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New fire hall project updated

Action at the site of Salt Spring’s future fire hall has been taking place under the surface, fire district trustees heard last week —...

Policy Statement meeting diverted by ‘object’ consensus disagreements 

A first pass at considering amendments to a cornerstone Islands Trust document got off to a rocky start last week. Islands Trust Council chair Peter...

Salt Spring OCP/LUB work kicks off

If a recent ASK Salt Spring discussion is any indication, Salt Spring’s upcoming targeted official community plan (OCP) and land use bylaw (LUB) review...

LCC gathers stakeholders for housing session

If attendees at the Local Community Commission (LCC)-hosted “Salt Spring housing workshop” had scant idea of just what the event was when they walked...

‘Estuary’ project to proceed without water district 

A commercial project at Fulford now plans to draw and treat its own water after “impossible” requests from the water district there, according to...

Island life

‘Quiet’ Trust conservancy has major impact

By CHARLES KAHN Fifty years of quiet accomplishment! In this era of climate change, when all levels of government are trying to protect forests and...

Indigenous placenames given voice in map

SUBMITTED BY SALT SPRING ISLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND ARCHIVES National Indigenous Peoples Day is June 21. As newcomers living on these unceded First Nation territories, we...

Tuesday Market returns with new faces

SUBMITTED BY TUESDAY MARKET SOCIETY The Tuesday Market is excited to welcome back shoppers for another season. The first market is on Tuesday, June 4, from...

Moving meditation of tai chi offers benefits

Salt Spring’s Taoist Tai Chi® group welcomes new people of all levels of experience to join them every Wednesday evening in the All Saints...

Arts & Entertainment

Bach on the Rock sets sail with Pirates of Penzance

By MARGARET FISHER FOR BACH ON THE ROCK Salt Spring’s Bach on the Rock presents their final concerts of the season this weekend. After a year of...

Singers soar in Across the Universe

As a community choir that passed its 50-year milestone last year, Salt Spring Singers members have explored countless themes in their biannual concerts. A choir’s...

Porsche anchors Treasure Fair item list

BY KIRSTEN BOLTON FOR ARTSPRING ArtSpring’s best known fundraiser Treasure Fair is announcing its spotlight item, which organizers hope will entice local and off-island bidders to...

Photo of the week

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Gulf Islands Secondary School Dance program students rehearse Claire Whitelaw’s “Dark Night” piece in preparation for the Friday, May 31 Community Dance Performance that includes dancers from Salt Spring Island studios, Studio North Dance Academy in Campbell River and the GISS Dance program, of course. The show begins at 6 p.m. at ArtSpring. Tickets through ArtSpring. 

Photo by Grace Chamberlin of GISS  

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

Opinion

Viewpoint: Route 6 and 4 changes will be significant

By Harold Swierenga The Salt Spring Island Ferry Advisory Committee (SSIFAC) would like to provide some clarifications and updates regarding the plans for the Vesuvius...

Editorial: Trust work not a solo act

We regularly refer to the Islands Trust as the area’s “land use authority,” which — while correct — fails to convey something important: that...

New Maxwell park: The good, the bad and the ugly

By PATRICIA DONNELLY AND ABRAHAM RUBEN We are lucky enough to have a local government that thinks the acquisition of a new park is a...

Weather

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Obituaries

WARD, Norah “Denise” (nee Fader)

 Denise passed away in Victoria, BC, on April 5, 2024. Born in Vancouver, she was a proud graduate of Prince of Wales, class of...

RAGINSKY, Nina O.C. RCA

 With much love and sadness, we share the news that our beloved Nina suffered a massive stroke on Mother’s Day in her garden on...

More news

Developers ask to join Fulford Water System

Planners for a new development at the site of the former Fulford Inn are asking Fulford Water System (FWS) commission members to recommend the...

LCC disburses grants-in-aid

Salt Spring officials anguished over community funding last week, as requests exceeded the available budget — and tough decisions were hammered out.  The island’s Local...

Vesuvius terminal changes clear LTC hurdle

BC Ferries is proposing big changes at the Vesuvius Bay terminal — and will need the ongoing approval of Salt Spring’s Local Trust Committee...

Policy Statement draft trims mandate interpretations

The islands’ land use authority has given notice and offered a first look at possible changes to its core guidance document, 30 years after...

Community, LCC weigh in on moth spray issues

By ROBB MAGLEY & GAIL SJUBERG Driftwood Staff Salt Spring officials are fielding community concerns about recent aerial spraying for the invasive spongy moth — worries...

Firefighters douse West Eagle Drive shed, RV

Salt Spring Island Fire Rescue (SSIFR) personnel responded to reports of an outbuilding on fire in the 300 block of West Eagle Drive on...

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