Cortes Days Fundraiser:

July 15th is Cortes Day, a perfect day to fundraise for the Whaletown Commons Project. Come out and hear about the project. Enjoy an Italian Soda. Purchase raffle tickets for an opportunity to win Dianne Bersea’s exquisite painting “Sword Fern Meadow”.
Buy a membership with the Whaletown Commons Society and participate in bringing a community dream to life.
Adopt an acre of the Whaletown Creek property and help to keep this land in community hands. The vision is to create a community park and public assembly area for the community's future needs and to protect the creek in perpetuity.

The community’s "public assembly" buildings such as the post office, library, Old School House, and community hall are all in provisional locations where rebuilding or the extension of existing agreements might not be assured in the future. Public recreational areas such as baseball and/or a soccer playing field would also be an asset to the community as it continues to grow.

Tax deductible receipts available for all donations over $20.

Regional District Passes Motion:

Good news everyone! Jenny Hiebert took the following resolution to the Regional District’s Community Services Committee. They brought it before the RD Board the Board passed it!!!

WHEREAS Manson’s Landing having the greatest population in Area I (Cortes) has 3 provincial and 3 regional district parks; and

WHEREAS Whaletown having the second greatest population in Area I (Cortes) has no provincial or regional district parks;

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Area I (Cortes) Park Acquisition Reserve Fund be designated for the purchase of a park in the Whaletown area;

AND FURTHER THAT a significant portion from the 2006 and each year thereafter be set aside from Area I's (Cortes) Park Budget and accumulated for the purchase of a park in the Whaletown area.

The RD’s commitment is a forward step for the Whaletown Commons Project. It offers us the hope of acquiring the Whaletown Creek property for a combination park and public assembly space to complement other organi-zations developing community space in Whaletown. Let’s all work toward fulfilling this vision.
Thank you for your support Jenny!