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Subscribers’ copies of Driftwood at office for pick-up

As the Canadian Union of Postal Workers strike nears its third week, copies of the Gulf Islands Driftwood for subscribers continue to be available...

Officials respond to dropping of ferry committees

Fallout continues after last week’s surprise dissolution of BC Ferries’ longstanding ferry advisory committee (FAC) system, as local officials question whether the goal is...

Food and fund drive organized for Penelakut

Salt Spring is stepping up to assist its neighbours after an extended power outage led to a devastating loss of food stores on nearby...

CRD to help with Mayne fallow deer problem

A Mayne Island group has successfully recruited regional officials to help tackle an animal problem there, as the Capital Regional District (CRD) board will...

Avian flu detected near Saanichton 

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza subtype H5N1 at a backyard poultry flock south of Saanichton, marking the...

Gulf Islands life

Dec. 6 memorial at Centennial Park

Dec. 6, 1989 was the day an armed man walked into an engineering class at I’École Polytechnique de Montréal and killed 14 women and...

GIFTS earns support from 100+ Women group

Following three compelling five-minute presentations, including from the Salt Spring Singers and the Beaver Point Hall Community Association, the presentation by Perry Ruehlen on...

Santa visits via ship on Sunday

In a revival of a briefly lost, much-beloved island tradition, once again Santa Claus is coming to town by ship –– arriving at Ganges’...

GIFTS: 25 years of personal growth and community

The Gulf Islands Families Together Society (GIFTS) celebrated its 25th anniversary this year, with a warm, fun and musical gathering that saw Lions Hall...

Arts & Entertainment

Shakespearean deaths upended in comedy

BY KIRSTEN BOLTON for Artspring What if Shakespeare’s Juliet decided not to die? This is the central question in Monster Theatre’s break-out hit Juliet: A Revenge Comedy,...

Island musicians shine in Groove mag and exhibit

Anyone who follows local music on a major social media platform has no doubt seen Andy Doyle-Linden’s striking close-up photos of Salt Spring Island...

Acclaimed pets and war film screens

By STEVE MARTINDALE For Salt Spring Film Festival Society If you love animals and are concerned about the war in Ukraine, you won’t want...

Photo of the Week

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Cutting the ribbon on the 2024 edition of the Festival of Trees at the Harbour House Hotel on Dec. 2 are, from left, Lynda Turner, Cherie Geauvreau and Mollie Colson. The event sees people bring food bank donations to place under their favourite decorated tree, or donations for the Copper Kettle Community Partnership, daily until the morning of Jan. 2, 2025.

Photo by Robb Magley  

Opinion

Viewpoint: Misleading allegations

BY TISHA BOULTER In response to the Nov. 27 “Community Services responds to criticism” piece by Jennifer Lannan and Rob Wiltzen, I am one of...

Editorial: Ferry advisory committees should be maintained

With the quashing of the ferry advisory committee (FAC) system, we have to ask: has someone been tampering with the navigation system at BC...

Driftwood editorial: The Trust’s identity crisis

The Islands Trust’s re-request for the province to review its governance structure —as well as the mandate of the Trust –– has prompted endless...

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Obituaries

HOBBS, John

 With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of John Hobbs, who left us peacefully in his sleep at Lady Minto Hospital after a courageous...

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...

More news

Fire trustees get ‘tour’ of new Ganges hall

Trustees with the Salt Spring Island Fire Protection District got a tour of the completed fire hall, despite construction having only begun this year...

CRD Salt Spring provisional budget: 13.2 per cent hike

By Earl Rook, LCC chair, AND Gary Holman, CRD director, LCC vice-chair The Capital Regional District (CRD) Board approved its provisional budget for 2025, including that...

Islands Trust FOI requests rise

Even a perceived lack of transparency has a real dollar cost, Islands Trust officials learned, as the annual number of Freedom of Information and...

Drummond playground getting upgrade

A shoreline park on Salt Spring popular with island families is getting a modest facelift, as local officials approved a replacement play structure for...

Maxwell Lake dam passes assessment

Despite sounding like faint praise, a report on the dam at the northeast finger of Maxwell Lake has indicated the dam is safe ––...

BC Ferries to drop advisory committees

BC Ferries (BCF) announced Monday that it is abandoning the longstanding Ferry Advisory Committee (FAC) system of connecting with its communities in favour of...

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