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Draft Portlock Park plan approved

After multiple rounds of public engagement, and several trips back to the literal drawing board, Salt Spring’s Portlock Park has an approved draft plan,...

Commission seeks lease at former Phoenix school

Salt Spring’s largest elected body hopes to take on the lease at a former school owned by the Gulf Islands School District (SD64) and...

Petition launched by aspiring Green candidate

A Salt Spring Island resident who was disqualified from the BC Green Party candidate nomination race in the Saanich North and the Islands (SNI)...

LCC eyes harbour services

Salt Spring’s elected officials are taking a hard look at delivering services to liveaboards in Ganges Harbour –– or, at a minimum, getting a...

Crawlspace fire extinguished

A speedy response up an out-of-the-way Salt Spring Island road helped keep a structure fire contained, according to officials, who said crews were able...

Island life

Message from SSI Toy Run Santa

This was my last run as Santa. I want to thank all those people who made our charity toy run on the Aug. 16-18...

Lighter Living: Reducing our ‘foodprint’

SUBMITTED BY TRANSITION SALT SPRING Part of the Lighter Living series How many of us cringe at the thought of cleaning out the crisper drawer...

Grow Local targets island’s extra fruit crop

A community food reclamation and sharing initiative has begun its second season on Salt Spring, establishing a new pillar program that hopes to “rescue”...

Harrington launches voices for the islands

A former Salt Spring resident is returning next week to celebrate the launch of a book with stories related to this island and 16...

Arts & Entertainment

Met Opera leads new season

BY KIRSTEN BOLTON For ArtSpring The passion, splendour and emotion of opera returns to ArtSpring for the 2024/25 season with tickets for five Live in HD...

Kárà-Kátà Afrobeat Group closes concert season

SUBMITTED BY SALT SPRING ARTS Salt Spring Arts’ final event of this year’s Summer Outdoor Concert Series takes place next Thursday evening. Don’t miss the...

Wilding Foundation and SSNAP team up for new grants program

SUBMITTED BY SALT SPRING NATIONAL ART PRIZE In a significant boost to the local arts community, the Salt Spring National Art Prize (SSNAP) has announced...

Photo of the Week

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The Hawaii Mars water bomber is seen in Salt Spring skies on Sunday, Aug. 11 as part of a farewell tour for the plane that has helped fight thousands of wildfires after it was converted from use in World War II. The plane will be housed in the BC Aviation Museum in Sidney.

Photo by Jack Gunn

Do you have a photo you would like to submit for Photo of the Week? Send it, along with caption information, to news@gulfislandsdriftwood.com. 

 

Opinion

In Response: History and beliefs distorted

By ANTHONY ISSA Last week’s “Local Gaza protesting decried” piece by Hannah Brown defamed Palestinians, Arabs and Islam. The piece perpetuated many harmful tropes and...

Tochecha (an offering of revolutionary love for Tu b’Av, 5784)

By EVA PESKIN I submit this writing as a practice of Tochecha (loving rebuke). I invoke this Jewish name for a concept shared by many...

Viewpoint: how much is enough?

By COLIN ROSS The recent capital gains tax increase from 50 to 66 per cent by the Liberal government in Ottawa has been accepted by...

Weather

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Obituaries

TURNBULL, Joan

With heavy hearts, we say farewell to Joan Turnbull, beloved wife of 65 years and best friend to her husband, Don. Joan passed away peacefully...

WHITELAW, Dr. William (Bill) Albert

“Bill will remain in my memory for as long as it lasts as a most kind, gentle, loving, funny, witty, and brilliant person who,...

More news

Farmstand thefts hit hard, say operators

With plenty of summer still ahead, some Salt Spring Island farmstand operators are scaling back their offerings or closing their stands for the season...

Salt Spring Centre School announces closure

After four decades, an independent school on Salt Spring Island has entered into a school closure procedure, according to officials, citing unexpected understaffing and...

Two local provincial election candidates named

The B.C. Green Party is putting forward a Gulf Islander in the upcoming fall provincial election, following MLA Adam Olsen’s decision not to seek...

Maia Cassie earns U of T National Scholarship

Salt Spring’s Maia Cassie knew she wanted to attend the University of Toronto when she started looking seriously at post-secondary options. But scholarships were going...

Saturday Market sign censoring policy in limbo

A market vendor’s sign expressing opposition to Israel’s war on Gaza has prompted a firestorm of community controversy. Sofya Raginsky of Heyday Farm first hung...

Emergency food sovereignty effort launched

A project launched this summer on Salt Spring hopes to build resilience to emergencies through one of the island’s greatest strengths: local food production.  Salt...

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