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Salt Spring Crews Battle House Fire Amid Heavy Snowfall

A Swanson Road home suffered extensive damage yet no injuries resulted as firefighters quickly knocked down a house fire early Thursday morning, Dec. 30.  Crews...

More Snow On Its Way

Environment Canada warns that between five and 10 centimetres (two to four inches) of snow will fall over the Southern Gulf Islands from Wednesday...

Extreme Low Temperatures Continue in Gulf Islands

Environment Canada is warning the Southern Gulf Islands will see temperatures with windchill down to minus 20 until mid-week, conditions in which frostbite and...

Petition Asks for Two Ships on Route 6

A Salt Spring man who wants to see gridlock reduced on the Vesuvius-Crofton ferry route has created a Change.org petition to press BC Ferries...

Islands Trust Urges Rogers to Meet With Residents Over Cell Tower Location

The debate around a proposed emergency and wireless communications tower is not over, as local politicians hope to get Rogers and concerned residents near...

Coast guard, local responders deal with sunken boat and fuel spill in Ganges Harbour

Coast guard and local operators conducted a midday operation Friday to bring up a sunken sailboat and clean up fuel spilling from it near...

Loud bang Awakens Galiano Islanders at Epicentre of Friday Earthquake

One loud bang and then nothing. That’s how Wade Chernoff describes the early morning earthquake that woke up Gulf Islanders and was felt as...

Gulf Islands the epicentre of Early Morning Earthquake

A 3.6 magnitude earthquake occurred in the Gulf Islands early Friday morning. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the epicentre was located 12 kilometres east...

CRD drake Road Property Eyed for Seabreeze Residents on Temporary Basis

The topic of temporary housing for Seabreeze Inne residents who will be displaced by the motel’s impending purchase made its way to the Capital...

Salt Spring Police Conclude ‘Serious Incident’ Investigation

Vancouver Island RCMP issued a press release Tuesday regarding an investigation that occurred on a Beaver Point Road property on Friday, Dec. 10. "Throughout the...

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