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Health needs confirmed

Elizabeth Nolan - October 16, 2019

A health needs assessment of Salt Spring being released this week has determined mental health is the most pressing health-related issue on the island,...

Road resurfacing in the works

Elizabeth Nolan - October 9, 2019

Pedestrian and cycling infrastructure could be coming to Ganges Hill with new possibilities opened by a resurfacing project on Fulford-Ganges Road. The Salt Spring Transportation...

Renowned pollster sees minority government

Gail Sjuberg - October 9, 2019

A Salt Spring Forum audience had access to the man whose name is synonymous with polling in Canada at an event at ArtSpring on...

PARC agrees to take on meadow

Gail Sjuberg - October 2, 2019

The meadow owned by the Salt Spring Island United Church will be operated and maintained by the Capital Regional District Parks and Recreation Commission,...

Vandenberg found not criminally responsible for murder

Elizabeth Nolan - October 1, 2019

Martin Vandenberg was found not criminally responsible for the murder of his mother Heather Jones at a B.C. Supreme Court sentencing hearing held in...

Bowen Queen slated for Vesuvius turn

Elizabeth Nolan - September 26, 2019

Regular vehicle traffic on the Vesuvius-Crofton ferry route will hopefully see an end to overloads and missed ferries as of April 2020, with plans...

Islanders rally for the climate

Gail Sjuberg - September 25, 2019

For over two hours on Saturday, Sept. 21, Salt Spring Islanders of all ages and backgrounds lent their voices to those of millions of...

New regulations restrict open burning

Elizabeth Nolan - September 25, 2019

Burn bans across the coastal region were last lifted Wednesday, but along with the permission to deal with accumulated yard and worksite waste came...

Safety service takes next step

Elizabeth Nolan - September 18, 2019

A plan to establish a taxpayer-funded community safety service on Salt Spring passed through the first two levels of government necessary to start the...

First electric school bus envisioned

Gail Sjuberg - September 18, 2019

The Gulf Islands School District could have its first all-electric school bus by next spring. That was the hope shared at the launch of...

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