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Community, LCC weigh in on moth spray issues

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By ROBB MAGLEY & GAIL SJUBERG Driftwood Staff Salt Spring officials are fielding community concerns about recent aerial spraying for the invasive spongy moth — worries...
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Firefighters douse West Eagle Drive shed, RV

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Salt Spring Island Fire Rescue (SSIFR) personnel responded to reports of an outbuilding on fire in the 300 block of West Eagle Drive on...
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BC Ferries adds webcams to Gulf Islands terminals, Crofton

Robb Magley -
BC Ferries announced several new webcams have come online with live and near-live images of vehicle staging areas at terminals serving Salt Spring Island.  Starting...
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Maxwell park consultation underway

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Public engagement on one park’s management plan will ramp up on Salt Spring next week, and stakeholders are sharpening their focus on roads accessing...
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Pot shop claim dismissed

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A B.C. Supreme Court justice has dismissed a lawsuit brought against Salt Spring’s Local Trust Committee (LTC), finding it did not act unreasonably in...
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NSSWD election: Pyper, Courtney win seats

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With all votes cast, Brian Pyper and David Courtney have been elected to serve on the North Salt Spring Waterworks District (NSSWD) board of...
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Rescuers press for Mount Maxwell Road improvements

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The historically rough gravel road leading to one of Salt Spring’s most spectacular views is getting worse, according to island emergency officials — and...
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Hewitts honoured by BC Achievement Foundation

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Two Salt Spring Island residents are among only 20 Community Award recipients named by the BC Achievement Foundation this year. Doreen and Wayne Hewitt were...
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Broom drop-off event revived

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Salt Spring’s Native Plant Stewardship Group has just announced that Invasive Plant Drop-off Day has been reinstated for 2024, after earlier advising the public...
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Oliver, Lucarelli to serve on Salt Spring fire board 

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The first of two local elections this week has ended, with incumbent Rob Oliver and newcomer Dennis Lucarelli receiving the most votes for a...
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