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New water treatment plant on schedule

Gail Sjuberg - March 14, 2018

The new St. Mary Lake water treatment plant servicing the northern part of Salt Spring Island is on schedule for completion in August 2018....

PARC definition of market ‘farmer’ still being criticized

Gail Sjuberg - March 14, 2018

For the second year in a row, the definition of the word “farmer” was a hot topic at the spring Market Advisory Group meeting,...

SD64 announces superintendent hire for January

Elizabeth Nolan - March 14, 2018

The Gulf Islands School District announced on March 6 that Scott Benwell has been appointed as the new superintendent of schools, effective January 2019. Benwell...

Parking Lot for a Port

Gail Sjuberg - March 13, 2018

First in a two-part series For South Pender Island resident Jeff Tarris, it’s hard to ignore what he calls “the elephants in the room.” The...

Anchorage Protocol on Trial

Gail Sjuberg - March 12, 2018

Second of two parts. Barb Galloway was shocked to look out her living room at the end of Beddis Road on Salt Spring Island on...

Cougar tagged as culprit in sheep kills

Elizabeth Nolan - March 9, 2018

A south-end hobby farmer lost most of his new lambs on Tuesday in what is suspected to be the first cougar attack on Salt...

Locally based developer buys Fulford Inn property

Gail Sjuberg - March 7, 2018

The former Fulford Inn site has been bought by a company whose principal lives on Salt Spring. David Fullbrook of Merchant House Capital resides...

LTC to investigate shoreline right-of-way application

Elizabeth Nolan - March 7, 2018

Trustees committed to a new approach for facilitating Ganges harbourwalk restoration at last week's Local Trust Committee meeting. The LTC took into account significant public...

Pathways project gets Co-op boost

Gail Sjuberg - March 7, 2018

Island Pathways accepted a cheque for $3,000 from Mid-Island Co-op last week, which will help with the construction of a trail leading from Booth...

Vandenberg fit to stand trial

Elizabeth Nolan - March 7, 2018

Martin Vandenberg, the Salt Spring man accused of murdering his mother Heather Jones on Dec. 6, 2017, has been declared fit to stand trial...

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