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Martha Abelson Cortes Island Real Estate
Cortes Island Real Estate Specialist
Martha brings her skills as an educator and researcher as well as her knowledge and love of people and land to the task of finding you your special place on Cortes Island. For knowledgeable, professional assistance with Cortes Island Real Estate contact Martha at (250) 935-6795 or (250) 287-2000.
Career Highlights
Martha has a degree in Biology and an M.A. in Art History from the Art Institute of Chicago. Martha founded the North Island College Learning Centre on Cortes Island in the late 70's, co-founded the Cortes Forest Society in the late 80's and was on the Board of the Hollyhock Conference Centre for ten years. She spent ten years working as a curator and educating people about art. Now she brings her passion to educating people about Cortes Island Real Estate - land and homes.
Martha has had a home on Cortes Island for 30 years. Martha joined the Coast Realty Group as a real estate agent in 2005, specializing in Cortes Island Real Estate. She knows the island well, has hiked all over and boated around for years. Her love for and dedication to Cortes Island inspires her in this work.
About Cortes Island
Located at the western entrance to Desolation Sound, a world-famous boating destination, Cortes Island is a vibrant community of 1,200 people. On the sunny southern shores of the island is Hollyhock, Canada's leading Conference and Educational Retreat Centre. Mid-island is home to the Gorge Harbour Marina Resort, a popular destination for boaters, with its first class moorage, boat services, restaurant, newly renovated pool, campground and store.
The clean, clear waters around Cortes Island make it an ideal place to grow oysters, which is a thriving and important Cortes industry. The Cortes Island Shellfish Association supports the local shellfish industry, while the July annual Oyster Festival beckons oyster lovers from all over the West Coast.
Every year the Linnaea Farm Ecological Garden Program hosts students from all over the world. On the same property is Linnaea School which is a small, independent school and is one of two schools on the island.
Other services include ferry and water taxi services, two post offices, two fire halls, ambulance service and a medical centre, community halls, a Vancouver Island Regional Library, a public school, high speed internet through TwinComm, a bus service to and from Campbell River, restaurants, several stores including an organic co-op, a recycling centre and many other services.
Whether you are a family with children or retired couple looking for your dream place, in addition to the numerous services that Cortes Island has to offer you, there is clean air, clean water and plenty of peaceful moments.
