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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...

Galiano Trust launches suit over Wise Island tree cutting

Driftwood Staff - November 23, 2024

The Islands Trust, on behalf of the Galiano Island Local Trust Committee, has filed a petition in the BC Supreme Court in order to...

Portlock master plan concept approved

Robb Magley - November 20, 2024

The track stays, pickleball is moving, and senior ball players are getting a field. After four rounds of public feedback, months of staff and stakeholder...

Trust role limited in Baker Beach application

Gail Sjuberg - November 20, 2024

Bylaws passed by local officials to streamline their own agendas may have had unintended consequences, as Salt Spring’s Islands Trust representatives revealed they had...

School board drops international program

Robb Magley - November 19, 2024

The Gulf Islands School District (SD64) is ending a long-running program that had welcomed international students to Salt Spring’s Gulf Islands Secondary School (GISS),...

Strike halts mail, post offices open

Robb Magley - November 15, 2024

After a year of negotiations failed to produce an agreement, Canada Post workers are striking –– and despite post offices remaining open on Salt...

Ganges sewer extension plan nixed

Robb Magley - November 13, 2024

The Ganges Sewer System will not be expanding to include a connection to a healthcare housing project, as the Lady Minto Hospital Foundation (LMHF)...

Trust working on user-friendly bylaw enforcement process

Robb Magley - November 13, 2024

An effort to make the Islands Trust’s bylaw enforcement process clearer and more open has hit some snags, as trustees grapple with the complexity...

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