Cortes Community Health Association
The
Mission
of
the
Cortes
Community
Health
Association
is
t
o
provide
resources
in
a
Cortes
Health
Centre
for
the
benefit
of
all
residents
and
visitors
to
Cortes
Island.
To
manage
the
finances
of
the
Cortes
Community
Health
Association
so
that
the
centre
will
be
self-sustaining
.
To
secure
the
services
of
health
practitioners
who
are
appropriately
trained
and
able
to
meet
the
medical
needs
of
the
community.
To
act
as
liaison
between
the
community,
Ministry
of
Health
and
other
branches
of
health
care
delivery,
health
education,
and
administration
in
the
Province
of
British
Columbia.
To
act
as
advocate
for
the
community
in
obtaining
the
best
possible
health
care.
To
promote
programs
to
improve
health
in
the
community
and
to
conduct
fund
raising
incidental
to
the
above purposes
.
The CCHA Board of
Directors
Executive
Ed Safarik - President
Filipe Figueira - Treasurer
Bernice McGowan - Secretary
Directors
Julia Rendall
Sean Lymworth
Kim Robertson
Bianca Lee
Katie Barr
A
Brief
History
of
Medical
Care on Cortes Island
From
about
1905,
Health
care
on
Cortes
and
other
isolated
islands
was
provided
by
the
Columbia
Coast
Mission
of
the
Anglican
Church.
The
Mission
operated
on
many
isolated
communities,
logging
camps
and
First
Nations
villages
using
a
variety
of
vessels
including
the
35
ft
M.V.
Rendezvous
in
the
40’s
and
the
M.V.
Columbia
III,
launched
in
1956.
Please Join Us!
Become a member of the Cortes
Community Health Association. Our
membership is $5 and allows you to
vote at our AGM.
Please Contact Us for more
information
Cortes Community
Health Association
