kelly kbrocks55yahoo.ca.
Carpet Bowling
• Sundays and Wednesdays. Call De0305 for more information.
Free Community Lunches
• Wednesday, February 4, Whaletown
• Thursday, February 12, Manson’s
• Saturday, February 21, Klahoose
• Thursday, February 26, Manson’s
Noon to 1:30 – all welcome
Friday Market at Manson's Hall
• Friday Markets will resume on February 13, just in time for Valentine's Day gift shopping!
Cortes DeathCare Collective
• Wednesday, February 18, 2026, from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. in the Pioneer Room.
If you have any death-related questions or needs, don’t hesitate to contact us, even on short notice: Margaret 250-204-3709 or Emma 250-208-4468. Visit our website https://islanddeathcare.ca/.
Walking Group
• The walking group meets every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 9 a.m. in the Manson's Hall parking lot for a 30-minute to 1-hour walk, followed by coffee. Never cancelled! Come and join the walking group. Your dog, on a leash, is welcome to tag along.
Cortes Island Museum and Wild Cortes
• Museum, 957 Beesley Road, Friday and Saturday, noon. to 4 p.m.
• Wild Cortes, 1255 Seaford Road, is now open by appointment only. Call the Museum at 250-935-6340 to book your visit.
• Monday, February 16 – Family Day event. More information to come on Tideline
“PERFECT FEBRUARY”
Read more about 2026 Perfect February in our PDF version (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Z9sDEL6ORDwv01p_kUr0WxmjsaZxw_9c/view?usp=sharing) of the newsletter.
Cali Waddell and Sandra Reedel
On January 3, 2026, Cali Waddell lost her fight with ALS. She died peacefully, surrounded by love. She will be missed by all who knew her.
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the sudden passing of Sandra Elizabeth Reedel (Ware) in Whaletown on January 14, 2026.
Read the full post by Richard Reedel in Tideline, https://www.cortesisland.com/tideline/show18991a/Sandra_Elizabeth_Reedel_Ware), January 18, 2026.
FREE ONE-ON-ONE TECH LEARNING
FolkU is happy to support additional free one-on-one tech learning as part of our Better at Home tech help program. This add-on is for seniors who need more sessions than Better at Home normally provides, as well as for those who don’t qualify for the Better at Home subsidy but still can’t comfortably afford paid tech support.
You can fill in the request form here: https://tinyurl.com/techsupportcortes
Or if you are not online, you can call Joel at 250-504-1991 or Ester at 250-204-2116, and they can fill it in for you over the phone.
Read more in the attached PDF file.
PERSON OF THE MONTH
Always looking for new stories. Please contact Gina0080 or seniorscortesgmail.com.
MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND HERE:
See our PDF version, https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Z9sDEL6ORDwv01p_kUr0WxmjsaZxw_9c/view?usp=sharing
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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 EMAIL VERSION:
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, or $45 with Christmas Dinner, mail your cheque to CISS, PO BOX 27, Mansons Landing BC V0P 1K0, or email your dues by e-transfer to cortesseniors1gmail.com.
For more information about our programs and activities, visit our Facebook page or our CISS Newsletter Archives.
CISS CALENDAR FOR February 2026
Always check the Tideline Calendar for the latest updates.
Pies with Rebeka Carpenter
• Sunday, February 8, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Hollyhock. By registration only: email Jemma jemmacortesfoundation.ca
FERRY SHUTDOWN
• Monday, February 9 to March 1. Get the updates on Tideline, in the Special Section, Ferry Shutdown
Valentine's Day
• Saturday, February 14
Family Day
• Monday, February 16
Literary Afternoon
• Sunday, February 15, 2 to 3:30 p.m., Lakeview Room, Linnaea Farm
T’ai Chi Ch’uan
Classes will stop for some time. We will let you know when they resume.
Movement and Mobility w/Kelly
• Mondays, 11 – 12, Manson's
• Tuesdays, 10 – 11, Gorge Hall
• Thursdays, 11 – 12, Om Studio, Manson's Hall
Registrations are required for the first class. Email Kelly kbrocks55yahoo.ca.
Carpet Bowling
• Sundays and Wednesdays. Call De0305 for more information.
Free Community Lunches
• Wednesday, February 4, Whaletown
• Thursday, February 12, Manson’s
• Saturday, February 21, Klahoose
• Thursday, February 26, Manson’s
Noon to 1:30 – all welcome
Friday Market at Manson's Hall
• Friday Markets will resume on February 13, just in time for Valentine's Day gift shopping!
Cortes DeathCare Collective
• Wednesday, February 18, 2026, from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. in the Pioneer Room.
If you have any death-related questions or needs, don’t hesitate to contact us, even on short notice: Margaret 250-204-3709 or Emma 250-208-4468. Visit our website https://islanddeathcare.ca/.
Walking Group
• The walking group meets every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 9 a.m. in the Manson's Hall parking lot for a 30-minute to 1-hour walk, followed by coffee. Never cancelled! Come and join the walking group. Your dog, on a leash, is welcome to tag along.
Cortes Island Museum and Wild Cortes
• Museum, 957 Beesley Road, Friday and Saturday, noon. to 4 p.m.
• Wild Cortes, 1255 Seaford Road, is now open by appointment only. Call the Museum at 250-935-6340 to book your visit.
• Monday, February 16 – Family Day event. More information to come on Tideline
“PERFECT FEBRUARY”
Read more about 2026 Perfect February in our PDF version (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Z9sDEL6ORDwv01p_kUr0WxmjsaZxw_9c/view?usp=sharing) of the newsletter.
Cali Waddell and Sandra Reedel
On January 3, 2026, Cali Waddell lost her fight with ALS. She died peacefully, surrounded by love. She will be missed by all who knew her.
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the sudden passing of Sandra Elizabeth Reedel (Ware) in Whaletown on January 14, 2026.
Read the full post by Richard Reedel in Tideline, https://www.cortesisland.com/tideline/show18991a/Sandra_Elizabeth_Reedel_Ware), January 18, 2026.
FREE ONE-ON-ONE TECH LEARNING
FolkU is happy to support additional free one-on-one tech learning as part of our Better at Home tech help program. This add-on is for seniors who need more sessions than Better at Home normally provides, as well as for those who don’t qualify for the Better at Home subsidy but still can’t comfortably afford paid tech support.
You can fill in the request form here: https://tinyurl.com/techsupportcortes
Or if you are not online, you can call Joel at 250-504-1991 or Ester at 250-204-2116, and they can fill it in for you over the phone.
Read more in the attached PDF file.
PERSON OF THE MONTH
Always looking for new stories. Please contact Gina0080 or seniorscortesgmail.com.
MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND HERE:
See our PDF version, https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Z9sDEL6ORDwv01p_kUr0WxmjsaZxw_9c/view?usp=sharing
***********************************
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 EMAIL VERSION:
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.
(2026-02-CISS-Newsletter.pdf)