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Fulford Harbour crabbers coming up empty

Robb Magley - January 25, 2023

Evidence of recreational crab trap poaching disappoints locals.

BC Ferries names Nicolas Jimenez as new president and CEO

Driftwood Staff - January 18, 2023

B.C. Ferries has hired its next president and chief executive officer. Nicolas Jimenez, who is currently the president and CEO of the Insurance Corporation of...

School district, CUPE local partner to help fund EA certification

Robb Magley - January 18, 2023

Hopeful educational assistants (EAs) willing to learn on the job have a new pathway to certification, thanks to a coordinated initiative between the school...

Islanders’ housing experience stories being collected

Driftwood Staff - January 18, 2023

The Southern Gulf Islands Community Resource Centre (SGICRC) continues to collect stories of islanders’ housing experiences — and there is still time for additional...

MP shares inside view of Ottawa happenings

Gail Sjuberg - January 17, 2023

Saanich-Gulf Islands MP Elizabeth May met with about 70 constituents at Fulford Hall on Friday night, near the end of a string of riding-wide community meetings held this month.

Quinsam crews schedule drills, cancel sailings

Driftwood Staff - January 17, 2023

BC Ferries announced a handful of scheduled sailings would be cancelled in February and March, as crews on the Vesuvius-Crofton route gear up for...

Lady Minto staff shortage startles patients

Robb Magley - January 11, 2023

When Salt Spring’s Lady Minto Hospital opened its doors in the summer of 1914, patients could expect one nurse on duty — and on...

First electric school bus on Salt Spring roads

Robb Magley - January 11, 2023

The bus fleet at Gulf Islands School District (SD64) officially began its transition to electrification after the winter break, as driver Rick Neufeld safely...

UPDATE: Quinsam return delayed even further

Driftwood Staff - January 11, 2023

The Quinsam is still not ready to return to the Vesuvius-Crofton ferry route as scheduled, but BC Ferries has now stated it will be...

Fulford terminal sewer upgrade on through May

Driftwood Staff - January 10, 2023

A sewage facility project at Fulford will run through the next four months at the ferry terminal there, shuttering the washrooms and putting additional...

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