Island Life

Salt Spring Hospice improves quality of life

Elizabeth Nolan -
With National Hospice Week drawing to a close on Saturday, now is a good time to get acquainted with the local island organization that...
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Heritage farming a “Labour of Love”

Gail Sjuberg -
People from Salt Spring and beyond came out to Ruckle Provincial Park on Sunday to help celebrate the island’s farming history at the 29th...
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New Salt Spring Emergency Program team welcomed  

Elizabeth Nolan -
The Salt Spring Island Emergency Program is following recent tradition in hosting an Emergency Fair this Saturday, May 11 as the anchor event of...
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Pass It On group hosts Sparkfest

Elizabeth Nolan -
Performers are lined up and dessert menus are being finalized for Sparkfest, with the annual event hosted by Pass It On participants all set...
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Galiano food program flourishes

Gail Sjuberg -
The Galiano Island Food Program sees the island’s small size and close-knit community as a way to thrive. The program, which started out of...
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Salt Springers do the work on Earth Day

Gail Sjuberg -
Although the island had no official Earth Day festival this year, Salt Spring Islanders still took to the streets and schools to do their...
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Intuitive intelligence informs eco-friendly land

Gail Sjuberg -
All Bastien Simoneau wants to do is leave his daughter with land that is functional, beautiful and sustainable. He is in the process of transforming...
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Child Honouring path made accessible online

Gail Sjuberg -
For people feeling powerless to change the world for the better, Salt Spring-based children’s singer and social activist Raffi has a solution.  Raffi and some...
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Salt Spring Island farms burst with new life

Gail Sjuberg -
Spring is here, and on Salt Spring that means it is time for farms to start welcoming baby animals. Windsor Farm is home to at...
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Artist Mark Lauckner reaches eco-milestone

Elizabeth Nolan -
Sometime last week on Salt Spring, artist Mark Lauckner would have melted his 250,000th pound of scrap window glass at The Glass Foundry and...
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