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Drivers adjust to lower Ganges speed limit

Robb Magley - October 4, 2023

Despite arriving several weeks later than planned, new traffic signs designating lower speeds through Ganges village still managed to catch a few drivers and...

Ferry meeting cancelled due to security fears

Robb Magley - October 3, 2023

The first meeting of Salt Spring Island’s Ferry Advisory Committee (FAC) since April was cancelled with little warning last week, after ferry officials reported...

NSSWD shares budget and tax info at open house

Robb Magley - October 3, 2023

Most customers within Salt Spring Island’s largest water district won’t see any increase in their parcel tax base rate this year, according to district...

Electric truck joins Salt Spring’s PARC fleet

Robb Magley - September 27, 2023

EV work trucks, chargers, mowing equipment rolled out in electric effort The first of two new electric work trucks have landed on the island, according...

Park groups aim to collaborate

Robb Magley - September 27, 2023

Cooperation trumps competition in Portlock master plan process The different user groups that had seemingly been competing to advance their preferred visions for Salt Spring’s...

Coming Home campaign launched

Gail Sjuberg - September 27, 2023

10-acre parcel of land anchors Stqeeye’ projects Part of the Truth and Reconciliation journey involves learning about Indigenous people’s history and connections to one’s community....

Fire hall project updated

Gail Sjuberg - September 20, 2023

People attending the Salt Spring Island Fire Protection District (SSIFPD) town hall meeting last Thursday came away with a fulsome three-course meal of information. The...

Officials press for wildfire DPA

Robb Magley - September 20, 2023

Two agencies tasked with emergency management and response approached Salt Spring’s Local Trust Committee (LTC) last week to ask for special requirements and guidelines...

RIEP impact survey seeks respondents

Driftwood Staff - September 20, 2023

Time is running out for local workers and businesses to weigh in on challenges and opportunities for sustainable economic development, according to organizers of...

Phoenix Elementary closing its doors

Robb Magley - September 19, 2023

Declining enrolment — and a corresponding operational budget deficit — has spelled the end for Salt Spring’s Phoenix Elementary School, with no students registered...

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