Island Life Archives - Page 6 of 68 - Gulf Islands Driftwood

Pender trail vision turning into reality

Contributed Article - October 21, 2025

By ROB BOTTERELL MLA, Saanich North & the Islands Great things happen when folks come together for an awesome community project. On Pender Island, a great example...

Climate change adaptation tested in ‘dry farming’ project

Contributed Article - October 14, 2025

BY STEVE MARTINDALE DRIFTWOOD CONTRIBUTOR When her father died in 2016, Skye Larmour moved back from Victoria to the family farm on Salt Spring, where she...

‘Dahlia Queen’ next garden club guest

Contributed Article - October 14, 2025

SUBMITTED BY SSI GARDEN CLUB The next Salt Spring Island Garden Club speaker is Connie Young-Davis, with a presentation on growing dahlias. The meeting will be...

Islander honoured with CCGA leadership medal

Contributed Article - October 8, 2025

SUBMITTED by RCMSAR Salt Spring Island resident Ken Squirrell has been awarded the Leadership Medal of the Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary (CCGA), recognizing his outstanding...

Clothing swaps counter throwaway culture

Contributed Article - October 1, 2025

Part of a youth edition of Transition Salt Spring’s Lighter Living series BY Melody Silva For Transition Salt Spring Imagine a world where your back-to-school clothes shopping...

Hands Across the Water celebrates cross-border island culture

Driftwood Staff - September 24, 2025

The inaugural Hands Across the Water festival marking the bringing together of Orcas Island and Salt Spring Island communities saw many smiles (and handshakes)...

Salt Spring Island Conservancy marks 30th anniversary

Contributed Article - September 24, 2025

SUBMITTED BY SSI CONSERVANCY The Salt Spring Island Conservancy (SSIC) is celebrating 30 years of grassroots efforts to protect the island’s natural heritage. Since 1995,...

Salt Spring Apple Festival: Honouring the Tradition

Gail Sjuberg - September 23, 2025

Salt Spring Island has a long and rich agricultural tradition — with the first settler farming activities taking place in 1859 — and it...

Thrifty Foods connects with community at the Fall Fair

Driftwood Staff - September 21, 2025

Salt Spring Island’s Thrifty Foods team is still buzzing after another fun and successful barbecued ribs fundraiser at the island’s Sept. 6-7 Fall Fair. This...

Second annual Lunker Derby attracts 100 anglers

Contributed Article - September 17, 2025

BY STEVE MARTINDALE Driftwood Contributor Local anglers won big prizes on Saturday at the Salt Spring Lunker Derby, a one-day competition to catch the biggest...

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