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Salt Spring RCMP Provide Fourth-Quarter Statistics for 2020

Contributed Article - January 17, 2021

Salt Spring's RCMP detachment has released the following report about calls for service in the fourth quarter of 2020. Its members responded to 2,978...

Bread makers seek support

Driftwood Staff - January 13, 2021

The owners of Francis Bread on Churchill Road are asking for support to demonstrate there’s community need for their business to stay open while...

Erskine trail acquisition deadline looming

Driftwood Staff - January 12, 2021

The Salt Spring Island Trail and Nature Club is rallying community support to complete fundraising for “the missing link” trail connection on Mount Erskine. The...

Oceanside bank slides at Walker’s Hook Road

Elizabeth Nolan - January 6, 2021

Another piece of Salt Spring’s northern shoreline slipped into the ocean Tuesday afternoon following several days of heavy rains and during a storm event. Caution...

Salt Spring Commons welcomes first tenants

Elizabeth Nolan - January 6, 2021

The week leading up to New Year’s Day was a busy one for 12 island families who moved into homes at the new Salt...

Salt Spring home values jump by 6.4%

Elizabeth Nolan - January 6, 2021

The average Salt Spring home value increased by more than six per cent over the past year, reflecting strong interest from buyers for properties...

MLA Olsen looks back at unique year in office

Elizabeth Nolan - January 6, 2021

The past year was unlike any other in recent memory, one in which a global pandemic collided with every aspect of life from the...

Wind warning sees ferry cancellations

Driftwood Staff - January 5, 2021

BC Ferries has cancelled some sailings between Tsawwassen and the Gulf Islands (Route 9), and Tsawwassen and Swartz Bay today due to forecasted high...

Local CRD housing report released

Elizabeth Nolan - December 30, 2020

A new assessment of housing needs on Salt Spring has confirmed that rental options have decreased on the island even as the need for...

Middle school closure hashed out

Elizabeth Nolan - December 23, 2020

School District 64 administrators held a public meeting last Wednesday night to discuss the board’s intention to close Salt Spring Middle School and what...

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