Island Life Archives - Page 14 of 68 - Gulf Islands Driftwood

Training set for new visitor centre volunteers

Driftwood Staff - January 16, 2025

New volunteers at Salt Spring’s Visitor Information Centre are promised a warm welcome when they take the first Destination BC course of 2025 offered...

Farmland Trust celebrates gratitude and growth

Contributed Article - January 15, 2025

By the SALT SPRING ISLAND FARMLAND TRUST How can we serve you in 2025? This is the question that thumps in our hearts and occupies our...

Pine siskin tops 2024 Christmas bird count

Contributed Article - January 14, 2025

BY TIM MARCHANT SSI CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT COORDINATOR On Dec. 15, 2024, we held Salt Spring’s 36th Christmas Bird Count in lovely weather. This year is...

Fun Robbie Burns night on tap

Contributed Article - January 7, 2025

By MICHELLE GRANT President, SSI Scottish Country Dance Club It's hard to believe that our annual celebration of the well-known Scottish bard Robbie Burns is...

First Restorative Dialogue Circle set for Jan. 10

Contributed Article - January 1, 2025

SUBMITTED BY RESTORATIVE JUSTICE SALT SPRING In collaboration with ASK Salt Spring, we warmly invite you to participate in our monthly Restorative Dialogue Circles. These...

Actions help protect drinking water resources

Contributed Article - January 1, 2025

BY SSI WATER PRESERVATION SOCIETY The Salt Spring Island Water Preservation Society (WPS) was founded in 1982 to protect the sources of drinking water on...

Community-building sees results

Contributed Article - December 31, 2024

Part of the Driftwood's Looking Back/Looking Forward series of retrospective pieces submitted by local organizations and published in the Jan. 1 issue of the...

Island Pathways reports on busy 2024

Contributed Article - December 31, 2024

By ROBIN JENKINSON and PETER MEYER This year held many great events and projects to advance safer walking and cycling pathways on Salt Spring Island. From a...

Salt Spring Physician Recruitment and Retention: Residents a piece of the puzzle

Contributed Article - December 23, 2024

Editor’s note: The following is the second article in Connie Gibbs’ series about Salt Spring Island family physician recruitment and retention efforts. The first...

St. Mary’s Church gets heating upgrade

Robb Magley - December 17, 2024

More than 130 years after its doors first opened, the St. Mary’s Church at Fulford is “pleasantly warm now,” thanks to a modern heat...

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