News Archives - Gulf Islands Driftwood

Subscribers’ copies of Driftwood at office for pick-up

Driftwood Staff - November 20, 2024

With the Canadian Union of Postal Workers strike that began Friday still on, Gulf Islands Driftwood subscribers are invited to drop by the Driftwood...

Portlock master plan concept approved

Robb Magley - November 20, 2024

The track stays, pickleball is moving, and senior ball players are getting a field. After four rounds of public feedback, months of staff and stakeholder...

Trust role limited in Baker Beach application

Gail Sjuberg - November 20, 2024

Bylaws passed by local officials to streamline their own agendas may have had unintended consequences, as Salt Spring’s Islands Trust representatives revealed they had...

School board drops international program

Robb Magley - November 19, 2024

The Gulf Islands School District (SD64) is ending a long-running program that had welcomed international students to Salt Spring’s Gulf Islands Secondary School (GISS),...

Strike halts mail, post offices open

Robb Magley - November 15, 2024

After a year of negotiations failed to produce an agreement, Canada Post workers are striking –– and despite post offices remaining open on Salt...

Ganges sewer extension plan nixed

Robb Magley - November 13, 2024

The Ganges Sewer System will not be expanding to include a connection to a healthcare housing project, as the Lady Minto Hospital Foundation (LMHF)...

Trust working on user-friendly bylaw enforcement process

Robb Magley - November 13, 2024

An effort to make the Islands Trust’s bylaw enforcement process clearer and more open has hit some snags, as trustees grapple with the complexity...

Water main work set for Sunset Drive

Robb Magley - November 12, 2024

North end residents feeling left out of Salt Spring Island’s roadwork will get a traffic adventure of their own, at least temporarily, as work...

Rachel Notley next Salt Spring Forum guest

Contributed Article - November 12, 2024

By SALT SPRING FORUM The Salt Spring Forum welcomes former Premier of Alberta Rachel Notley to Salt Spring to join a conversation on the state...

Vehicles crash, one burns on weekend

Robb Magley - November 10, 2024

Two wet-weather crashes in as many days on Salt Spring’s busiest road brought traffic to a temporary standstill –– and have island officials reminding...

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