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Tsunami warning prompts wake-up call

Gail Sjuberg - January 23, 2018

A tsunami warning was issued to people living on the west coast of Vancouver Island and the B.C. coast after a major earthquake was...

Fault Line bird baths stolen

Driftwood Staff - January 18, 2018

Salt Spring RCMP are currently investigating the theft of two mosaic bird baths from outside the Fault Line Projects gallery in Grace Point Square The...

Community jumps in to support Kipp Nash and family

Elizabeth Nolan - January 17, 2018

The Salt Spring community has once again taken quick action to support a friend in need during a time of medical distress, meeting an...

Sexual assault victims’ legal system experiences wanted

Gail Sjuberg - January 17, 2018

SWOVA’s Consent and Sexual Assault project is entering its final year with an examination of victims’ experiences with the criminal justice system. The first...

Live ticks wanted by Salt Spring researcher

Gail Sjuberg - January 17, 2018

A Salt Spring Island-based researcher is looking for ticks this season. Dr. Reuben Kaufman from the University of Alberta needs tick specimens to aid in...

Islander warns of Reader’s Digest scam

Gail Sjuberg - January 17, 2018

A Salt Spring woman who foiled an attempted scam wants other islanders to be warned and wary. Brinkworthy Place resident Betty Taylor received a phone...

Father seeks financial aid

Driftwood Staff - January 14, 2018

The father of a Salt Spring man charged with second-degree murder is seeking financial support to offset costs of visiting his son while he...

Wild salmon challengers plunge into Burgoyne Bay

Driftwood Staff - January 10, 2018

Salt Springers who want to protect wild salmon got “wild” at the government dock at Xwaaqw’um (Burgoyne Bay) on Sunday in order to raise...

Second-degree murder charges laid in Jones’ death

Driftwood Staff - January 5, 2018

Martin Galen Vandenberg has been charged with the second degree murder of his mother, Heather Jones. According to an RCMP press release he was arrested...

RCMSAR crew aids boater off Grave Point

Gail Sjuberg - January 3, 2018

Salt Spring’s Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue unit assisted a sailor whose vessel had lost power on Sunday. An RCMSAR crew was tasked...

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