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Local election costs rising

Robb Magley - November 5, 2025

The cost to hold an election is rising, according to the regional district that runs almost all of them in the Southern Gulf Islands...

Early CRD plan projects 8.2% tax hike

Robb Magley - November 5, 2025

A budget document’s eye-watering increase in capital spending for Salt Spring won’t need to be entirely met with a matching tax increase, according to...

Fulford-Ganges Road line painting planned for Nov. 6

Robb Magley - October 31, 2025

If weather allows it — and that’s a big “if,” contractors agreed — Salt Spring commuters this time next week will see smooth asphalt...

Trust mulls $12-million budget

Robb Magley - October 29, 2025

When the third Saturday in October rolls around next year, voters may see a record-high number of new names on their Islands Trust ballots...

Fire chief says lithium-ion battery fires preventable

Robb Magley - October 29, 2025

Salt Spring’s fire chief says an early-morning Fulford fire last month might have been prevented, and that islanders can improve their own safety through...

Meter replacement project begins

Robb Magley - October 29, 2025

Salt Spring Island’s water-wise residents will soon be able to view the fruits of their low-flow lifestyles on their phones and computers. Thanks to securing...

‘Really big’ fireworks show planned

Robb Magley - October 29, 2025

Back in 1968, an after-dusk chorus of sirens from Ganges’ fire hall was the signal for islanders that Salt Spring’s first firefighter-run Halloween fireworks...

Clinic expansion drive launched

Driftwood Staff - October 29, 2025

More than half a million dollars has already been raised toward a $3.5-million project that will dramatically improve the availability of primary care on...

Rain potentially delays roadwork further

Robb Magley - October 24, 2025

Rain notwithstanding, road crews are expected to be working on the Fulford-Ganges Road project this weekend, according to the project’s contractor — but uncooperative...

Morning quake more heard than felt by islanders

Robb Magley - October 22, 2025

No damage was reported from a magnitude 3.1 earthquake that rattled Salt Spring homes from its epicentre under the sea this week, estimated to...

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