Island Life

Climate Action Coaches available to help islanders lower their carbon Footprint

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By ANDREA PALFRAMAN TRANSITION SALT SPRING With 250 recommendations for actions we can take as islanders to address the climate crisis, the Salt Spring Island Climate...
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Finding Home: Frontline Workers Affected By Housing Shortage

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By AINA YASUÉ Salt Spring Solutions Cindy Orser works at a transition home, one of the many anti-violence and safe housing programs provided by Islanders Working...
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Fox event runs with one-week option

Driftwood Staff -
The 41st annual Terry Fox Run will be virtual again this year, with islanders invited to run, walk or bike or otherwise raise funds...
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Salt Spring Fall fair set to mark 125th milestone

Gail Sjuberg -
Salt Spring Islanders and visitors can look forward to the return of the fall fair this year as it marks the 125th year since...
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Finding Home: Artisan family makes move to east coast

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By AINA YASUÉ Salt Spring Solutions For Aly Coy, Salt Spring Island was a place of beginnings.  Here, she started her soap company, Barefoot Daughter, a local...
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Citizen science project maps island water story

Gail Sjuberg -
A lack of rainfall on Salt Spring Island this year underlines the value of a data-collection and sharing project initiated almost three years ago. How...
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One Cool Island — Freshwater is Life: Reconciliation and Restoring Island Wetlands

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By ANDREA PALFRAMAN TRANSITION SALT SPRING  Robin Annschild’s love affair with the Burgoyne estuary started back in 2000 when she was part of the movement to...
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Finding Home: Crunch time for BC Ferries family seeking accommodation

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By AINA YASUÉ SALT SPRING SOLUTIONS What happens when your island’s essential workers can’t find a place to live? Salt Spring is about to find out.  For...
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Walk to Mordor Challenge Underway

Elizabeth Nolan -
Island youth and anyone else interested in a fun challenge this summer can see how their walking abilities measure up to a hobbit’s. If their...
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RCMP sergeant cites reasons to feel grateful

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Editor’s note: The following is a submission requested by the Driftwood for a special Salute to RCMP page in the Aug. 4 issue of...
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