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Food and fund drive organized for Penelakut

Robb Magley - December 4, 2024

Salt Spring is stepping up to assist its neighbours after an extended power outage led to a devastating loss of food stores on nearby...

CRD to help with Mayne fallow deer problem

Robb Magley - December 4, 2024

A Mayne Island group has successfully recruited regional officials to help tackle an animal problem there, as the Capital Regional District (CRD) board will...

Avian flu detected near Saanichton

Robb Magley - November 29, 2024

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza subtype H5N1 at a backyard poultry flock south of Saanichton, marking the...

Fire devours Blackburn-area cabin

Robb Magley - November 27, 2024

Reports of flames and an explosion sent crews from all three Salt Spring fire stations to an early morning blaze that destroyed a cabin,...

Fire trustees get ‘tour’ of new Ganges hall

Robb Magley - November 27, 2024

Trustees with the Salt Spring Island Fire Protection District got a tour of the completed fire hall, despite construction having only begun this year...

CRD Salt Spring provisional budget: 13.2 per cent hike

Contributed Article - November 27, 2024

By Earl Rook, LCC chair, AND Gary Holman, CRD director, LCC vice-chair The Capital Regional District (CRD) Board approved its provisional budget for 2025, including that...

Islands Trust FOI requests rise

Robb Magley - November 27, 2024

Even a perceived lack of transparency has a real dollar cost, Islands Trust officials learned, as the annual number of Freedom of Information and...

Drummond playground getting upgrade

Robb Magley - November 27, 2024

A shoreline park on Salt Spring popular with island families is getting a modest facelift, as local officials approved a replacement play structure for...

Maxwell Lake dam passes assessment

Robb Magley - November 26, 2024

Despite sounding like faint praise, a report on the dam at the northeast finger of Maxwell Lake has indicated the dam is safe ––...

BC Ferries to drop advisory committees

Gail Sjuberg - November 25, 2024

BC Ferries (BCF) announced Monday that it is abandoning the longstanding Ferry Advisory Committee (FAC) system of connecting with its communities in favour of...

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