News

Local all-candidates meeting set for Sept. 7

The Salt Spring Forum has organized a virtual all-candidates debate for the federal election in the Saanich-Gulf Islands riding.  The event will take place on...

Scooter driver injured in Crash

Lower Ganges Road was closed to traffic between Atkins and Booth Canal roads for over an hour on Friday afternoon while island emergency service...

Housing solution no easy fix, says trustee Grove

The dire need for housing of all sorts formed a major theme of discussion at Friday’s ASK Salt Spring event, where Islands Trust trustee...

Body of swimmer recovered from Lake

Salt Spring RCMP report that the person who went missing while swimming at St. Mary Lake on Thursday evening has been located deceased. The...

Search for Missing Person continues at St. Mary Lake

A search for a missing person at St. Mary Lake is continuing. Salt Spring Island Fire Rescue reported via Facebook last evening at about 7...

Salt Spring Island RCMP release Second-Quarter Statistics

SUBMITTED BY SALT SPRING ISLAND RCMP DETACHMENT The second quarter of 2021, April 1 to June 30, was a steady period for Salt Spring Island...

Dragonfly Commons Proponents optimistic about progress

The proponents of an affordable housing development in Ganges are hopeful that significant progress is being made five years after they first announced their...

NSSWD moves to Stage 4 water restrictions

North Salt Spring Waterworks District is moving to its most extreme watering restrictions this afternoon as low precipitation and dropping lake levels have elevated...

Orca visit delays Fulford ferry

Passengers on the Skeena Queen’s 3 p.m. sailing to Fulford Harbour on Saturday were kept on board for longer than expected due to a...

Pender’s wheelchair basketball star ready for gold

The Gulf Islands may be boasting a gold-medal Paralympic athlete as one of their own later this summer, with wheelchair basketball star Kady Dandeneau...

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