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The annual Gorge Hall community Christmas dinner on Cortes Island returns

A one story wooden building with a green roof sits in a forested setting.
The Gorge community hall on Cortes Island. Photo by Greg Osoba.
Greg Osoba - CKTZ - Cortes Island • BC | 13-12-2022
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Cortes Island's annual community Christmas dinner at the Gorge community hall has been underway for 21 years. But due to pandemic restrictions over the past two years, it had to be take out only. Organizer Izabelle Perry is looking forward to this year welcoming the public back to a sit-down traditional Christmas dinner in a festive atmosphere.

Red berries are clustered on a green leafed bush.

A wild holly bush on rural Cortes Island. Photo by Greg Osoba.

She says about 100 to 200 people attend and there's no charge, or need to rsvp, adding that a basic turkey dinner is provided, with ingredients donated by stores, while potluck items make up the rest of the feast.

Perry says volunteers are welcome to help with food prep, set up, and clean up. She says the hall will be open at 11:00 am on Christmas day, with a cozy fire set in the lounge. There will also be a pot of soup on the stove for anyone who shows up during the day.

Perry describes the volunteer-driven tradition in the interview with CKTZ News below:

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