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Pool and CRD facility fee hike approved

Robb Magley - March 22, 2023

For the third year in a row, entry fees and other charges at the pool and park facilities will be going up. Salt Spring’s Parks...

Fire district chooses hall architecture and construction management firms

Driftwood Staff - March 22, 2023

Important steps to build Salt Spring’s new fire hall have been taken, with architecture and construction management contracts awarded by the Salt Spring Island...

Drake Road housing details shared

Robb Magley - March 15, 2023

Capital and operating funding for a new supportive housing project on Salt Spring Island is secure, according to officials, but the construction timeline remains...

Islands Trust Council abandons attempt to get tree-cutting authority from province

Robb Magley - March 14, 2023

Islands Trust Council (ITC) has voted to abandon earlier efforts seeking provincial authority to let individual islands enact tree-cutting bylaws. The majority action, from a...

New ferry app released

Driftwood Staff - March 13, 2023

BC Ferries invited customers to try the first iteration of their new mobile app this week, saying it was ready for use — and...

Little change in local deadly drug deaths

Robb Magley - March 8, 2023

News of another deadly month from illicit drug toxicity in B.C. came alongside granular data showing little change year-over-year in such deaths within the...

Salt Spring Elementary class earns “kindest class” honours

Robb Magley - March 8, 2023

A group of Salt Spring Elementary School students has been named among Canada’s kindest, according to teacher Fanny Wightman — who never had any...

Farnworth and Olsen demonstrate collaboration

Gail Sjuberg - March 8, 2023

Last Friday’s ASK Salt Spring session had more star power than usual, with Deputy Premier Mike Farnworth joining MLA Adam Olsen to meet with...

BC Hydro applies to BCUC for time-of-use rate

Robb Magley - March 7, 2023

BC Hydro has applied to energy regulators for permission to introduce a new residential electricity rate seemingly aimed squarely at electric vehicle (EV) drivers. The...

CRD seeks more input on pedestrian, bicycle network

Driftwood Staff - March 6, 2023

Salt Spring Island’s walkers — and wheelers — are needed for the next phase of the Capital Regional District (CRD) Active Transportation Network Plan...

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