Island Life

Garden bench raffle supports Greenwoods

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SUBMITTED BY GREENWOODS ELDERCARE Monday, Sept. 9 saw the much-celebrated draw for the 26th garden bench raffle at Greenwoods, and the prize was won by...
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Education provides hope for girls and families

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By MARILYN MCDOWELL for SALT SPRING CFUW Educate a young woman and you educate a whole family. So believes the Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW). The...
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Commander of Maritime Forces Pacific next Forum guest

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BY GEORGE SIPOS For Salt Spring Forum Fans of Salt Spring’s local history may well recall that Ganges Harbour was named after HMS Ganges, a British...
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Lighter Living: Farm stands a valuable resource

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Part of Transition Salt Spring’s Lighter Living Series Supporting local food production has never been more important, and it’s easier and more enjoyable than ever....
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Island man swims across Stuart Channel

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If you’ve ever missed a ferry sailing from Vesuvius, you’ve probably thought about it, and wondered.   But on Saturday morning, Aug. 24, islander Chris Rowthorn...
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What is Zen series begins

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SUBMITTED BY SALT SPRING ZEN CIRCLE For people wanting to learn more about Zen, a What is Zen? series of talks running from Sept. 4...
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Horse show participants encouraged

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BY PATRICIA LOCKIE for GIHA One of the reliable crowd pleasers at the island’s Fall Fair (running Sept. 7-8 this year) is the horse show. Organized by...
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Message from SSI Toy Run Santa

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This was my last run as Santa. I want to thank all those people who made our charity toy run on the Aug. 16-18...
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Lighter Living: Reducing our ‘foodprint’

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SUBMITTED BY TRANSITION SALT SPRING Part of the Lighter Living series How many of us cringe at the thought of cleaning out the crisper drawer...
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Grow Local targets island’s extra fruit crop

Robb Magley -
A community food reclamation and sharing initiative has begun its second season on Salt Spring, establishing a new pillar program that hopes to “rescue”...
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