News Archives - Page 27 of 160 - Gulf Islands Driftwood

Mount Maxwell Road closes for improvements

Robb Magley - February 28, 2025

Emcon Services personnel have received short-notice approval to undertake improvement work on one of Salt Spring Island’s roughest public-access roadways, and a notorious stretch...

Trust launches suit against kennel

Robb Magley - February 26, 2025

Nearly two years after a relocation to Blackburn Road, the owner of an unpermitted kennel operation on Salt Spring is facing legal action from...

Road work shifts to new phase

Robb Magley - February 25, 2025

Five months into major work on Salt Spring’s busiest road, project officials are marking a significant construction milestone and say –– at least for...

Drake Road modules arrive

Driftwood Staff - February 25, 2025

A long-awaited supportive housing project on Salt Spring’s Drake Road has seen modular units comprising its construction arrive on the island and in the...

GISS Improv team off to nationals

Robb Magley - February 25, 2025

Gulf Islands Secondary School (GISS) students defended their title and took home another win at the Canadian Improv Games’ Vancouver Island Regional Tournament in...

SUV pulled from water at Pender

Driftwood Staff - February 19, 2025

At first mistaken for a sunken vessel, police on Pender Island said an SUV spotted in the water 50 feet from shore there accidentally...

Childcare shortage endures despite facility

Robb Magley - February 19, 2025

Against the backdrop of the affordable housing crisis, one Salt Spring success story highlights another related, persistent and often-overlooked shortage on the island: childcare. The...

Healthcare housing project advanced

Robb Magley - February 18, 2025

Salt Spring’s land use officials delivered on early statements of support for a healthcare workforce housing effort, quickly lending its approval to the Lady Minto...

Options clinics get one-year extension

Gail Sjuberg - February 18, 2025

Salt Spring Island’s Options for Sexual Health (Options) Clinic and all others in B.C. will be able to remain open for another year, following...

TSB concludes Theros investigation

Robb Magley - February 14, 2025

A seven-month investigation into a sailing journey that ended with the death of a Salt Spring Island couple has concluded, officials said, with evidence...

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