News

Commission seeks lease at former Phoenix school

Robb Magley -
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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Petition launched by aspiring Green candidate

Gail Sjuberg -
A Salt Spring Island resident who was disqualified from the BC Green Party candidate nomination race in the Saanich North and the Islands (SNI)...
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LCC eyes harbour services

Robb Magley -
Salt Spring’s elected officials are taking a hard look at delivering services to liveaboards in Ganges Harbour –– or, at a minimum, getting a...
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Crawlspace fire extinguished

Robb Magley -
A speedy response up an out-of-the-way Salt Spring Island road helped keep a structure fire contained, according to officials, who said crews were able...
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Farmstand thefts hit hard, say operators

Robb Magley -
With plenty of summer still ahead, some Salt Spring Island farmstand operators are scaling back their offerings or closing their stands for the season...
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Salt Spring Centre School announces closure

Robb Magley -
After four decades, an independent school on Salt Spring Island has entered into a school closure procedure, according to officials, citing unexpected understaffing and...
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Two local provincial election candidates named

Robb Magley -
The B.C. Green Party is putting forward a Gulf Islander in the upcoming fall provincial election, following MLA Adam Olsen’s decision not to seek...
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Maia Cassie earns U of T National Scholarship

Gail Sjuberg -
Salt Spring’s Maia Cassie knew she wanted to attend the University of Toronto when she started looking seriously at post-secondary options. But scholarships were going...
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Saturday Market sign censoring policy in limbo

Gail Sjuberg -
A market vendor’s sign expressing opposition to Israel’s war on Gaza has prompted a firestorm of community controversy. Sofya Raginsky of Heyday Farm first hung...
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Emergency food sovereignty effort launched

Robb Magley -
A project launched this summer on Salt Spring hopes to build resilience to emergencies through one of the island’s greatest strengths: local food production.  Salt...
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