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Analysis: living costs on Salt Spring higher than Victoria, Metro Vancouver

Driftwood Staff - March 1, 2023

The Salt Spring Island Foundation (SSIF) has released its report for 2022 analyzing living expenses, and working backwards has reached a number estimating a...

Watershed work aims to avoid ‘catastrophic’ wildfire, protect drinking water

Robb Magley - March 1, 2023

A collaboration between climate scientists and Salt Spring’s largest water utility is yielding data — and a plan to improve both forest health and...

Ferries get financial boost from province

Robb Magley - February 28, 2023

A weekend press conference heralded half a billion dollars in new ferry funding, but offered few specifics on how that money would be used...

Gulf Islands buried in snow; power outages reported

Driftwood Staff - February 28, 2023

A major snowstorm has walloped the south B.C. coast, including the Gulf Islands. As of 9 a.m. Tuesday, precipitation had almost stopped after about 22...

Trustees look to trim Islands Trust budget

Robb Magley - February 22, 2023

If taxes can’t go down, they should at least go up by less. That’s the consensus among Islands Trust representatives who have been meeting to...

Survey opens for Portlock Park

Driftwood Staff - February 17, 2023

The first round of public engagement on the future of Portlock Park kicked off Friday with an online survey. Open for responses until March 6,...

LTC votes to support another year of SSIWPA at reduced funding level

Robb Magley - February 15, 2023

After a public consultation process and lively discussion among trustees, an alliance tasked with coordinating work between various entities responsible for fresh water on...

Vortex project meets Trust permit conditions

Robb Magley - February 15, 2023

A project at the site of the former Fulford Inn has met its conditions for development permit approval, according to local trustees, who unanimously...

UPDATED: Resident’s response helps minimize fire impact

Contributed Article - February 14, 2023

Fire officials confirmed a small-to-medium-sized battery started a house fire on Maliview Drive last week, and everyone was out of the home safely before...

RCMP ask for assistance to locate wanted man seen on Salt Spring

Driftwood Staff - February 11, 2023

A man who pleaded guilty to several child pornography offences in Quebec and failed to appear in court is being sought by RCMP on...

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