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Firefighters extinguish car and garage fire

Driftwood Staff - January 8, 2023

Salt Spring Island Fire Rescue (SSIFR) responded to reports of a residential structure fire at 479 Horel Rd. on Sunday at 10:32 a.m. According to...

Liquid waste commission aims to reduce trucking costs and impacts

Gail Sjuberg - January 4, 2023

The commission charged with making decisions about how Salt Spring’s liquid waste is handled is hoping to find a less wasteful and more environmentally...

Gulf Islands property value increases track with provincial average

Robb Magley - January 3, 2023

Gulf Islanders got their first look at the province’s assessment of home values with the new year, and while increases in value have continued,...

High tide and rainstorm make their mark on Dec. 27

Driftwood Staff - December 28, 2022

Unusually high tides and a rainy/windy night made for unusual sights in Ganges on Tuesday morning, as well as flooding in the lower level...

Snow removal process creaks under heavy loads

Robb Magley - December 28, 2022

As Salt Spring dug out from the latest weather wallop, not everyone had the same experience with snow removal — and many were unclear...

UPDATE: BC Ferries cancels numerous Friday morning sailings

Driftwood Staff - December 22, 2022

BC Ferries and the provincial government have a message for travellers: weather conditions are going to make the next several days pretty difficult. The warning...

Storm No. 2: More Snow, Less Travel

Robb Magley - December 21, 2022

Temperatures plunged, snow stacked up, and the Southern Gulf Islands turned white as the latest winter storm made getting around challenging. Islanders greeted more than...

Low precipitation impacts basins

Robb Magley - December 21, 2022

Water levels at Maxwell Lake — and in Salt Spring’s other freshwater basins — are finally creeping up, according to monitors, but the process...

Trustees ask for assessment, public engagement

Robb Magley - December 21, 2022

Salt Spring’s Local Trust Committee weighed in last week on a resource project’s request to expand its aquatic lease, joining several municipalities in officially...

Bloom Trust donates and adds matching offer for Reginald Hill campaign

Gail Sjuberg - December 14, 2022

The Susan Bloom Trust is once again making a big difference to fundraising efforts on Salt Spring Island by supporting the Nature Conservancy of...

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