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Interim rodenticide ban announced

Elizabeth Nolan - July 28, 2021

Wildlife advocates who have been campaigning against anti-coagulant rodenticides received a win last week when the British Columbia government introduced an immediate 18-month ban...

AquaLink passenger ferry takes a run this fall

Elizabeth Nolan - July 28, 2021

After staying quiet in their home communities for many long months of the coronavirus pandemic, Gulf Islands residents and visitors are being offered a...

Floatplanes tangle in harbour ‘fender-bender’

Elizabeth Nolan - July 21, 2021

Ganges Harbour was the scene of an on-the-water rear-ending on Thursday when a Seair plane plowed into the back of a Harbour Air plane...

Country Grocer donation boosts ER campaign

Gail Sjuberg - July 14, 2021

The Lady Minto Hospital Foundation says it is thrilled with islanders’ early enthusiasm for its emergency department fundraising campaign, which got a major boost...

Staff shortage closes Lady Minto Hospital admissions

Elizabeth Nolan - July 9, 2021

Patients diverted to Saanich until July 13 Salt Spring’s Lady Minto Hospital is not currently admitting patients to its regular beds due to a staffing...

Trust Council puts hold on first reading of policy statement bylaw

Elizabeth Nolan - July 8, 2021

Islands Trust Council has decided to defer consideration of first reading of its Trust Policy Statement update until December following calls for a pause...

Water district appeals for more water conservation

Driftwood Staff - July 7, 2021

The North Salt Spring Waterworks District is asking its customers to make extra efforts to conserve water in order to avoid facing higher restrictions...

Shellfish farm collapse frustrates resident

Elizabeth Nolan - July 7, 2021

A Salt Spring resident is calling attention to a faulty management regime when it comes to oversight of shellfish harvesting tenures after watching one...

Gulf Islands at ‘extreme’ fire hazard level

Driftwood Staff - July 2, 2021

Salt Spring and the other Gulf Islands have reached an “Extreme” fire hazard rating, and people are urged to be more vigilant than ever...

Salt Spring fire district and CRD work together on fire hall issues

Contributed Article - July 2, 2021

The Salt Spring Island Fire Protection District (SSIFPD) and the Capital Regional District (CRD) have agreed to establish a joint working group to make...

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