News Archives - Page 14 of 160 - Gulf Islands Driftwood

Healthcare optimism shared at MLA session

Gail Sjuberg - October 8, 2025

More than 30 people crowded into ASK Salt Spring’s usual meeting room at the Salt Spring Island Multi Space on Friday evening to talk...

EC favours notice policy

Robb Magley - October 8, 2025

Islands Trust leadership last week signed off on an expansion of Trust Council-initiated efforts to curtail a long-running policy of placing public notices in...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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