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General News · 29th March 2026
GinaT CISS
In this newsletter: Spring News from Better at Home / Are You Blinded by Headlights? / 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 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 APRIL 2026
Always check the Tideline Calendar for the latest updates.
Easter Pancake Breakfast
• Sunday, April 5
• 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
• Klahoose First Nations Multi-Purpose Building
• More details in this Tideline post: https://www.cortesisland.com/tideline/show19203a/Easter_Pancake_Breakfast
T’ai Chi Ch’uan
We hope to see Judyth in mid-April. Stay tuned.
Movement and Mobility w/Kelly
The last class of this season was on March 26. Classes will resume in October. In the meantime, take advantage of the Better at Home offer. See below.
Carpet Bowling
• Sundays and Wednesdays. Call De0305 for more information.
Free Community Lunches
• Wednesday, April 1, Whaletown/Gorge
• Thursday, April 9, Mansons
• Saturday, April 18, Klahoose
• Thursday, April 23, Manson's
• Wednesday, April 29, Whaletown/Gorge
Friday Market at Manson's Hall
• Friday Markets, Manson's, noon to 3 p.m
Cortes DeathCare Collective
• Wednesday, April 15, 2 to 3:30 p.m., Pioneer Room
Fawn Baron and Ann Mortifee will share the story of the final days, deaths, and natural burial of their dear friends, John and Kristen.
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.
• Sunday, April 12 – Annual General Meeting with guest speaker Jeanette Taylor.
• Wild Cortes, 1255 Seaford Road, Friday and Saturday, noon to 4 p.m.
TENDING THE SPARK: MINDFULNESS AND THE CREATIVE LIFE
• Workshop with Margo McLoughlin
• Sunday, May 3, 1 – 4 p.m.
• Cortes Elementary School library
• More details in the email version and PDF attached below.
Creative Spaces Garden & Studio Tour – Saturday, June 20, 2026
If you are a gardener or artist and would like to share your creative space with Cortes Island while also raising funds for the Cortes Museum, please email the Museum at cimascortesmuseum.com or call 250-935-6340.
Better at Home Spring Offer
Swimming & Yoga in Campbell River
The Better at Home program will provide free ferry tickets to seniors who are interested in gathering a small group (3–4) to carpool to Campbell River to use the community pool, aquatic fitness programs, swim laps, or join chair yoga. Call your friends & neighbours and go to town together. Combine it with other errands and make a day of it.
For the months of April to June, we are offering seniors a free vehicle ferry trip to town from Monday through Thursdays, to take advantage of the community pool for a swim, chair yoga classes or aqua fitness classes. The Gorge Harbour Marina is generously reopening its pool for seniors’ aqua fitness in the summer months, but until then, we encourage you to take advantage of this offering! Contact Ester at betterathomecortesgmail.com or call her at 250-204-2116.
Pool Schedule & Fees: https://www.strathconagardens.com/pools/schedules-fees/
They also offer Shallow Water Fitness, Deep Water Fitness, an Aquatic Arthritis Program, and Specialty Fitness. For Info & registration (follow the “Mind & Body tab for Chair Yoga and F.A.M.E programming) visit https://www.strathconagardens.com for all programming or call 250-830-6777.
More details in this Tideline post:
https://www.cortesisland.com/tideline/show19206a/Healthy_Communities_Series_Swimming__Special_Offer_
The Rainbow Ridge Laundry Club
The Laundry Club is a pilot project of the Cortes Housing Society, in collaboration with the Cortes Women’s Centre and the Cortes Community Health Association.
The aim is to provide laundry and shower facilities for residents of Mansons Landing and Squirrel Cove. Members are expected to keep the space clean and tidy, handle the machines gently, and maintain a peaceful presence in the building and on the grounds. Tuesdays are reserved for women-only days. Children are welcome. No pets are allowed on the premises, and smoking is not allowed.
Members agree to pay e-transfer fees monthly to accountingcortescommunityhousing.org, with the note “laundry”.
To obtain a form, please email biancacortescommunityhousing.org.
If you are a Better at Home client, this will be part of our program offerings for 2026–2028. Sliding scale depending on your income. Please email betterathomecortesgmail.com or call Ester to sign up.
Ester
Better at Home Cortes
betterathomecortesgmail.com
250-204-2116
ARE YOU BLINDED BY HEADLIGHTS?
Follow this Government Canada link and fill out the survey:
https://tc.canada.ca/en/corporate-services/consultations/canadian-experience-vehicle-headlights-glare-night
MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND HERE:
See our PDF version, https://drive.google.com/file/d/18a0GI9WV-17mBXv3RFt2TCPJCg8zsei3/view?usp=share_link
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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/42d0321e1896/ciss-april-2026-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 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 APRIL 2026
Always check the Tideline Calendar for the latest updates.
