News

Adam Olsen tribute planned

A Salt Spring Island gathering to honour the career and accomplishments of outgoing Saanich North and the Islands MLA Adam Olsen is planned for...

NSSWD votes to slowly ease hook-up moratorium

Editor's note: This story elaborates on an original breaking news post from Aug. 29. Ten years after bringing new connections to a halt, Salt Spring...

Campfire prohibition lifted; other fires remain banned

After a nearly summer-long ban, the prohibition on campfires was lifted at noon on Wednesday, Aug. 28 — although fire officials still urge extreme...

Truck hits Windsor Plywood fence

While it was easy for people to make jokes about “door crasher sales” and the like on social media when a truck crashed into...

Haysom presses Green nomination case

Amy Haysom isn’t ready to give up on becoming the local BC Green Party candidate in this fall’s provincial election. The Salt Spring Islander who...

Judge rules against rooster noise

A provincial court judge has found a Salt Spring Island rooster owner guilty on five counts of violating a Capital Regional District (CRD) bylaw...

NDP riding chooses Sarah Riddell

Central Saanich councillor Sarah Riddell will be the BC NDP candidate for the Saanich North and the Islands (SNI) riding in the upcoming provincial...

ADU subsidy project in the works

Regional officials may soon sweeten the pot for landowners on Salt Spring interested in operating a long-term rental suite –– but who can’t pencil...

Draft Portlock Park plan approved

After multiple rounds of public engagement, and several trips back to the literal drawing board, Salt Spring’s Portlock Park has an approved draft plan,...

Commission seeks lease at former Phoenix school

Salt Spring’s largest elected body hopes to take on the lease at a former school owned by the Gulf Islands School District (SD64) and...

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