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New bylaw enforcement policy manual nears finish line

Robb Magley - May 14, 2025

The Islands Trust’s Regional Planning Committee (RPC) endorsed a near-final draft of its new bylaw compliance and enforcement policy and best practices manual, tasking...

Maxwell water treatment plant referendum passes by wide margin

Driftwood Staff - May 8, 2025

The $11.7-million borrowing referendum for the Maxwell Lake water treatment plant has passed by 74.3 per cent. Results were announced at the North Salt Spring...

South-end home destroyed by fire

Robb Magley - May 7, 2025

Fire officials said despite the total loss of a Beaver Point Road home, no one was injured and the fire was contained to a...

Almost no opposition to new service so far

Robb Magley - May 7, 2025

No one at the Capital Regional District (CRD) board table can remember a regional Alternative Approval Process (AAP) counter-petition succeeding — and right now,...

Salt Spring LTC sued for ‘unreasonable delay’

Robb Magley - May 7, 2025

One of the property owners seeking permit approval for an erosion mitigation project above a popular Salt Spring Island beach claims island officials are...

Elizabeth May keeps Green seat

Driftwood Staff - April 30, 2025

Green party incumbent Elizabeth May has won her fifth straight federal election campaign for the Saanich-Gulf Islands riding. By 8:45 p.m., the vote totals were...

Former PM urges expanded roles for Canada

Gail Sjuberg - April 30, 2025

The current U.S. administration may be causing trouble for Canada and the rest of the world, but it also offers opportunities for our country,...

Where and when to vote on April 28

Driftwood Staff - April 22, 2025

Heavy voting in advance polls occurred on Salt Spring Island as in the rest of the country, with a record 7.3 million people casting...

New NSSWD connections trickle in

Robb Magley - April 22, 2025

Weeks after a decade-long moratorium on new water connections was lifted, Salt Spring’s largest water district reported a modest number of applications: two. Both were...

District and public engage at fire AGM

Robb Magley - April 22, 2025

The Salt Spring Island Fire Protection District’s 65th annual general meeting was held April 15, with a tender-truck-load of information from trustees and staff,...

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