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Salt Spring all-candidates meeting video

All four candidates vying for the chance to represent the Saanich North and the Islands riding in the B.C. Legislature participated in an all-candidates...

Update: Boil Water Advisory lifted for Highland-Fernwood water district

UPDATE: The Boil Water Advisory for Highlands Fernwood water system issued on Saturday October 12, 2024 is rescinded as of Monday, Oct. 14. Water...

Second work zone set for Fulford-Ganges project

Islanders may do a double-take in the coming week, as a temporary second work zone is expected to snarl traffic further on Salt Spring...

Saanich North and the Islands candidate Q&A

Gulf Islanders are getting set to vote in the provincial election, with four candidates vying for the Saanich North and the Islands MLA seat. Information about...

Booth Bay erosion protection sought

Provincial regulators are seeking input from the public on a proposed shoreline stabilization project on Salt Spring, meant to protect a row of island...

Gulf Islands life

Volunteers needed for nest box maintenance

BY SSI CONSERVANCY Old-timers on Salt Spring may remember the western bluebird, once a common breeding bird in southwestern British Columbia. Populations began declining in the...

Special events mark All Saints anniversary

By LOLLA DEVINDISCH FOR ANGLICAN PARISH OF SSI The season of Thanksgiving is the perfect opportunity for Anglicans on Salt Spring Island to share with the...

On tour with Salt Spring Apple Fest

Driftwood photographer Rob Lowrie spent a beautiful Sunday, Sept. 29 touring the island and participating in the Salt Spring Apple Festival while taking many...

Repair Cafe’s a hit

When it comes to when, where and how to get things fixed on Salt Spring, the good news is catching on.  Nearly 150 people participated...

Arts & Entertainment

Johnny Cash concert at ArtSpring Oct. 20

Canada’s premier Johnny Cash tribute band — The Men In Black — is set to perform at ArtSpring in an afternoon concert on Sunday,...

Tentacle Tribe’s Prism Bends Bodies and Minds

Visionary Montreal-based dance company Tentacle Tribe is returning to ArtSpring on Friday, Oct. 18 with its most recent production — Prism — a piece...

Banff festival films shown

By KIRSTEN BOLTON For ArtSpring Back for a second year at ArtSpring is the The Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour, a collection of short...

Photo of the Week

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Salt Spring Island Fire Rescue (SSIFR) firefighter Grant Gussie shows the 2025 SSIFR Firefighter Pets Calendar he was selling in the Saturday Market on Oct. 12, with proceeds going to the BC Professional Fire Fighters’ Burn Fund, as Patrick Cassidy “photobombs” the scene from behind while promoting the upcoming comedy called Sutureself in Geezer mode with Sid Filkow. That’s Grant’s pup on the cover! 

Photo by Gail Sjuberg

Do you have a photo you would like to submit for the Photo of the Week? Send it with caption information to news@gulfislandsdriftwood.com. 

Opinion

Opinion: The next four years: Let’s continue progress made by NDP

BY CONSTANCE GIBBS On Oct. 20 we will wake up to a newly elected premier of our province. It will be either Premier David Eby...

Opinion: Everyone deserves healthcare now

By CURT FIRESTONE When a family moves to Salt Spring Island or any place in Canada for that matter, they automatically place their children...

Opinion: Trust has failed to fulfil mandate

By STEVE WRIGHT After five decades of operating under the banner of “preserve and protect” and millions of dollars spent to keep the organization alive,...

Weather

Salt Spring Island
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11.9 ° C
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11.7 °
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12 °
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Obituaries

CONLON, Robert “Bob” Edwin

Robert “Bob” Edwin Conlon, 81, passed away peacefully at Greenwoods Eldercare, attended by his close friend Donna, on September 16th, 2024. Bob was born on...

CRICKMORE, Elspeth

It is with love and sadness to announce the passing of Elspeth Crickmore, resident of Tsawwassen, at the age of 66 yrs old after...

More news

Further CRD budget shaving requested by director

Salt Spring taxpayers can expect a double-digit increase over last year, as the island’s voice at the regional table argued for one more try...

CRD keeps options open for more Drake housing

As Salt Spring Island looks toward a future that may include more piped water connections, regional officials are hedging their bets at one property...

Trust Council presses for provincial review — again

Citing a “democracy deficit” and obstacles to meaningful reconciliation with First Nations, the Islands Trust will once again entreat the government of B.C. for...

Trust boosts tiny homes

Foundation-free islanders will see more advocacy from land-use officials in coming months, as a working group’s efforts to find ways to legalize tiny homes...

Small quake rattles region

Many on Salt Spring Island were jolted awake by a small earthquake Thursday, Sept. 26, and Earthquakes Canada said the shaking just after 4 a.m....

New Lady Minto ED to open Oct. 9 

Salt Spring Island’s new emergency department will be open for business in days, not months, according to health officials, with Wednesday, Oct. 9 set...

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