Salt Spring and Gulf Islands news

CRD, schools to partner on ballfield upkeep

Salt Spring’s first regulation girls fastpitch softball field is set to be complete by the end of June, and officials have hammered out a...

Fed’s water grant could top $6M

Details about a major grant toward a drinking water project on Salt Spring Island have begun to dribble out, with ratepayers in the North...

TSB: lightning hit on helicopter unforeseeable 

An investigation has concluded pilots of a helicopter hit by lightning over South Pender Island three years ago could not have known conditions were...

Society to unveil Japanese Canadian Memorial Story Project at Peace Park

This weekend marks the unveiling of a project that hopes to illuminate a largely invisible part of island history, as the community is invited...

Gulf Islands life

Lions Club volunteers continue tradition of service

Salt Spring’s Lions Club has been around since 1958, and has done a huge amount of good since its inception, as described in our...

Q’ushin’tul’ walk ends in potluck 

By Joe Akerman and Asiyah Raesha Q’ushin’tul’ means “walking with one another” in Hul’q’umi’num, a name describing our annual re-tracing of ancestral pathways, as a...

Library hosts adventurous Sueño Bay show 

If you’ve ever wondered how a graphic novel is made, the answer is laid out in a fun and informative exhibition in the Salt...

Women, leadership and local politics in focus at Prime Minister film night

SUBMITTED ARTICLE Salt Spring is a place where people care deeply about their community, and don’t shy away from engagement. But when it comes to...

Arts & Entertainment

Artcraft’s new season opens on musical note

BY ELIZABETH NOLAN Artcraft Manager The Artcraft Gallery will offer a distinctly musical experience when it opens this June, with photography celebrating Salt Spring’s live music...

GISS performances showcase teamwork, solo acts

Three upcoming performances from Salt Spring’s student dancers are set to shine brightly on the ArtSpring theatre stage. At 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 3 and...

Spring Rising Music Festival debuts May 30

It’s no secret that Salt Spring’s live music scene has exploded in recent years.  The teeming talent pool keeps expanding, resulting in a healthy appetite...

Photo of the Week

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

Salt Spring’s PK Blinders and Galileo FC battle for the ball during the Salt Spring Island Challenge Cup tournament, which saw 40 teams compete across the island over the May long weekend; PK Blinders took the win in Men’s Rec 3-0.

Photo by John Denniston

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Opinion

Editorial: Duty of care

Islanders are by our nature independent, which puts us at odds with one-size-fits-all solutions to just about anything. It has, expectedly, been quite a challenge...

Viewpoint: Roundabouts have their place, but not in Ganges

BY NORMAN HOTSON Your article on Infrastructure (“LCC targets six of Ganges’ worst intersections”) outlines several options for improving pedestrian safety in Ganges.  The question of...

Editorial: Market forces

Salt Spring Islanders have a storied tradition of rolling up our collective sleeves to tackle problems left too long unsolved.  Increasingly, as we’ve seen with...

Weather

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Obituaries

CLARKE, Cindy

1956 - 2026 Cindy Lou Clarke (nee Senkpiel) passed away peacefully at Lady Minto Hospital on May 2, 2026, holding the hand of her loving...

BIRD, Dolores (née Blatter)

Dec. 5, 1936 – May 6, 2026 With great love and sadness, the family of Dolores Bird announces her passing on May 6, 2026, at...

More Gulf Islands news

Bean Supper tradition returns to hall Sunday

BY WENDY ROSIER  For Beaver Point Community Hall Association This Sunday, May 24 sees the return of our bi-annual traditional Bean Supper to Beaver Point Hall. A...

New enforcement policy aims to protect tenants, target ‘slumlords’

A broad standing resolution that had deferred nearly all enforcement against unlawful residential dwellings on Salt Spring has been rescinded, replaced with a refined,...

Pool, park fees rising this fall

By the end of summer, most fees and charges for Salt Spring Island parks and recreation facilities will see a three to five per...

Campfire ban lifted May 15

A comprehensive burn ban that went into effect across all of B.C.’s southern coast May 7 will go on record as both the earliest...

Dancers excel at spring competitions

Salt Spring Island dancers are celebrating an outstanding competition season after strong results at two major Vancouver Island dance competitions this spring. The dancers, who...

EVs with ‘cosmetic’ damage cleared to board

After an abrupt BC Ferries ban last summer — that for almost a year left about 1,000 vehicle owners on Salt Spring wondering how...

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