Developing Housing Solutions on Cortes Island

Through collaborative efforts and community input, we are developing
housing solutions so every Cortes resident has a place to call home.

Cortes Island Housing Society

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Housing Updates and New Members on the Team

Housing Updates and New Members on the Team

Happy Harvest Season!

As we harvest and enjoy the fruits of our garden labors, we are also gearing up with important housing opportunities that I’d like to update you on. We’ve had a busy summer, settling the CCHA doctors into their new house on our Community Land Trust project at Orchard Village (the name of our new property at 671 Sutil Pt Rd), as well as planning to initiate building housing on Rainbow Ridge…

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Your Voice For More Housing is Needed This Week

Your Voice For More Housing is Needed This Week

Please Weigh-in On Zoning Changes Manson’s Hall, Thursday, 4-6:30 PM

In June, you joined us at our home-seekers forum. At that time, we discussed the importance of sharing your perspectives on the housing needs in our community. Well, the time has come and your voice is needed this Thursday at Manson’s Hall!

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Summer Housing Activities on Cortes

Summer Housing Activities on Cortes

Join-us in the Caring for Cortes Housing Fund Activities: The Cortes Island Community Foundation’s Care for Cortes campaign is focusing this week’s activities to support the Cortes Housing Fund…

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Forums, Fires & Filling-Out Surveys

Forums, Fires & Filling-Out Surveys

I’m writing to provide you with updates and links to videos from our recent events, which many of you have asked for, as well as to encourage you to participate in the Vital Signs community survey…  

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Cortes Renters and Land Seekers Forum

Cortes Renters and Land Seekers Forum

We are seeking input on housing challenges and different types of housing that people are interested in, from subsidized rentals to rental housing and affordable homeownership.

We’re Housing the Doctors!

We’re Housing the Doctors!

The CHS and CCHA are pleased to be working together to ensure that all the locum doctors have secure, year-round housing.

Cortes Community Land Trust is Born

Cortes Community Land Trust is Born

Join the Cortes Housing Society to take a tour and share your ideas for how we can make the most of this great new community asset!

BC Housing Funding Update

BC Housing Funding Update

Responding to the urgency of the Cortes housing crisis, we, the CHS have wanted to explore many more avenues of creating housing on the island.

Explore the Trades Directory

Connecting residents with local professionals for home improvement, construction, landscaping and more, making it easy to find recommended services in the region.

Cortes Island Housing Society

Explore the Trades Directory

Connecting residents with local professionals for home improvement, construction, landscaping and more, making it easy to find recommended services in the region.

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Three ways you can help.

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Get Involved

Come to our Open Houses & Forums, follow our Speaker Series, and contribute to our Trades Directory.

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Help fund our housing projects and initiatives
with a monthly or one-time donation.

Thank you to our 2023/24 $10K+ funders

And the hundreds of Cortes residents that support our work on an ongoing basis

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