Easter Pancake Breakfast
• Sunday, April 5
• 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
• Klahoose First Nations Multi-Purpose Building
• More details in this Tideline post: https://www.cortesisland.com/tideline/show19203a/Easter_Pancake_Breakfast
T’ai Chi Ch’uan
We hope to see Judyth in mid-April. Stay tuned.
Movement and Mobility w/Kelly
The last class of this season was on March 26. Classes will resume in October. In the meantime, take advantage of the Better at Home offer. See below.
Carpet Bowling
• Sundays and Wednesdays. Call De0305 for more information.
Free Community Lunches
• Wednesday, April 1, Whaletown/Gorge
• Thursday, April 9, Mansons
• Saturday, April 18, Klahoose
• Thursday, April 23, Manson's
• Wednesday, April 29, Whaletown/Gorge
Friday Market at Manson's Hall
• Friday Markets, Manson's, noon to 3 p.m
Cortes DeathCare Collective
• Wednesday, April 15, 2 to 3:30 p.m., Pioneer Room
Fawn Baron and Ann Mortifee will share the story of the final days, deaths, and natural burial of their dear friends, John and Kristen.
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.
• Sunday, April 12 – Annual General Meeting with guest speaker Jeanette Taylor.
• Wild Cortes, 1255 Seaford Road, Friday and Saturday, noon to 4 p.m.
TENDING THE SPARK: MINDFULNESS AND THE CREATIVE LIFE
• Workshop with Margo McLoughlin
• Sunday, May 3, 1 – 4 p.m.
• Cortes Elementary School library
• More details in the email version and PDF attached below.
Creative Spaces Garden & Studio Tour – Saturday, June 20, 2026
If you are a gardener or artist and would like to share your creative space with Cortes Island while also raising funds for the Cortes Museum, please email the Museum at cimascortesmuseum.com or call 250-935-6340.
Better at Home Spring Offer
Swimming & Yoga in Campbell River
The Better at Home program will provide free ferry tickets to seniors who are interested in gathering a small group (3–4) to carpool to Campbell River to use the community pool, aquatic fitness programs, swim laps, or join chair yoga. Call your friends & neighbours and go to town together. Combine it with other errands and make a day of it.
For the months of April to June, we are offering seniors a free vehicle ferry trip to town from Monday through Thursdays, to take advantage of the community pool for a swim, chair yoga classes or aqua fitness classes. The Gorge Harbour Marina is generously reopening its pool for seniors’ aqua fitness in the summer months, but until then, we encourage you to take advantage of this offering! Contact Ester at betterathomecortesgmail.com or call her at 250-204-2116.
Pool Schedule & Fees: https://www.strathconagardens.com/pools/schedules-fees/
They also offer Shallow Water Fitness, Deep Water Fitness, an Aquatic Arthritis Program, and Specialty Fitness. For Info & registration (follow the “Mind & Body tab for Chair Yoga and F.A.M.E programming) visit https://www.strathconagardens.com for all programming or call 250-830-6777.
More details in this Tideline post:
https://www.cortesisland.com/tideline/show19206a/Healthy_Communities_Series_Swimming__Special_Offer_
The Rainbow Ridge Laundry Club
The Laundry Club is a pilot project of the Cortes Housing Society, in collaboration with the Cortes Women’s Centre and the Cortes Community Health Association.
The aim is to provide laundry and shower facilities for residents of Mansons Landing and Squirrel Cove. Members are expected to keep the space clean and tidy, handle the machines gently, and maintain a peaceful presence in the building and on the grounds. Tuesdays are reserved for women-only days. Children are welcome. No pets are allowed on the premises, and smoking is not allowed.
Members agree to pay e-transfer fees monthly to accountingcortescommunityhousing.org, with the note “laundry”.
To obtain a form, please email biancacortescommunityhousing.org.
If you are a Better at Home client, this will be part of our program offerings for 2026–2028. Sliding scale depending on your income. Please email betterathomecortesgmail.com or call Ester to sign up.
Ester
Better at Home Cortes
betterathomecortesgmail.com
250-204-2116
ARE YOU BLINDED BY HEADLIGHTS?
Follow this Government Canada link and fill out the survey:
https://tc.canada.ca/en/corporate-services/consultations/canadian-experience-vehicle-headlights-glare-night
MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND HERE:
See our PDF version, https://drive.google.com/file/d/18a0GI9WV-17mBXv3RFt2TCPJCg8zsei3/view?usp=share_link
***********************************
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/42d0321e1896/ciss-april-2026-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.
(2026-04-CISS-Newsletter.pdf)