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Retreat centre proposed for Musgrave property

The newest owners of a 230-acre waterfront property at the remote southwest end of Salt Spring Island hope to develop a private retreat centre...

Mount Bruce tower to grow to 55 metres

A telecommunications project planned on Mount Bruce won’t be subject to a public consultation requirement in Salt Spring’s protocol for antenna systems, as the...

Island groups push solutions to housing gap

When BC Housing finally craned modular units into place at its long-awaited project on Salt Spring’s Drake Road, the province — at almost the...

Tourism season off to busy start

As the first Saturday Market kicked off an unofficial start to Salt Spring’s summer tourist season, residents and businesses might have noticed 2026’s vacationers...

CRD FOI workload doubles in one year

Statistically, the Capital Regional District (CRD) is fielding fewer Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIPPA) requests than it has in years,...

Weather

Salt Spring Island
broken clouds
4.9 ° C
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66 %
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6 °
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Gulf Islands life

Klein’s Bribe, Inc. film up for Emmy

An investigative documentary film by Salt Spring’s Peter Klein — Bribe, Inc. — has been nominated for an Emmy Award for Best Business Documentary. According...

Transition group celebrates full year of impact

Transition Salt Spring (TSS) Society members, board and staff gathered at Lions Hall on Thursday, April 2 for an annual general meeting that served...

Salt Spring becoming local government training hub

While Salt Spring’s tourist season centres on fair weather, another type of visitor is gradually becoming a year-round phenomenon — coming to the island...

Island growers needed to fill food bank shelves

Salt Spring’s market farmers — and backyard growers — have a special opportunity to help the island’s food bank this year, as organizers are...

Arts & Entertainment

Creative island team presents MINOTAURUS!

SUBMITTED ARTICLE There’s something deeply satisfying about watching a myth unravel — especially when it refuses to stay in one shape for long. In MINOTAURUS!, an ensemble...

Jesus Christ Superstar singalong a treat

By Wendy WebbSpecial to the Driftwood If you were to walk by Beaver Point Hall on Good Friday afternoon you would have heard 75 voices...

World-class artists at ArtSpring Friday

By MEGAN WARREN FOR ARTSPRING The curtain goes up this Friday, April 17 at 7:30 p.m. for the Salt Spring Community Showcase! Emceed by Grace Jordan,...

Photo of the Week

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

Adina Guest of Love’s Galettes with a slice of Nettle Moss Cake made for the first Salt Spring Nettlefest Potluck held at All Saints on Saturday, April 11. The event saw some 35 people of all ages gather to share in a meal celebrating the versatility of the wild nettle plant.

Photo by Rob Lowrie

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

Opinion

Trustee opinion: Partnerships are the path forward in challenging times

By LAURA PATRICK SSI LOCAL TRUSTEE + ISLANDS TRUST COUNCIL CHAIR Across local and regional governments, difficult choices have become the norm. Councils and boards are routinely faced...

Editorial: Choosing wisely

It’s not a simple thing to tease voter sentiment out of the results of a low-turnout local election. More cynical observers of island politics might...

Opinion: Community needs and environmental protection must be balanced

By ERIC MARCH I’m worried about the future of the Islands Trust. I like the Islands Trust, or rather the idea of it. The idea of...

Obituaries

STEVENSON, Judi (Judith Claire)

November 23, 1946—March 19, 2026 “When it is over, I want to say: all my life I was a bride married to amazement. I was the...

GREENWOOD, Mary Sylvia (nee Ledingham)

July 24, 1932 - March 18, 2026 After losing her husband of 70+ years on February 16th, and enduring a variety of age related health...

More Gulf Islands news

CRD FOI workload doubles in one year

Statistically, the Capital Regional District (CRD) is fielding fewer Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIPPA) requests than it has in years,...

Salish Heron turns off water taps

As the recently refitted Salish Heron returned to Tsawwassen–Southern Gulf Islands service at the beginning of the month, BC Ferries warned passengers the vessel’s...

Water restrictions streamlined

As Salt Spring heads into what Environment and Climate Change Canada has said is “virtually certain” to be among the four hottest years on...

Incumbents, newcomers on fire district ballot

The election to fill three trustee seats on the Salt Spring Island Fire Protection District (SSIFPD) board takes place Saturday, April 11, with an...

Athletes finish first leg of ’round-island’ swim

Salt Spring’s Special Olympic athletes like a true challenge.  In recent years that has seen swimming and bocce teams train and travel to attend competitions...

New island projects ‘not viable’ with solar rates: advocates

BC Hydro’s plans to shift how it pays rooftop solar customers for electricity they generate has been approved by the B.C. Utilities Commission (BCUC),...

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