News Archives - Page 20 of 160 - Gulf Islands Driftwood

New Maliview sewer estimate shocks ratepayers

Gail Sjuberg - July 2, 2025

Owners of property in the Maliview Sewer Local Service Area (MSLSA) are facing a massive 30-year bill to pay for a mandated wastewater treatment...

Cougar seen on Booth Canal Road and in Maliview

Driftwood Staff - June 25, 2025

Salt Spring RCMP have received two reports of cougar sightings in recent days. The first was reported on Booth Canal Road on June 20, when...

BC Ferries homeport plan gets pushback

Robb Magley - June 25, 2025

Salt Spring’s Local Community Commission (LCC) has voted to join a growing chorus of officials advocating for Vesuvius-based ferry crews — pushing for what...

Trust Council aims for Policy Statement draft by end of July

Robb Magley - June 25, 2025

The Islands Trust Council plans to table first reading of a new draft of its official Policy Statement before August, hoping to advance a...

Driftwood Canada Day plans see photo shoot and deadline change

Driftwood Staff - June 24, 2025

Canada Day has extra impact for the Driftwood this year, with the holiday altering our press schedule and it being the designated Day in...

Islands Trust Conservancy announces $1.15-million gift

Driftwood Staff - June 24, 2025

Officials at the Islands Trust Conservancy (ITC) have more than just the organization’s 35th anniversary to celebrate, after an announcement of a $1.15-million anonymous...

UPDATE: Fulford Boil Water Advisory rescinded

Driftwood Staff - June 23, 2025

Updated, June 25: The boil water advisory has been rescinded – residents no longer need to boil their water. Bacteriological water sampling and testing has...

Central still ‘crashiest’ intersection

Robb Magley - June 19, 2025

The intersection at Central is back on ICBC’s most ignoble map, as data updated Monday, June 2 for Salt Spring Island noted it once...

Invasive carpet burweed found in Centennial Park

Robb Magley - June 17, 2025

An invasive plant species never seen in Canada before it was discovered at Salt Spring’s Ruckle Provincial Park in the 1990s is cropping up...

Camper burns on Main Street

Robb Magley - June 17, 2025

Dark smoke from a burning camper rose startlingly high above a Walkers Hook area neighbourhood on northern Salt Spring Island this weekend, but officials...

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