Island Life Archives - Gulf Islands Driftwood

Lady Minto Thrift Shop welcomes volunteers

Contributed Article - January 28, 2026

The second week of our Stepping Up volunteer series puts the spotlight on a beloved community hub that provides invaluable services: the Lady Minto...

Litter bucket welcomes contributions

Driftwood Staff - January 28, 2026

A smiling face greets visitors at one section of Salt Spring Island boardwalk: the Grace Point Pick Up Litter Bucket, one resident’s spontaneous creation...

B.C. Seniors Advocate shares tips to tackle abuse

Robb Magley - January 27, 2026

In the face of a marked uptick in incidents of scams and abuse, local seniors and caregivers last week heard they have ways to...

Island volunteer series makes debut

Gail Sjuberg - January 21, 2026

This week marks the first instalment of the Driftwood’s Stepping Up focus on island volunteers and groups who need more of them. So many not-for-profit...

Fitness after 60: taking the first step pays off

Gail Sjuberg - January 14, 2026

I’m sure I heard warnings about what would happen to my body after I turned 60, but like any such grim predictions, it didn’t...

Island’s ‘foodways’ explored in two-part series

Contributed Article - January 13, 2026

BY ANDREA PALFRAMAN Salt Spring Island Farmland Trust Salt Spring Island’s foodways have sustained people for thousands of years. Yet today, the majority of the food...

Veteran broadcaster launches sleep aid program

Robb Magley - January 13, 2026

If gentle meditations, “rainsong” on rooftops or whispered storytelling aren’t your thing for falling asleep to, a former national news anchor living on Salt...

Enthusiastic growers wanted for farm training program

Gail Sjuberg - January 7, 2026

After visiting Daria Zovi at her Quarry Collective farm on a sunny last afternoon of 2025, I spent the rest of the day wishing...

Saturna Island Free School among several included in historian’s book

Contributed Article - January 6, 2026

SUBMITTED ARTICLE A bold experiment in alternative education on Saturna Island in the late 1960s and early ’70s is one of 10 that have been...

Driftwood’s Year in Review: news highlights from 2025

Driftwood Staff - December 31, 2025

The following is a compilation of news bites from Driftwood coverage of events through the 12 months of 2025. See the print version in...

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