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Illegal shellfish harvest strikes

Elizabeth Nolan - June 27, 2018

Salt Spring Island beaches were among those to see illegal shellfish harvests take place during mid-June’s extreme low tides. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans...

Sailings added to relieve Howe Sound Queen traffic

Elizabeth Nolan - June 27, 2018

Service notices that BC Ferries’ Vesuvius-Crofton route is running behind schedule and experiencing overloads due to high traffic have become a daily expectation in...

Living wage on Salt Spring highest in area

Gail Sjuberg - June 26, 2018

In order for a family of four to make a comfortable living on Salt Spring Island, both adults need to be making at least...

Sophisticated fraud hits island

Elizabeth Nolan - June 20, 2018

Salt Spring Islanders are reporting a barrage of attempted and successful fraud aimed at the island in recent months, as electronic methods of theft...

Maliview sewage enters Trincomali waters

Driftwood Staff - June 19, 2018

A mechanical failure at the Maliview Wastewater Treatment Plant resulted in approximately two cubic metres of untreated sewage entering the marine environment through the...

RCMP make arrest near library

Gail Sjuberg - June 14, 2018

A man was arrested by RCMP in front of the Salt Spring Public Library after CRD bylaw enforcement staff tried to issue him a...

PR info event set for Saturday night

Gail Sjuberg - June 13, 2018

A panel discussion on the upcoming electoral reform referendum will be held at the Legion’s Meaden Hall on Saturday, June 16. Running from 6 to...

Provincial housing task force to visit Salt Spring

Driftwood Staff - June 13, 2018

Salt Spring Islanders are invited to share their ideas on how to ensure the availability of safe, secure and affordable rental housing at an...

Trust advances Croftonbrook housing project

Gail Sjuberg - June 8, 2018

A rezoning bylaw for expansion of the Croftonbrook affordable housing complex was given second reading by the Salt Spring Local Trust Committee on Thursday....

Islanders initiate orca rescue

Elizabeth Nolan - June 6, 2018

Salt Spring Islanders past and present teamed up for a timely emergency response that led to a transient killer whale’s rescue on Thursday. Local residents...

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