Island Life Archives - Gulf Islands Driftwood

ArtSpring fair yields more than funds

Contributed Article - July 24, 2024

BY KIRSTEN BOLTON For ArtSpring The big story for ArtSpring last week may have been the record-breaking $127,000 outcome of its most important fundraiser of the...

Vesuvius “fire” teaches important lessons about preparing for disaster

Contributed Article - July 17, 2024

Story by Carol Volkart Photos by John Denniston The fire was fictional, but its lessons were real. When first responders descended on Vesuvius in a surge of...

Treasure Fair fundraiser breaks record

Contributed Article - July 17, 2024

BY KIRSTEN BOLTON FOR ARTSPRING Treasure Fair, ArtSpring’s largest annual fundraiser, has smashed its own record from 2023 with proceeds now north of $125,000 being raised...

Gulf Islands online events calendar created

Contributed Article - July 16, 2024

SUBMITTED BY SALT SPRING ARTS Salt Spring Arts (SSA) and the Southern Gulf Islands Tourism Partnership (SGITP) have collaborated to create and launch a community...

Fawn season demands extra caution

Contributed Article - July 9, 2024

BY MARCIA JANSEN Driftwood Contributor It’s the time of year again: fawns are born and start to follow their mothers, and inevitably cross our roads. Marielle...

Book Bus campaign for Zambia underway

Gail Sjuberg - July 9, 2024

Salt Spring’s Margriet Ruurs is the author of more than 40 published children’s books. One of those is called My Librarian is a Camel,...

United Church music director retires

Contributed Article - July 3, 2024

BY HELEN HINCHLIFF DRIFTWOOD CONTRIBUTOR One summer day in July 1994, Shirley Bunyan walked into Salt Spring’s United Church. Lorne Bunyan, her RCMP officer husband, had...

Judy Nurse bursaries awarded

Contributed Article - June 25, 2024

SUBMITTED BY SALT SPRING ISLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY Judy Nurse was a dedicated Salt Spring library volunteer for over a decade, serving on the board of...

Indigenous People Weekend meaning shared

Contributed Article - June 18, 2024

By MARCIA JANSEN DRIFTWOOD CONTRIBUTOR Salt Spring Island is celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day with a three-day weekend of events and activities that celebrate Indigenous arts and...

Anti-racism workshop empowers students

Contributed Article - June 18, 2024

By JAQUELINE WIGHTMAN and INARA WALLACE For STUDENTS FOR RACIAL EQUITY The Active Witnessing presentation and workshop concluded a gratifying year for the anti-racism...

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