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Nobody Asked Me But: A trip on the Air BC Ferries Coastal Cancellation luxury liner

Shilo Zylbergold - August 27, 2025

In the past few weeks, our very own B.C. ferry corporation has come under much scrutiny and criticism. The latest shot across the bow...

Viewpoint: Explore options for Maliview sewer upgrade

Contributed Article - August 20, 2025

By MIKE STACEY When next April arrives I will have been a homeowner on Maliview Drive for 50 years. Back then, 39,900 bucks provided a house...

In Response: Trust slashes newspaper notices while calling for public engagement

Contributed Article - August 20, 2025

By DEBORAH CAMPBELL Good journalism is sunlight. Bad politics hides in the dark. Last week we learned — only because it was reported in the Driftwood,...

Editorial: Helping island neighbours

Driftwood Staff - August 20, 2025

Nothing lights a pathway quite as brightly as a crisis. As the relationship with our neighbours to the south continues — subtly and otherwise —...

CRD Director’s Report

Contributed Article - August 13, 2025

By GARY HOLMAN SALT SPRING CRD ELECTORAL AREA DIRECTOR Maximum Transit Levy To further improve transit service on Salt Spring, an increase in the maximum levy allowed...

Editorial: Healthy changes

Driftwood Staff - August 13, 2025

Everyone knows about the staffing challenges facing healthcare in our province — as elsewhere — in the past decade or more. Whether through personal experience...

Editorial: Waiting and seeing

Driftwood Staff - August 6, 2025

If patience is a virtue, islanders know we typically have more opportunities to be virtuous than most. The same patience that shepherds us through a...

Viewpoint: Transportation progress

Contributed Article - August 6, 2025

By GAYLE BAKER Pathways: Merchant Mews and Rainbow/Jackson/McPhillips: Funded through a B.C. government grant and spearheaded by Partners Creating Pathways (an Island Pathways committee), the Merchant...

Editorial: No free [bus] ride

Driftwood Staff - July 29, 2025

It’s hard to argue against support for public transit. Anything that reduces the number of vehicles on our roads or improves the quality of life...

Nobody Asked Me But: Ready for a grand summer camping adventure

Shilo Zylbergold - July 29, 2025

Here we are, in the peak of summer, and it’s time to let our minds stray to one of our favourite seasonal activities. Yes,...

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