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BC Ferries to drop advisory committees

Gail Sjuberg -
BC Ferries (BCF) announced Monday that it is abandoning the longstanding Ferry Advisory Committee (FAC) system of connecting with its communities in favour of...
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Galiano Trust launches suit over Wise Island tree cutting

Driftwood Staff -
The Islands Trust, on behalf of the Galiano Island Local Trust Committee, has filed a petition in the BC Supreme Court in order to...
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Portlock master plan concept approved

Robb Magley -
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...
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Trust role limited in Baker Beach application

Gail Sjuberg -
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...
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School board drops international program

Robb Magley -
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),...
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Strike halts mail, post offices open 

Robb Magley -
After a year of negotiations failed to produce an agreement, Canada Post workers are striking –– and despite post offices remaining open on Salt...
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Ganges sewer extension plan nixed

Robb Magley -
The Ganges Sewer System will not be expanding to include a connection to a healthcare housing project, as the Lady Minto Hospital Foundation (LMHF)...
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Trust working on user-friendly bylaw enforcement process

Robb Magley -
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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Water main work set for Sunset Drive

Robb Magley -
North end residents feeling left out of Salt Spring Island’s roadwork will get a traffic adventure of their own, at least temporarily, as work...
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Rachel Notley next Salt Spring Forum guest

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By SALT SPRING FORUM The Salt Spring Forum welcomes former Premier of Alberta Rachel Notley to Salt Spring to join a conversation on the state...
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