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Mountain bike trails proposed

Elizabeth Nolan - March 3, 2020

Cycling Salt Spring is looking to bring the island up to speed with recreational amenities that many other communities enjoy in the form of...

Rental cottage regulations finalized

Elizabeth Nolan - February 26, 2020

The Salt Spring Local Trust Committee gave third reading last Tuesday to a much-amended version of a bylaw allowing the long-term rental of some...

Fatal car crash leads to civil suit

Elizabeth Nolan - February 26, 2020

A 2012 tragedy involving two teens on Salt Spring has become the basis for a potentially precedent-setting case now underway in B.C. Supreme Court...

Video: Wet’suwet’en protest hits island

Gail Sjuberg - February 19, 2020

Salt Spring activists took to the streets in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en people last Tuesday, when around 120 people demonstrated outside of the Ganges...

Stolen truck found in harbour

Elizabeth Nolan - February 19, 2020

Salt Spring RCMP were called to the Fulford area for two vehicle-related calls last Wednesday that included the discovery of a missing truck in...

Salt Spring joins nationwide protest movement

Driftwood Staff - February 12, 2020

About 120 people attended a Salt Spring rally in support of the Wet'suwet'en people's protest against the Coastal GasLink natural gas pipeline being constructed...

Wrecked boat put to rest at last

Elizabeth Nolan - February 12, 2020

A prominent stretch of Ganges Harbour finally has a clear view out to sea with the wreck of the Castle Finn removed Friday night. “It...

Vandals cause washroom closure

Gail Sjuberg - February 12, 2020

Capital Regional District parks maintenance staff have been starting their day with extra clean-up duties, as large amounts of garbage have been piling up...

Trust budget input deadline coming up

Driftwood Staff - February 6, 2020

The deadline for Islands Trust area residents to provide feedback about the Trust’s proposed 2020-21 budget, which has a climate-action focus, is Sunday, Feb....

Electric school bus visits Salt Spring

Gail Sjuberg - February 5, 2020

Representatives from the Lion Electric Co. brought an electric school bus to Salt Spring Island on Jan. 29 so that personnel from the Gulf...

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