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Now is the time to act to slow COVID-19 spread

Contributed Article - March 15, 2020

Sunday, March 15 Message from the Lady Minto Hospital Medical Staff Association: While we continue to do well in the Vancouver Island health region with...

Island medical team stresses virus prevention measures

Elizabeth Nolan - March 13, 2020

Salt Spring Island medical leaders are asking the community to cooperate to decrease the risk of COVID-19, while also offering reassurance about the local...

Island Health COVID-19 screening criteria outlined

Driftwood Staff - March 13, 2020

The following was provided to the Driftwood by Lady Minto Hospital chief of staff Dr. Holly Slakov. Note that individuals should have one of...

No Salt Spring COVID-19 cases but preventative measures urged

Contributed Article - March 12, 2020

Salt Spring health practitioners have confirmed that as of Thursday, March 12, Salt Spring Island has no diagnosed cases of COVID-19 and consider the...

Province enacts measures to quell COVID-19’s advance

Elizabeth Nolan - March 12, 2020

Aggressive new measures to slow COVID-19 in British Columbia announced today will prohibit all public gatherings of more than 250 people, and strongly discourage...

Forum COVID-19 session via video only

Driftwood Staff - March 12, 2020

The Salt Spring Forum has cancelled Friday's public event focusing on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19),with guest speaker Dr. Kevin Patterson and changed it to...

Islanders visiting Italy seek way home

Elizabeth Nolan - March 11, 2020

Two Salt Spring residents have found themselves caught in the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak in Italy, which has just been declared the new...

Islanders call for a walkable Ganges

Elizabeth Nolan - March 11, 2020

The call for a more pedestrian-friendly experience in Ganges is being heard around Salt Spring with local community organizations presenting several options for exploration...

Ganges space secured for laundromat

Gail Sjuberg - March 4, 2020

Efforts to bring laundromat services back to Ganges have finally reached the spin cycle. The Wagon Wheel Housing Society, which took on the lost laundromat...

Indigenous Ed Enhancement Agreement signed

Elizabeth Nolan - March 4, 2020

Educators, students, families and community members filled the Salt Spring Elementary School gym on Feb. 26 to witness and celebrate the signing of a...

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