Island Life Archives - Page 45 of 68 - Gulf Islands Driftwood

Queen responds to literary role-play at Salt Spring Elementary

Elizabeth Nolan - April 21, 2021

Salt Spring Elementary School students participated in some creative time travelling this spring when a set of letters backdated by eight decades they sent...

Let’s Pick it Up, Salt Spring: still some areas up for grabs

Driftwood Staff - April 21, 2021

With 10 days left in the month of April, which the Driftwood has designated for its Let’s Pick It Up, Salt Spring campaign, a...

Alexandra Morton at library Zoom evening on Wednesday

Driftwood Staff - April 20, 2021

Islanders are invited to an event featuring two of B.C.‘s most prominent environmental activists on Zoom tonight (Wednesday, April 21). In a Salt Spring Library...

One Cool Island: On rain-soaked Salt Spring, every drop is precious

Contributed Article - April 14, 2021

BY ANDREA PALFRAMAN TRANSITION SALT SPRING On our raincoast island, it can seem like there’s “water, water, everywhere.” In a landscape dotted with lakes and streams...

Grandmothers group promotes online concert fundraiser

Contributed Article - April 13, 2021

The Grand(m)others to Grandmothers Annual Scrabble Fundraiser became another casualty in this dreadful year of COVID-19. We sure missed our players at the Salt...

Let’s Pick It Up, Salt Spring campaign launches

Elizabeth Nolan - April 8, 2021

Salt Spring Islanders are once again getting their gloves out and mapping territory in their neighbourhoods for an island-wide litter clean-up effort led by...

Fundraiser aims to bring puppet shows to hospitalized kids

Elizabeth Nolan - April 7, 2021

Fresh from bringing island kids and parents together for a special Family Day show on Feb. 15, local musician and puppeteer Jesse Thom is...

Online purse and satchel auction raises funds for youth programs

Contributed Article - April 2, 2021

SUBMITTED BY THE CIRCLE Starting today (April 2), Salt Spring Islanders can participate in an online auction for high-quality, new and gently used purses, satchels...

Students glean facts about local pollinators

Contributed Article - March 31, 2021

By ROBIN JENKINSON SPECIAL TO THE DRIFTWOOD Late winter, early spring is time to think about Mason bees, also known as blue orchard bees or BOBs....

Three generations of Batemans reflect on climate change

Contributed Article - March 24, 2021

SUBMITTED BY TRANSITION SALT SPRING We often talk about the impacts of climate change falling disproportionately on the shoulders of future generations. One way to...

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