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CRD advances livestock compensation bylaws

Elizabeth Nolan - June 16, 2021

New bylaws that establish livestock compensation services for each of the Capital Regional District’s three unincorporated communities were approved at the CRD’s Electoral Areas...

Boil water advisory issued for part of Highland-Fernwood area

Driftwood Staff - June 10, 2021

The Capital Regional District, in consultation with Island Health, has issued a boil water advisory for a portion of the Highland-Fernwood water service. Customers on...

Small oil tankers banned from Active Pass

Elizabeth Nolan - June 9, 2021

An incident that saw a fully laden oil tanker transit Active Pass in April will not be permitted to reoccur in the foreseeable future,...

Fields imports recycled cottages

Elizabeth Nolan - June 9, 2021

https://youtu.be/_1-FUQwuyz4 Eight small cottages that arrived on Salt Spring last week may be available to residents as affordable housing in the not-so-distant future thanks to...

Windsor takes first steps on recovery path

Gail Sjuberg - June 3, 2021

Two and a half days after a fire destroyed the main building at Windsor Plywood’s Rainbow Road site, the ownership and management team are...

NSSWD boil water advisory for Maxwell continues

Gail Sjuberg - June 2, 2021

The North Salt Spring Waterworks District said a boil water advisory on the Maxwell Lake side of its system should be lifted on Thursday...

Acting fire chief reports on Windsor Plywood fire

Contributed Article - June 1, 2021

Salt Spring Island Fire Rescue (SSIFR) responded to a report of alarm bells in the area of 167 Rainbow Road at 02:35 on June...

Windsor Plywood store destroyed by fire

Gail Sjuberg - June 1, 2021

Salt Spring firefighters battled a devastating fire at the Windsor Plywood store in Ganges this morning. https://youtu.be/pMDpSuBsNIA The fire was reported at about 2 a.m. by...

North Pender trustees back Tsawout in subdivision delay

Elizabeth Nolan - May 26, 2021

Subdivision of one of British’s Columbia’s highest valued properties is not in the public interest, according to the North Pender Island Local Trust Committee,...

Islanders rally to protect old growth

Gail Sjuberg - May 25, 2021

About 120 people lined the road in front of the Salt Spring RCMP station on Saturday to demand the halt to logging of old-growth...

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