Opinion Archives - Gulf Islands Driftwood

Opinion: The next four years: Let’s continue progress made by NDP

Contributed Article - October 9, 2024

BY CONSTANCE GIBBS On Oct. 20 we will wake up to a newly elected premier of our province. It will be either Premier David Eby...

Opinion: Everyone deserves healthcare now

Contributed Article - October 9, 2024

By CURT FIRESTONE When a family moves to Salt Spring Island or any place in Canada for that matter, they automatically place their children...

Opinion: Trust has failed to fulfil mandate

Contributed Article - October 9, 2024

By STEVE WRIGHT After five decades of operating under the banner of “preserve and protect” and millions of dollars spent to keep the organization alive,...

Editorial: Keep asking for Trust review

Driftwood Staff - October 1, 2024

Elected representatives from islands in the Trust Area don’t often find themselves on the same page. That’s understandable, if only because they represent communities with...

Opinion: Community warming space issue punted again

Contributed Article - October 1, 2024

BY KAJIN GOH On Sept.19, the Chuan Society made a delegation to the Local Community Commission (LCC) to propose a warming space and community space...

Viewpoint: Protect farms in all zones

Contributed Article - October 1, 2024

By JENNY MCCLEAN I believe that if a person buys a property that is zoned “rural” then they should be entitled to the confidence that...

In Response: Green MLAs can have impact

Contributed Article - September 26, 2024

By THERIN GOWER "Impactful." It was the word someone used to describe Adam Olsen at his celebration. I wonder if Jason Mogus was there, and...

Silver linings and paths of least resistance

Shilo Zylbergold - September 25, 2024

What’s the best thing about living on Salt Spring? Many different things spring to mind, but right up there among them is the fact...

Editorial: Taken for a ride

Driftwood Staff - September 25, 2024

Property ownership in the Capital Regional District (CRD) is going to get even more expensive with a new regional transportation service. The CRD says the...

Opinion: Galiano market table denial rankles

Contributed Article - September 18, 2024

BY JENNIFER MARGISON After a three-month attempt to resolve an issue directly with the individuals involved on Galiano Island, I am reluctantly writing on behalf...

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