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Blossom Picnic celebrates Japanese culture

Driftwood Staff - May 14, 2024

The Japanese Garden Society and Salt Spring Japanese community are ready to welcome everyone to the 13th Annual Blossom Picnic at Heiwa Garden in...

OGIFA hosts Mayan presenter

Gail Sjuberg - May 8, 2024

Salt Spring Island is lucky to be included as one of 18 stops on a B.C.-wide tour of a Mayan woman with deep experience...

Laying a path

Contributed Article - May 8, 2024

Photo by MARCIA JANSEN Ten young men and two facilitators of The Circle Education’s Pass it On program help finish the outline of the new...

Sailing club hosts one-metre yacht racers

Contributed Article - April 30, 2024

By MARTIN HERBERT Special to the Driftwood The Salt Spring Island Sailing Club hosted an invitational regatta for wooden international one-metre yachts over the weekend and...

Ending single-use plastic through the Laundromat

Contributed Article - April 24, 2024

BY Marcia Jansen Driftwood contributor It’s a much-needed service for everyone without access to a washing machine — but Salt Spring’s Laundromat is so much more....

‘Heart and soul’ goes into Gabriel’s Kitchen

Contributed Article - April 17, 2024

By Marcia Jansen Driftwood Contributor A growing mix of Salt Springers gets together every Thursday to cook and share dinner at the All Saints by-the-Sea...

‘Berry with benefits’ growing on Salt Spring

Contributed Article - April 10, 2024

By Marcia Jansen Have you heard of the haskap berry? No? You’re not alone. The ‘berry with benefits’ is brand new to British Columbia. Alex...

‘All hands on deck’ for ArtSpring’s 25th

Contributed Article - April 3, 2024

By Kirsten Bolton For ArtSpring As ArtSpring readies itself to welcome the community in to its ambitious 25th Anniversary Festival April 17-21, it’s all hands on...

Wellness fair and tour merge

Gail Sjuberg - March 27, 2024

The second annual Salt Spring Well-being Fair is shaping up for next weekend at Mahon Hall, with an island-wide “tour” feature added for the...

Road to arts centre opening recalled by panel

Gail Sjuberg - March 20, 2024

A gathering held in ArtSpring’s gallery on Saturday afternoon may not have been an “official part” of the arts centre’s 25th anniversary celebrations set...

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