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General News · 1st June 2026
GinaT CISS
In this newsletter: CISS AGM / lots of great events in June / 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 Annual General Meeting – AGM
Come out to the Cortes Island Seniors Society AGM on Thursday, June 18, at 1 p.m. in the Pioneer Room. Meet friends and support seniors’ programming on Cortes Island.
CISS CALENDAR FOR June 2026
Always check the Tideline Calendar for the latest updates.
Aquasize!
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m., Gorge Harbour Marina pool
Seniors (50+ years), cost: free!
Thanks to the Better at Home program and the Gorge Harbour Marina for making this possible!
T’ai Chi Ch’uan
The class is moving to Thursday at the same time, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. By donation.
Movement and Mobility w/Kelly
Tuesday, 9:30 class for registered participants. Email Kelly if you would like to come.
Regular classes will resume in October.
Creative Spaces: Garden and Studio Tour
• Saturday, June 20, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Tickets, $20 (children under 12 can come for free), are available at local Cortes stores, Hollyhock, Inspirations on Quadra, the Museum’s table at Friday Market in Mansons, and the Museum. Please bring cash; the Museum accepts credit cards.
With 14 gardens/studios, some new, some updated, and some like new, this will be a great way to spend your Saturday while supporting the Museum: all proceeds will benefit Museum programming. Thank you, hosts, for your support!
Carpet Bowling
• Sundays and Wednesdays. Call De0305 for more information.
Free Community Lunches
• Thursday, June 4, Mansons
• Saturday, June 13, Klahoose
Noon to 1:30 – all welcome
Cortes DeathCare Collective
We warmly invite you to a special event on June 25 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in Mansons Hall – Bringing Death Home; Swimming Against the Tide. We are excited to host Dr. Tamara MacIntyre from Victoria as our guest. She will share her vast knowledge and experience in approaching death and dying consciously. We’ll start with a bowl of soup and conversation, and we’ll also share highlights from our AGM Report.
The DeathCare Collective supports our community in preparing for the end of life through conversation and education. We help loved ones care for their own dying and deceased – offering guidance, encouragement, and assistance from diagnosis through death and after death – making home-based, holistic care more accessible.
If you have any death-related questions or needs, please don’t hesitate to contact us, even on short notice: Emma at 250-208-4468 or Margaret at 250-204-3709. 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, Friday and Saturday, noon to 4 p.m.
• Tuesday, June 23 – start of summer hours
Want to read a short history of black tea?
Check out our newsletter in PDF format.
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/70654de504c5/ciss-june-2026-newsletter.
Visit us on 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 Annual General Meeting – AGM
Come out to the Cortes Island Seniors Society AGM on Thursday, June 18, at 1 p.m. in the Pioneer Room. Meet friends and support seniors’ programming on Cortes Island.
CISS CALENDAR FOR June 2026
Always check the Tideline Calendar for the latest updates.
Aquasize!
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m., Gorge Harbour Marina pool
Seniors (50+ years), cost: free!
Thanks to the Better at Home program and the Gorge Harbour Marina for making this possible!
T’ai Chi Ch’uan
The class is moving to Thursday at the same time, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. By donation.
Movement and Mobility w/Kelly
Tuesday, 9:30 class for registered participants. Email Kelly if you would like to come.
Regular classes will resume in October.
Creative Spaces: Garden and Studio Tour
• Saturday, June 20, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Tickets, $20 (children under 12 can come for free), are available at local Cortes stores, Hollyhock, Inspirations on Quadra, the Museum’s table at Friday Market in Mansons, and the Museum. Please bring cash; the Museum accepts credit cards.
With 14 gardens/studios, some new, some updated, and some like new, this will be a great way to spend your Saturday while supporting the Museum: all proceeds will benefit Museum programming. Thank you, hosts, for your support!
Carpet Bowling
• Sundays and Wednesdays. Call De0305 for more information.
Free Community Lunches
• Thursday, June 4, Mansons
• Saturday, June 13, Klahoose
Noon to 1:30 – all welcome
Cortes DeathCare Collective
We warmly invite you to a special event on June 25 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in Mansons Hall – Bringing Death Home; Swimming Against the Tide. We are excited to host Dr. Tamara MacIntyre from Victoria as our guest. She will share her vast knowledge and experience in approaching death and dying consciously. We’ll start with a bowl of soup and conversation, and we’ll also share highlights from our AGM Report.
The DeathCare Collective supports our community in preparing for the end of life through conversation and education. We help loved ones care for their own dying and deceased – offering guidance, encouragement, and assistance from diagnosis through death and after death – making home-based, holistic care more accessible.
If you have any death-related questions or needs, please don’t hesitate to contact us, even on short notice: Emma at 250-208-4468 or Margaret at 250-204-3709. 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, Friday and Saturday, noon to 4 p.m.
• Tuesday, June 23 – start of summer hours
Want to read a short history of black tea?
Check out our newsletter in PDF format.
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/70654de504c5/ciss-june-2026-newsletter.
Visit us on 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.
(2026-06-CISS-Newsletter.pdf)