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Bus fare hikes part of ‘middle ground’ revenue-raising plan

Robb Magley - March 25, 2026

Local officials voted to raise bus fares across all rider categories for the first time in more than a decade last week — and...

Salt Spring LTC to request housing advisor from province

Robb Magley - March 24, 2026

As Salt Spring’s official community plan (OCP) update process looks increasingly unlikely to be finished before the fall election, the island’s Local Trust Committee...

Trust policy statement delayed past fall election

Robb Magley - March 18, 2026

As some clients behind a legal threat over the Islands Trust’s draft Policy Statement (TPS) publicly identified themselves, staff revealed the sheer volume of...

Fire, water districts set trustee elections

Robb Magley - March 18, 2026

Once again, governance for Salt Spring Island’s two largest improvement districts could see changes this spring, with candidates nominated and elections set for trustee...

Salt Spring’s first ladder truck covered by anonymous donation

Robb Magley - March 17, 2026

Island firefighters struck gold at a closed-bid auction last week, officials said, and Salt Spring’s fire district will put its first-ever ladder truck into...

Global voyagers back home on Salt Spring

Robb Magley - March 11, 2026

Salt Spring’s Callum and Cianan McGuffin seem eager enough to spend a little time ashore after completing a global circumnavigation Friday, Feb. 20 —...

Fallow deer ‘ticking time bomb’ explodes

Robb Magley - March 11, 2026

A population of non-native deer that has been altering the ecosystem on Mayne Island for decades has grown into the thousands, according to experts,...

IWAV’s Norton Road purchase success celebrated

Gail Sjuberg - March 10, 2026

People and organizations involved with the successful fundraising campaign to purchase an 11.8-acre parcel of land zoned for affordable housing on Norton Road gathered...

Salt Spring ‘living wage’ tops $28/hr

Robb Magley - March 10, 2026

For the fourth time in a row, the hourly wage needed to cover living expenses on Salt Spring Island is trending higher, according to...

Derelict docks pulled from Ganges Harbour

Robb Magley - March 4, 2026

A flurry of work that swiftly removed several barely afloat docks from Ganges Harbour last week was a surprise to local elected officials, they...

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