Business Archives - Gulf Islands Driftwood

LTC gives go-ahead to make Moby’s Pub patio permanent

Emelie Peacock - March 24, 2022

Salt Spring Islanders really like the separate patio area at Moby’s Pub. That much could be gleaned from the close to 200 letters of support...

Top 10 reasons to shop on Salt Spring this holiday season

Contributed Article - December 1, 2021

By INGA MICHAELSEN SSI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE The holiday season has arrived and with it the tradition of shopping for gifts to give. The media has been...

Salt Spring Coffee Celebrates 25 Years of Making Sustainable Coffee

Contributed Article - December 1, 2021

SUBMITTED BY SALT SPRING COFFEE It was all the way back in 1996 that Salt Spring Coffee opened its first roastery café on McPhillips Avenue...

Christmas decorating contest winners awarded

Driftwood Staff - December 22, 2020

Winners in the annual Driftwood Christmas Light-up Decorating Contest received their awards last week. Taking first place for best overall and most creative premises was...

Driftwood welcomes new publisher

Driftwood Staff - December 9, 2020

The Driftwood has a new publisher. Nancy Johnson, who has 25 years of experience as a publisher and director of operations within the Canadian newspaper...

Fields looking into Salt Spring site feasibility

Gail Sjuberg - January 22, 2020

An old retail favourite could be returning to the island, if renovation costs for the desired building are not deemed prohibitive. The director of store...

Driftwood gets five B.C. award nominations

Driftwood Staff - March 5, 2019

The Driftwood has been nominated for five B.C. and Yukon Community Newspapers Association awards. Marc Kitteringham’s No Direction Home web and in-print story about the...

Family venture makes healthy food that tastes great

Driftwood Staff - June 30, 2018

Chicken smoked for hours on the bone, leaving a crispy seasoned skin over melt-in-the-mouth meat. Fresh rice paper spring rolls with rainbow-bright veggies and...

Driftwood earns industry awards

Driftwood Staff - April 30, 2018

The Gulf Islands Driftwood earned three awards at the annual Ma Murray Awards event of the B.C. and Yukon Community Newspapers Association on Saturday...

Rural Business Accelerator program fosters growth

Driftwood Staff - January 30, 2018

Salt Spring’s Rural Business Accelerator, spearheaded by the Community Economic Development Commission, provides skills for local entrepreneurs to grow their businesses on the island....

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