News

Fugitive apprehended in Parksville  

A manhunt ended this week for a man who had been thought to be on Salt Spring Island, as he was located — and...

Brewery expansion meets early neighbourhood opposition  

In the late 1990s, one of the first beers crafted by the nascent brewery at the end of Furness Road was named “Bureaucracy Bitter”...

Rare coastal temperate Creekside Rainforest permanently protected on Salt Spring Island

SUBMITTED BY SALT SPRING ISLAND CONSERVANCY The Salt Spring Island Conservancy (SSIC) is thrilled to announce that Creekside Rainforest is now protected in perpetuity as...

Fulford Water Service Commission blasts CRD; one member resigns

Capital Regional District (CRD) staff got an earful from Fulford Water Service Commission (FWSC) members when the group met on Friday, April 14 to...

Loose BC Ferries vessel causes Route 4 delay

A bit of Sunday night excitement sent a BC Ferries crew at Fulford Harbour scrambling to secure lines for a retired vessel that came...

Let’s Pick It Up, Salt Spring campaign welcomes participation

The weather forecast is looking up and while there will be plenty of days marked by April showers, a number will be sunny and...

LCC candidate declarations begin

As the nomination period opens, the first potential candidates for Salt Spring’s newest governing body have hit the ground running.  Three islanders announced plans this...

Waterworks election candidates respond to questions

Four candidates are in the running for two North Salt Spring Waterworks District (NSSWD) board of trustee seats. Qualified voters should have received ballots...

Fire board seats filled by acclamation 

In what’s shaping up to be a busy spring for elections, Salt Spring’s fire district won’t need to hold one after all.  Three nominations for Salt...

Commissioners’ duties laid out by CRD staff

Potential candidates for Salt Spring’s newest governing body got an earful from Capital Regional District (CRD) personnel, as a dozen or so met online...

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