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ADU subsidy project in the works

Robb Magley - August 26, 2024

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

Robb Magley - August 21, 2024

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

Robb Magley - August 21, 2024

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...

Petition launched by aspiring Green candidate

Gail Sjuberg - August 21, 2024

A Salt Spring Island resident who was disqualified from the BC Green Party candidate nomination race in the Saanich North and the Islands (SNI)...

LCC eyes harbour services

Robb Magley - August 21, 2024

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

Crawlspace fire extinguished

Robb Magley - August 20, 2024

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...

Farmstand thefts hit hard, say operators

Robb Magley - August 14, 2024

With plenty of summer still ahead, some Salt Spring Island farmstand operators are scaling back their offerings or closing their stands for the season...

Salt Spring Centre School announces closure

Robb Magley - August 14, 2024

After four decades, an independent school on Salt Spring Island has entered into a school closure procedure, according to officials, citing unexpected understaffing and...

Two local provincial election candidates named

Robb Magley - August 14, 2024

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...

Saturday Market sign censoring policy in limbo

Gail Sjuberg - August 7, 2024

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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