Opinion Archives - Gulf Islands Driftwood

Editorial: Market forces

Driftwood Staff - May 20, 2026

Salt Spring Islanders have a storied tradition of rolling up our collective sleeves to tackle problems left too long unsolved. Increasingly, as we’ve seen with...

Viewpoint: Forestry barons still rule

Contributed Article - May 20, 2026

The following is written by a Salt Spring Islander in response to news reports of the currently shut Crofton pulp mill having interested buyers. By...

Editorial: Smoke and mirrors

Driftwood Staff - May 13, 2026

No one else will say it, so we will: the BC Ferries ban on immobile EVs made no sense in the first place. If we...

Viewpoint: CRD partnerships valued

Contributed Article - May 13, 2026

By GARY HOLMAN SSI CRD DIRECTOR I’m writing to clarify recent Driftwood articles regarding recycling at School District 64 (SD64), the Burgoyne composting facility, and the...

Editorial: CRD funds need to go two ways

Driftwood Staff - May 6, 2026

A Capital Regional District (CRD) report has confirmed that CRD electoral area residents pay more taxes to fund some regional services than they get...

And Another Thing: U.S. TV health-care ads a fright

Contributed Article - May 6, 2026

By PAUL MCELROY DRIFTWOOD COLUMNIST I do worry about the Americans. I worried about them long before Trump emerged from under his rock because I have...

Nobody Asked Me But: What really goes on behind the refrigerator door?

Shilo Zylbergold - April 29, 2026

Everybody knows that living on an island is, by definition, a political act. Whether divided as north versus south, newcomer versus old-timer, working-class family...

Editorial: All in a heap

Driftwood Staff - April 29, 2026

There are many levers local governments can pull to nudge human behaviour. But the ones grabbed most eagerly — and admittedly effectively — have always...

Viewpoint: Webster to run for EA job

Contributed Article - April 29, 2026

By BRIAN WEBSTER While we’ve made progress over recent years, local government on Salt Spring still doesn’t serve our community as well as it should....

Editorial: Anything’s possible

Driftwood Staff - April 22, 2026

Is it just us, or have a few news stories published in recent weeks had a similar flavour to our April 1 front-page gondola...

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