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New island projects ‘not viable’ with solar rates: advocates

Robb Magley - April 1, 2026

BC Hydro’s plans to shift how it pays rooftop solar customers for electricity they generate has been approved by the B.C. Utilities Commission (BCUC),...

Three bands play for Odinfest benefit Thursday

Gail Sjuberg - March 30, 2026

Community members have already stepped up to help a young island man and his family face brain tumour treatment with a GoFundMe campaign, and...

Fastpitch field work begins

Robb Magley - March 25, 2026

Construction on the new fastpitch baseball diamond at Salt Spring Island’s Hydro Field has begun, thanks to contractors identifying works that could be completed...

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,...

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