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CRD buys George Hill park on Pender

Contributed Article - October 2, 2025

CRD MEDIA RELEASE The Capital Regional District (CRD) has purchased two properties and transferred a former community park from the Pender Islands Community Parks and Recreation Commission (PIPRC) to create...

End in sight for road work delays

Robb Magley - October 1, 2025

Expect delays, plan ahead and slow down on Fulford-Ganges Road, officials said — and all signs point to the end being just around the...

Eelgrass map plans shelved, satellite data incoming

Robb Magley - October 1, 2025

The Islands Trust’s on-again, off-again funding relationship with mapping the underwater beds of eelgrass within its boundaries is back off — this time because...

ICS turns 50, hears concerns at AGM

Robb Magley - October 1, 2025

Using a little less than an hour, the board of what is perhaps Salt Spring Island’s most visible non-profit navigated a potentially turbulent annual...

Staff depart at twice provincial average: CAO

Robb Magley - October 1, 2025

A public glimpse into Islands Trust operations offered by its chief administrative officer (CAO) painted a picture of an organization whose reach in many...

Waterfront property donated for park

Robb Magley - September 25, 2025

Local officials announced there will soon be a new waterfront community park on Salt Spring Island, thanks to a donation of roughly 1.5 acres...

LCC mulls noise bylaw carve-out on ‘rooster issue’

Robb Magley - September 23, 2025

Almost exactly one year after Salt Spring’s agricultural community crowded Lions Hall to press for change in the wake of a court ruling against...

Driftwood earns five national newspaper awards

Driftwood Staff - September 23, 2025

The Driftwood earned five honours in the 2025 Canadian Community Newspaper Awards (CCNA) competition announced Monday, Sept. 22, based on submissions of work published...

Fulford-Ganges Road work continues through October

Robb Magley - September 19, 2025

The last of the major works on Salt Spring’s Fulford-Ganges Road are complete, according to the contractor, who acknowledged significant delays “despite our best...

IWAV moves forward with property purchase for future affordable housing

Driftwood Staff - September 17, 2025

Islanders Working Against Violence (IWAV) announced today that it has a conditional accepted purchase offer on the property at 210 Norton Rd., marking a...

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