Fonds consists of material generated by the Cortes Island Seniors' Building Society and includes meeting minutes, administrative records, research materials, correspondence, ephemera, maps, plans, and publications of the Cortes Island Seniors' Building Society, as well as some records of the Cortes Island Old Age Pensioners' Organization. Fonds is arranged into twelve series, following the original order of the records.
An accrual in 2023, described as Series 12, contains meeting minutes, correspondence, etc; arranged in chronological order (original order).
In 1987, members of the Cortes Island Old Age Pensioners' Organization incorporated the Cortes Island Seniors' Building Society (currently known as the Cortes Island Senior's Society) with the following stated purposes:
(a) to operate a facility where persons aged 65 years or older, or persons between 55 and 65 years of age who are in need, can improve their health through physical and other acitivity;
(b) to operate a residential housing facility for such persons;
(c) to carry on social activities incidental to the above purposes, but not to own, operate or manage a social club.
The records of the Cortes Island Seniors' Building Society provide useful insight into their process of envisioning the future of seniors' housing on Cortes Island.
Custodial History
Donated by Ruth Zwickel on behalf of the Cortes Island Senior's Society in 2013. An accrual was donated by Elinor Harwood on behalf of the Cortes Island Seniors' Society in 2021.
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of material generated by the Cortes Island Seniors' Building Society and includes meeting minutes, administrative records, research materials, correspondence, ephemera, maps, plans, and publications of the Cortes Island Seniors' Building Society, as well as some records of the Cortes Island Old Age Pensioners' Organization. Fonds is arranged into twelve series, following the original order of the records.
An accrual in 2023, described as Series 12, contains meeting minutes, correspondence, etc; arranged in chronological order (original order).
Series consists of a variety of materials relating to subjects of concern on Cortes Island, including electrical service, ferry service, air transport, postal service, tree farm licences, fire protection, range laws, garbage collection and disposal, assessment roll of Cortes Island properties, schools, boats and seaplanes on lakes, Cortes Island Shellfish Co-op, the agricultural land reserve, pollution of local waters, raw milk sales, salmonid enhancement, neighbourhood pub proposal, septic tank waste disposal, and the Court of Appeal document for CIRA vs. Raven Lumber.
Series consists of a variety of materials relating to subjects of concern on Cortes Island, including electrical service, ferry service, air transport, postal service, tree farm licences, fire protection, range laws, garbage collection and disposal, assessment roll of Cortes Island properties, schools, boats and seaplanes on lakes, Cortes Island Shellfish Co-op, the agricultural land reserve, pollution of local waters, raw milk sales, salmonid enhancement, neighbourhood pub proposal, septic tank waste disposal, and the Court of Appeal document for CIRA vs. Raven Lumber.
Series consists of clippings related to issues concerning Cortes Island, including ferry service and electrical power, building codes and the CIRA vs Raven Lumber court case.
Series consists of clippings related to issues concerning Cortes Island, including ferry service and electrical power, building codes and the CIRA vs Raven Lumber court case.
Series consists of a hand drawn map of Cortes Island showing places of interest to visitors, maps showing the location of hydro distribution lines on Cortes Island, maps related to zoning and rezoning on Cortes Island, the Official Settlement Plan, and a drawing showing an engineering plan for the Whaletown ferry terminal.
Series consists of a hand drawn map of Cortes Island showing places of interest to visitors, maps showing the location of hydro distribution lines on Cortes Island, maps related to zoning and rezoning on Cortes Island, the Official Settlement Plan, and a drawing showing an engineering plan for the Whaletown ferry terminal.
Series consists of CIRA general correspondence and APC general correspondence, as well as CIRA correspondence on specific issues, including ferry service, electrical and telephone service, the Regional District system of government, medical services, parks, wharves, environmental concerns, tax assessments, log dump and beach salvage, predators (wolves and cougars), oyster poaching, the road network, garbage collection and disposal, historic sites, library services, emergency response and policing, and the Raven Lumber subdivision proposal and ensuing court case.
Series consists of CIRA general correspondence and APC general correspondence, as well as CIRA correspondence on specific issues, including ferry service, electrical and telephone service, the Regional District system of government, medical services, parks, wharves, environmental concerns, tax assessments, log dump and beach salvage, predators (wolves and cougars), oyster poaching, the road network, garbage collection and disposal, historic sites, library services, emergency response and policing, and the Raven Lumber subdivision proposal and ensuing court case.