News

Engineer earns Lieutenant Governor’s honour

One of Salt Spring’s recent additions comes to the island after serving a distinguished career in engineering design and consultation. Art Washuta was recognized...

Students get psychosis lesson

Salt Spring middle school students had the chance to learn about psychosis and how to help themselves or others in dealing with it at...

Vesuvius route levels to increase

BC Ferries’ Vesuvius-Crofton route will see a return to 2014 service levels as part of an agreement between the contractor and the province announced...

Trans Mountain pipeline expansion recommended by NEB

The National Energy Board has recommended the federal government proceed with the Trans Mountain Expansion Project as being in the public interest, despite the...

Vehicle fire slows traffic

The Salt Spring Fire Department responded to a call for a vehicle on fire at the intersection of Cusheon Lake Road and Fulford-Ganges Road...

Funding support still needed for The Root

The long-held dream of creating a community food storage, production and distribution centre on Salt Spring is becoming closer to reality every day, but...

Beddis customers on boil water advisory

Customers of the Beddis Water Service Area were issued a boil water advisory on Sunday due to a break in a major water main. The...

Sea-level rise plans in the works

Over the next three decades, ocean levels are expected to rise by at least 0.5 metres and islanders need to be ready, according to...

Island buried by snow

The Gulf Islands’ first blast of winter on Friday was followed up with a major snowfall Sunday as the “coldest and snowiest pattern in...

NSSWD denies caretaker suite

An application to add a caretaker suite to the Creekhouse building in Ganges was turned down by the North Salt Spring Waterworks District board...

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