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Three doctors added to Salt Spring ranks

Elizabeth Nolan - August 15, 2018

Salt Spring residents currently without a family doctor will benefit from the addition of three new practitioners to the island in September. Island Health...

Lions bike park opens with fanfare

Elizabeth Nolan - August 7, 2018

The Salt Spring Lions Club Commemorative Bike Park is ready for riders after a grand opening event at Salt Spring’s Mouat Park held on...

South-end bush fire extinguished

Driftwood Staff - August 5, 2018

Salt Spring Island Fire Rescue crews fought a grass and bush fire in the 900 block of Beaver Point Road on Friday afternoon and...

Emergency crews respond to two Wednesday calls

Gail Sjuberg - August 2, 2018

Salt Spring emergency crews had a busy afternoon on Wednesday, responding to two major calls back to back on opposite ends of the island....

Fulford Water Commission reports on water main project budget issue

Contributed Article - August 2, 2018

Editor's note: After a July 31 meeting with Capital Regional District staff, Fulford Water Commission members Carole Eyles, Tony Maude, Alan Martin and Gord Singbeil wrote...

Islanders’ film gets Wildscreen Panda nomination

Gail Sjuberg - August 1, 2018

A Salt Spring Island-based filmmaker has been nominated for this year’s Wildscreen Panda Awards for her film entitled Toad People. The awards are held every...

Housing campaign shares stories

Gail Sjuberg - August 1, 2018

Salt Spring Housing Action Committee has started their “Summer of Storytelling” campaign through public outreach, posters and storyboards to be posted around the island,...

NSSWD moratorium policy clarified

Gail Sjuberg - August 1, 2018

The North Salt Spring Waterworks District is hoping to eliminate confusion through an update of its hook-up moratorium policy. District manager Ron Stepaniuk explained...

Man with history of disappearances sought on Salt Spring

Driftwood Staff - July 26, 2018

Salt Spring RCMP are seeking the public’s assistance in locating 46-year-old Jeremy Daniel Oakley. Police state they received a report from Oakley’s ex-girlfriend advising...

Sailboat burns off Russell Island

Driftwood Staff - July 25, 2018

A family is safe after their sailboat caught fire while at anchor off Russell Island on Wednesday evening. According to the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre,...

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