Fonds consists of records of Friends of Cortes Island Society and includes meeting minutes, administrative documents, correspondence, notes, and publications created by FOCI between 1996 and 2001. It comprises 15 files arranged into 9 series; original order has been maintained.
Friends of Cortes Island Society, also known as FOCI, registered as a society in 1990, with the mandate of protecting the physical environment of Cortes Island and adjacent land in the context of ongoing and proposed residential and industrial development.
FOCI "exists to monitor and preserve the health of local ecosystems, and to provide educational programs that foster a greater understanding of the natural environment". Their purposes are as follows:
To identify environmentally sensitive areas, particularly on Cortes and neighbouring islands.
To monitor and protect wildlife and the safeguarding of its natural habitat.
To promote the protection of the forests, lakes, streams and critical watersheds and the enhancement of fish stocks where appropriate.
To promote the study and preservation of the cultural heritage and historical landmarks of the area.
To provide educational programs that relate to ecological understanding and appreciation of the environment.
FOCI has worked with many local and provincial organisations, most notably Cortes Ecoforestry Society (CES). Other colleagues include Linnaea Farm Society, Southern Cortes Community Association, Whaletown Community Club, BC Parks, Environmental Youth Team, the Cortes Island Museum & Archives Association, and EcoAction Community Funding Program.
Custodial History
Records were donated by Sarah Downey, on behalf of FOCI, on 27 August 2013.
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of records of Friends of Cortes Island Society and includes meeting minutes, administrative documents, correspondence, notes, and publications created by FOCI between 1996 and 2001. It comprises 15 files arranged into 9 series; original order has been maintained.
File contains correspondence and associated materials about logging on Cortes, including a letter from Ken Hansen to Friends of Cortes Island, and a membership form with a description of FOCI aims.
File contains correspondence and associated materials about logging on Cortes, including a letter from Ken Hansen to Friends of Cortes Island, and a membership form with a description of FOCI aims.
File consists of a small leather-bound account book for the Whaletown Church Hall Building Fund, kept by Bernie Allen and certified correct by John Pool.
File consists of a small leather-bound account book for the Whaletown Church Hall Building Fund, kept by Bernie Allen and certified correct by John Pool.
File contains a report on the Whaletown Church Hall, including its history and terms of use, Greene's hand-written copy of the motion to construct a church hall, and a cover sheet from the Land Registry Office indicating the transfer of title from Alice Robertson to the Columbia Coast Mission (although the Certificate of Title itself is missing).
File contains a report on the Whaletown Church Hall, including its history and terms of use, Greene's hand-written copy of the motion to construct a church hall, and a cover sheet from the Land Registry Office indicating the transfer of title from Alice Robertson to the Columbia Coast Mission (although the Certificate of Title itself is missing).
File contains clippings of articles, mostly about growing up on Quadra Island, by Catharine Greene Tuck, the daughter of Canon Alan Greene of the Columbia Coast Mission.
File contains clippings of articles, mostly about growing up on Quadra Island, by Catharine Greene Tuck, the daughter of Canon Alan Greene of the Columbia Coast Mission.
File contains two cartoons by Alan Greene, a typed obituary for John Manson, notes on Whaletown people, and a copy of the Columbia Coast Mission "Log" (Apr/May/June1957).
File contains two cartoons by Alan Greene, a typed obituary for John Manson, notes on Whaletown people, and a copy of the Columbia Coast Mission "Log" (Apr/May/June1957).
Series contains a newspaper page about the opening of the road between Whaletown and Manson's Landing, and copies of the "Log" of the Columbia Coast Mission
Series contains a newspaper page about the opening of the road between Whaletown and Manson's Landing, and copies of the "Log" of the Columbia Coast Mission
File contains 2 whole issues (Sept. 1963 and Autumn 1965) and one partial issue (Fall 1967) of "The Log", and a newspaper article about the closing of the Columbia Coast Mission on Cortes.
File contains 2 whole issues (Sept. 1963 and Autumn 1965) and one partial issue (Fall 1967) of "The Log", and a newspaper article about the closing of the Columbia Coast Mission on Cortes.
Notes on the Rev. Rollo Boas, skipper and chaplain of the "Rendezvous" for the Columbia Coast Mission from 1944 to 1954, with headquarters in Whaletown, and his wife Kathleen (Kay)
Notes on the Rev. Rollo Boas, skipper and chaplain of the "Rendezvous" for the Columbia Coast Mission from 1944 to 1954, with headquarters in Whaletown, and his wife Kathleen (Kay)
