Fonds consists of records of the Cortes Emergency First Aid Service (CEFAS) including the constitution, meeting agendas, correspondence, survey responses and attendant schedules. It is arranged in three series: Administrative Records, Correspondence and Survey Responses.
In 1988, concerned members of the Cortes community formed the Cortes Island First Aid Society (CIFAS). They were trained in basic first aid and provided volunteer service to the island for the next four years. A retired industrial ambulance was procured by Sully and Marg Sullivan and outfitted with some medical equipment. Prior to this people were transported in private cars and trucks.
In 1992, the British Columbia Ambulance Service opened a station on Cortes which continued and expanded that service, and CEFAS was dissolved.
Custodial History
Bonnie MacDonald held these records from the time of her involvement in the founding of CEFAS; she donated them to CIMAS.
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of records of the Cortes Emergency First Aid Service (CEFAS) including the constitution, meeting agendas, correspondence, survey responses and attendant schedules. It is arranged in three series: Administrative Records, Correspondence and Survey Responses.
Brochure on Manual Artificial Respiration, 1952; Offer to Purchase Form for an ambulance, 1988; CEFAS postings in WNE 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991; Newspaper clippings about Cortes Ambulance in WNE 1998, Cortes Marketer 2011; article written by paramedic Paul Brewer, 2007; email from Elizabeth Jordan regarding use of paramedic service, 2011; Posting from BCAS Open House & Career Information Session on Cortes, 2014; Article (2015), brochure (2016), and paramedicine overview (2016) on bringing paramedics to the front lines of rural health care; article in appreciation of Cortes Island Ambulance Service by Marcel Creurer, undated
Brochure on Manual Artificial Respiration, 1952; Offer to Purchase Form for an ambulance, 1988; CEFAS postings in WNE 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991; Newspaper clippings about Cortes Ambulance in WNE 1998, Cortes Marketer 2011; article written by paramedic Paul Brewer, 2007; email from Elizabeth Jordan regarding use of paramedic service, 2011; Posting from BCAS Open House & Career Information Session on Cortes, 2014; Article (2015), brochure (2016), and paramedicine overview (2016) on bringing paramedics to the front lines of rural health care; article in appreciation of Cortes Island Ambulance Service by Marcel Creurer, undated
Photograph of a First Aid class taught by Mary Weiler in the Whaletown clinic. Amy McKenzie is bending over a "patient"; Diane Hansen is at far left, with other women seated along the wall.
Photograph of a First Aid class taught by Mary Weiler in the Whaletown clinic. Amy McKenzie is bending over a "patient"; Diane Hansen is at far left, with other women seated along the wall.
Photograph of a First Aid class taught by Mary Weiler; there are two beds with "patients" being attended by women. Hazel McCoy and Diane Hansen are seated far left; other women are seated along the walls.
Photograph of a First Aid class taught by Mary Weiler; there are two beds with "patients" being attended by women. Hazel McCoy and Diane Hansen are seated far left; other women are seated along the walls.
File includes correspondence with Telus about the loss of telephone service, and resultant loss of access to emergency services, during a power outage; and a petition to Telus to solve the problem, signed by 242 island residents.
File includes correspondence with Telus about the loss of telephone service, and resultant loss of access to emergency services, during a power outage; and a petition to Telus to solve the problem, signed by 242 island residents.
Info on: wildfire emergency preparedness; Cortes Volunteer Fire Department and Fire Fighting Association; firehalls; fire trucks; by-laws and funding initiatives concerning fire services on Cortes; helipad and expansion of FD services to handle medical emergencies; fire protection equipement at Klahoose FN; fundraising; and posts relating to local fires and fire fighting responses, 1987-2016
Info on: wildfire emergency preparedness; Cortes Volunteer Fire Department and Fire Fighting Association; firehalls; fire trucks; by-laws and funding initiatives concerning fire services on Cortes; helipad and expansion of FD services to handle medical emergencies; fire protection equipement at Klahoose FN; fundraising; and posts relating to local fires and fire fighting responses, 1987-2016
"A Brief History of Medical Care on Cortes Island," with info from the beginning of outsourced medical care by the Columbia Coast Mission in 1905. Pamphlet for the official opening of the Campbell River and District General Hospital Extended Care Unit, 1968. Files with info on: Cortes Health Centre funding and services; Cortes Community Health Association (CCHA); local health care practitioners; social services; wellness resources; home support; medical on-call availability program; employment opportunities; Strathcona Regional District Community Health Network; advance care planning; health notices; patient information, 1994-2019. CCHA newsletters and notices, 2003-2019. Excerpt from Goosegrass and Buttercups by D.C. Kirk, undated.
"A Brief History of Medical Care on Cortes Island," with info from the beginning of outsourced medical care by the Columbia Coast Mission in 1905. Pamphlet for the official opening of the Campbell River and District General Hospital Extended Care Unit, 1968. Files with info on: Cortes Health Centre funding and services; Cortes Community Health Association (CCHA); local health care practitioners; social services; wellness resources; home support; medical on-call availability program; employment opportunities; Strathcona Regional District Community Health Network; advance care planning; health notices; patient information, 1994-2019. CCHA newsletters and notices, 2003-2019. Excerpt from Goosegrass and Buttercups by D.C. Kirk, undated.
File contains a help-wanted ad for ferry positions and the third section of the Campbell River Upper Islander (Nov. 26, 1969) with a photo-story on the inaugural trip of the Cortes ferry. On page 3 is "Cortes Grapevine" with an account of Andy and Susan Ellingsen's wedding.
File contains a help-wanted ad for ferry positions and the third section of the Campbell River Upper Islander (Nov. 26, 1969) with a photo-story on the inaugural trip of the Cortes ferry. On page 3 is "Cortes Grapevine" with an account of Andy and Susan Ellingsen's wedding.
Files relating to the Cortes Island Emergency Preparedness Group and Emergency Support Services (ESS), 2016-2017. Pamphlet from PreparedBC In It Together: Neighbourhood Preparedness Guide.
Files relating to the Cortes Island Emergency Preparedness Group and Emergency Support Services (ESS), 2016-2017. Pamphlet from PreparedBC In It Together: Neighbourhood Preparedness Guide.
