News

Burn ban effective May 30

Driftwood Staff -
Salt Spring Island Fire Rescue announced that most open burning activities have been prohibited on Salt Spring Island, following a coordinated press release covering...
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Trust staff deny Baker Beach permit

Robb Magley -
 Islands Trust staff have decided not to grant a permit to a shoreline erosion mitigation project above Salt Spring’s Baker Beach — delivering a...
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Ferries says homeport change shouldn’t reduce SSI jobs

Robb Magley -
Next year’s shift to two-ferry service on the Vesuvius-Crofton route may mark the end of homeporting the Quinsam on Salt Spring, but the change...
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UPDATE: Primer, asphalt re-scheduled for Fulford-Ganges Road

Robb Magley -
Update: Northridge Excavating Ltd. Project manager Bob Mitchell has reached out to inform the public of a rain delay; asphalt paving has been rescheduled...
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Province turns down Trust review request – again

Robb Magley -
The government of B.C. has responded to the Islands Trust Council’s latest request for a governance review — and in a word, the answer...
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LCC chooses Chuan Society for Phoenix lease

Robb Magley -
Salt Spring’s Local Community Commission (LCC) has voted to enter into a 12-month lease with the Chuan Society for a portion of the former...
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Factors merge for rough traffic day

Robb Magley -
Eight months into a 10-month road work project, it might seem surprising it took just a few days of extended backups before Salt Spring...
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Trustees criticize housing report

Robb Magley -
Those seeking insight from a provincially mandated report on housing needs within the Islands Trust should prepare for disappointment, according to local trustees.  An interim...
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Second Ganges Harbour roundtable hoped for fall

Robb Magley -
Salt Spring elected officials are planning an end-of-summer return to the roundtable on Ganges Harbour management, hoping to build on common ground — if...
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Tuesday Farmers’ Market goes for early start

Contributed Article -
Submitted by the Tuesday Farmers' Market group Spring is in the air and the Tuesday Farmers’ Market is gearing up for a great start to...
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Weather

Salt Spring Island
light rain
10.4 ° C
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