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Hang glider rescued from Mt. Bruce

Robb Magley - August 8, 2023

A 62-year-old hang glider who crashed on the southeast face of Salt Spring Island’s highest peak Monday has been rescued, ending an hours-long ordeal...

Court upholds Trust forest bylaws on Galiano

Robb Magley - August 8, 2023

Another victory for Galiano’s Local Trust Committee (LTC) came in B.C. Supreme Court, as a judge has once again upheld the LTC’s authority to...

Second-quarter Salt Spring RCMP report released

Contributed Article - August 4, 2023

SUBMITTED BY SALT SPRING ISLAND RCMP As of June 30, 2023, Salt Spring Island RCMP have responded to 1,342 calls for service in the...

Portlock Park master plan survey open

Robb Magley - August 1, 2023

Salt Spring’s park planners are rolling out conceptual designs for the future of Portlock Park — and once again, it’s time for the community...

Islanders invited to Aug. 7th March for the Children

Contributed Article - August 1, 2023

By PHIL VERNON In 2021 news of the discovery of 215 unmarked graves at the site of the Kamloops Residential School generated widespread shock and soul-searching within non-Indigenous Canadian...

Water district moves to enforce restrictions

Robb Magley - August 1, 2023

As the region enters its most severe drought condition — and as another wildfire milestone is passed, with 1.5-million hectares burned in B.C. —...

Umbrella Society offers wide range of services

Robb Magley - July 26, 2023

Members of a Victoria-based non-profit society made a presentation on Salt Spring Island Friday, July 21, hoping to spread the word about supports they...

LCC advocates for Ganges safety improvements

Robb Magley - July 25, 2023

Salt Spring’s newest governing body is tackling pedestrian safety in Ganges village — and will be asking the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MoTI)...

Gratitude from Dinny Corcoran’s family

Contributed Article - July 25, 2023

The following is a letter to the Salt Spring community from Siobhan Corcoran and other family members from Australia. The family of Dinny Corcoran would...

Beddis water users must boil again

Robb Magley - July 19, 2023

For the second time in a week, Salt Spring residents connected to the Beddis Water System were told to boil their drinking water until...

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