Wednesday, November 20, 2024
November 20, 2024

Southern Gulf Islands news

Subscribers’ copies of Driftwood at office for pick-up

With the Canadian Union of Postal Workers strike that began Friday still on, Gulf Islands Driftwood subscribers are invited to drop by the Driftwood...

Portlock master plan concept approved

The track stays, pickleball is moving, and senior ball players are getting a field.  After four rounds of public feedback, months of staff and stakeholder...

Trust role limited in Baker Beach application

Bylaws passed by local officials to streamline their own agendas may have had unintended consequences, as Salt Spring’s Islands Trust representatives revealed they had...

School board drops international program

The Gulf Islands School District (SD64) is ending a long-running program that had welcomed international students to Salt Spring’s Gulf Islands Secondary School (GISS),...

Strike halts mail, post offices open 

After a year of negotiations failed to produce an agreement, Canada Post workers are striking –– and despite post offices remaining open on Salt...

Gulf Islands life

Cathy Roland speaks on Hawaiian history

The Salt Spring Historical Society (SSHS) is pleased to welcome back — by popular demand — singer and family historian Cathy Roland (aka Auntie...

Holiday season events begin

Seasonal celebrations kick off with a special advent ceremony on Tuesday, Nov. 26, followed by island fairs at the turning of the month. The 40th Annual...

Return It centre’s redeeming features

Salt Spring’s Island Return It redemption centre processes a lot of containers –– 3 to 4 million units each year, according to owner/operator Sophy...

Ganges station solar roof subject of webinar

A webinar planned by Salt Spring Community Energy (SSCE) will give islanders the chance to learn about the solar energy system emerging at the Mid...

Arts & Entertainment

Traditional African and chamber music meets

A Salt Spring audience can enjoy a  groundbreaking concert series — African Chamber Music: Zimbabwean, South African, and Ghanaian Traditions Reimagined with Strings —...

Catalyst Grant artists announced

The first 16 winners of an innovative new arts granting program funded by the Salt Spring-based Wilding Foundation — the Catalyst Grants — were...

International musicians offer Lamento concert

On Wednesday, Nov. 27 at 7 p.m. at ArtSpring, Salt Spring Baroque welcomes U.K. viol consort Fretwork with internationally acclaimed countertenor Iestyn Davies in...

Photo of the Week

Subtitle

UNICORN CLUB: Former Alberta Premier Rachel Notley is presented with an honorary membership in the Salt Spring Unicorn Riders Association (SSURA) and stuffed unicorn by electric vehicle and green living proponents Tom Mitchell, left, and Bob MacKie at Fulford Hall on Saturday night, where she was the Salt Spring Forum’s guest for the well-attended evening. Notley made headlines back in 2018 by stating people in Alberta “ride horses, not unicorns” in criticizing anti-pipeline activities and mentioning Salt Spring Island at the same time. Islanders responded with creation of the lighthearted SSURA. 

Photo by Rob Lowrie 

Opinion

Opinion: With AGM in the books, time for ICS to open up

By GAIL SJUBERG Driftwood Editor The much-anticipated annual general meeting of the Salt Spring and Southern Gulf Islands Community Services Society — aka Island Community Services...

Viewpoint: Nature’s saddest song

By FRANTS ATTORP Anyone who doubts the pending demise of the Islands Trust need only examine the public engagement process for amending our official community...

Editorial: Foundation’s giving spirit thrives

Anyone attending the 40th anniversary celebration of the Salt Spring Island Foundation (SSIF) on Saturday would have left with a full tummy and warm...

Weather

Salt Spring Island
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7.7 ° C
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7.2kmh
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Obituaries

John and Sylvia Andrews

John and Sylvia Andrews, inseparable companions for 67 years, dying weeks apart in the Fall of 2024. John on Oct. 2nd at 98, and...

MASON, Philip Dudley

Phil passed away peacefully at Sunrise Senior Living in Victoria, B.C. He was the beloved husband of the late June Mason. Born in London,...

More news

Ganges sewer extension plan nixed

The Ganges Sewer System will not be expanding to include a connection to a healthcare housing project, as the Lady Minto Hospital Foundation (LMHF)...

Trust working on user-friendly bylaw enforcement process

An effort to make the Islands Trust’s bylaw enforcement process clearer and more open has hit some snags, as trustees grapple with the complexity...

Water main work set for Sunset Drive

North end residents feeling left out of Salt Spring Island’s roadwork will get a traffic adventure of their own, at least temporarily, as work...

Rachel Notley next Salt Spring Forum guest

By SALT SPRING FORUM The Salt Spring Forum welcomes former Premier of Alberta Rachel Notley to Salt Spring to join a conversation on the state...

Vehicles crash, one burns on weekend 

Two wet-weather crashes in as many days on Salt Spring’s busiest road brought traffic to a temporary standstill –– and have island officials reminding...

Struck pedestrian dies from injuries 

A man struck by a vehicle on Rainbow Road has died at hospital, according to officials, and a Victoria family are raising funds to...

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