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Award given to woman who saved husband with CPR

Elizabeth Nolan - February 7, 2018

Luanne Katz is a well-known name in the North American classical music scene as a skilled percussionist on the marimba and vibraphone. The Salt Spring...

Vandenberg psychiatric assessment delayed

Elizabeth Nolan - February 7, 2018

Legal officials, family members and accused murderer Martin Galen Vandenberg are still waiting to hear whether the young man is fit to stand trial...

Multi-use path gets $100,000 Shaw grant

Marc Kitteringham - February 7, 2018

A local organization has received funding to add to the pathway connecting Ganges and Central. Partners Creating Pathways is the 2018 recipient of the...

Environmental groups urge killer whale action

Gail Sjuberg - February 5, 2018

Environmental charities Raincoast Conservation Foundation and the Watershed Watch Salmon Society are recommending the government of Canada impose an emergency order to help save the...

Rainfall leads to washouts

Gail Sjuberg - January 30, 2018

Rainy weather has made some of Salt Spring’s roads dangerous to navigate. According to the weather station at Gulf Islands Secondary School, from Jan. 27...

Arthur Black charts final journey

Driftwood Staff - January 30, 2018

One of Salt Spring’s best known and most beloved personalities has opened up to being in the last stages of pancreatic cancer. Arthur Black, a...

Fire district signals new approach

Elizabeth Nolan - January 30, 2018

A sharing circle format, open communication and a willingness to listen characterized the Salt Spring Fire Protection District’s first community consultation session last Wednesday...

Trust deals with contentious issues

Elizabeth Nolan - January 30, 2018

Matters that have gained considerable interest from the community at large will move toward some resolution on Thursday, Feb. 8 during and after the...

Ganges joins Women’s March

Gail Sjuberg - January 24, 2018

About 300 people took to the streets of Ganges for the second annual Salt Spring Island Women’s March on Saturday. The event took place...

Falling trees just miss squash court

Driftwood Staff - January 24, 2018

Salt Spring Squash Court dodged two giant bullets during the weekend storm. A Douglas fir tree fell, barely scraping an eavestrough, and ended up...

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