Island Life Archives - Gulf Islands Driftwood

Flying 15 sailors ready for overseas adventures

Gail Sjuberg - March 3, 2026

Four Salt Spring Island Flying 15 (F15) sailors are heading to Hong Kong next week to compete in the Ladies Helm regatta, with a...

Stepping Up: Radio station involvement proves rewarding

Driftwood Staff - March 3, 2026

CHIR-FM radio station, which is operated by the Gulf Islands Community Radio Society, hit the airwaves last fall. It’s an all-volunteer enterprise that islanders...

Salt Spring wildfire risk survey launched

Driftwood Staff - March 3, 2026

Two organizations are teaming up to learn more about how islanders manage wildfire risk — and there’s a chance of a cash prize for...

Stepping Up: Ambassadors share goodwill, support

Contributed Article - February 25, 2026

This week in our Stepping Up series we meet Grant Fredrickson, who does a lot of volunteering on Salt Spring Island, including with the...

Groups collaborate for 2026 International Women’s Day events

Contributed Article - February 25, 2026

BY THE CIRCLE EDUCATION March 8th marks International Women’s Day, a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women, and a...

Women’s Institute reports on pie sale disbursements

Contributed Article - February 24, 2026

By SALT SPRING ISLAND WOMEN'S INSTITUTE February is Women’s Institute Month, honouring the birthday of Adelaide Hunter Hoodless, the founder of the Women’s Institute. To...

All-Black battalion members in focus at talk

Contributed Article - February 18, 2026

Salt Spring Island’s little-known connection to the No. 2 Construction Battalion — Canada’s first and only all-Black Battalion during the First World War —...

Youth climate activism award portal opens

Gail Sjuberg - February 11, 2026

Back in 2019, Salt Spring’s Peter Allan, his wife Lynda Monk and their still-in-school sons Jesse and Jackson had many dining-room table conversations about...

Heritage Week marked with Feb. 16-22 museum opening

Contributed Article - February 11, 2026

SUBMITTED BY SALT SPRING HERITAGE FOUNDATION Each year, Heritage BC celebrates Heritage Week in mid-February. This year the event is focusing attention on food...

Visitor Info Centre volunteers predict busy 2026 tourist season

Robb Magley - February 5, 2026

Fire, floods and Fulford-Ganges Road construction notwithstanding, 2025 brought a bump in visits to the Salt Spring Island Visitor Information Centre (VIC) — a...

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