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Salt Spring Island and Gulf Islands news

Road work continues across the island

Salt Spring’s “summer of road work” has stretched well into wintertime, and while hours-long traffic delays are a thing of the past, officials say...

Directors urge CRD to back Salt Spring trail

For years it has been little more than a few ambitious dotted lines in the corner of a very large planning map. But with a...

Santa’s Workshop program revamped for 2025 season

People wanting to help struggling Salt Spring families this Christmas season have several ways to express their support and kindness. In addition to events that...

LCC gathers housing input

A town hall on housing might not have generated rooster-level buzz on Salt Spring, but a smaller group of islanders nonetheless shared plenty of...

Students inspired by Career Week

SUBMITTED BY SD64 The Ministry of Education and Child Care proclaimed Nov. 24 to 28 as Career Week in British Columbia, highlighting the importance of...

Weather

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Gulf Islands life

Truckers and tradespeople create holiday parade

Salt Spring’s holiday season is about to get brighter with the first annual Trucker n’ Trade Holiday Parade hitting the streets at 5:30 p.m....

Care economy course attracts province-wide interest

SUBMITTED BY SD64 Ten school districts in B.C. have expressed interest in offering School District 64’s new Care Economy 11 Career Sampler course after it...

Annual candlelit vigil set for victims of gender-based violence

SUBMITTED BY THE CIRCLE Islanders Working Against Violence (IWAV) and The Circle Education will once again co-host a community candle-lighting ceremony at the gazebo in...

Library’s FabLab delivers 3D-printed accessibility

The 3D printers at Salt Spring’s public library are humming along with fresh purpose, according to staff, as the fabulous FabLab has expanded its...

Arts & Entertainment

Singers celebrate truly Canadian Christmas

Canadian pride has been a prominent theme in 2025, and Salt Spring Singers choir members are amplifying it for this year’s holiday concert. Directed by...

Winter Solstice tour includes Salt Spring show

SUBMITTED ARTICLE The beloved Winter Solstice Music Tour celebrates its 10th anniversary this December with a special series of concerts across Vancouver Island and two...

Bear Grease the Musical on for two nights

SUBMITTED BY ARTSPRING The year may be coming to an end, but there is still much to look forward to before ArtSpring closes for the...
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Photo of the Week: Madeleine Rolston purchases a lino-cut printed T-shirt and print from Naxi Liu of Studio Flora and Fauna at the Fulford Artisan Christmas Fair at Fulford Hall on Saturday, Nov. 29.

Photo by Rob Lowrie

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

Opinion

Editorial: Trail of dreams

We expect many islanders will join us in having positive-if-mixed feelings about a built-out bicycle and pedestrian path that could link the Fulford and...

MLA Botterell presses for House decorum

The following is a letter sent to Hon. Raj Chouhan, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, and filed with the Driftwood for publication. By ROB BOTTERELL MLA,...

Editorial: Support IWAV’s Norton Road purchase

One reason affordable housing hasn’t been built to scale on Salt Spring — as elsewhere — is simply that it isn’t easy to do. Several...

Obituaries

GREY, Janette Clark

 December 21, 1931 - October 3, 2025 Janette slipped away October 3rd, 2025 after 94 years of bringing a positive light into this world. Born in...

HASEGAWA, Richard Izumi

October 13, 1972 - September 25, 2025 Richard Izumi Hasegawa (aka DICK) was born on October 13, 1972, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He moved to Toronto,...

More Gulf Islands news

New Ganges-area crosswalk designs released

Salt Spring Islanders have spoken, and now their feedback — about which of our crosswalks need to be made safer, sooner — has helped...

CRD renewing Gulf Islands recycling depot contracts

No-bid contracts for Gulf Islanders’ recycling services will reach well into seven figures over five years, according to Capital Regional District (CRD) officials, who...

Bus fare hikes in the works

The price to ride the bus on Salt Spring Island will likely rise from $2.25 to $3 sooner or later, officials agree, but local...

IWAV fundraises for affordable housing parcel

When it comes to building affordable housing on Salt Spring Island, the importance of finding the right piece of property cannot be overstated.  The Islanders...

Portlock Park struck by vandalism

Police are investigating an overnight vandalism spree at Salt Spring’s Portlock Park that left multiple structures and Capital Regional District (CRD) vehicles graffitied with...

Program finds Salt Spring key to goose control

An iconic but regionally introduced bird has decisively worn out its welcome, and regional district officials now say action on Salt Spring Island is...

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