Opinion

Editorial: Peace party

Driftwood Staff -
The Americans are coming, and they’re fellow islanders.  Coinciding with an emerging “sister island” movement, a friendly flotilla is sailing from Washington State’s Orcas Island...
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Viewpoint: Trust takes a step too ‘FAR’ 

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By Frants Attorp Applying an urban planning formula to a protected area makes no sense. Yet that is exactly what Trust Council has in mind...
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Viewpoint: Ferries should find EV transport solution

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By JIM STANDEN Salt Spring is special. Like many smaller island communities, we don’t have automotive wrecking yards and we don’t have big car dealerships with...
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Editorial: Working hard for a gold star

Driftwood Staff -
We’re glad revising the Trust Policy Statement (TPS) isn’t on our own 2025 to-do list. From the outside it might appear as if trustees have...
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In Response: Clarifying the conversation on ferries

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By Morningstar Pinto Executive Director, External Engagement, BC Ferries Ferry service is central to island life, and Salt Spring residents are right to care deeply about how...
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Letters to the Editor: July 9th

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A beautiful place It’s so good to be home on the rock. All over this country people say to me: “Oh, you live on Salt...
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Editorial: Ferries course correction needed

Driftwood Staff -
The ferry problems that might have been prevented by Salt Spring’s extinct Ferry Advisory Committee (FAC) are starting to stack up.  On the poorly received...
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Opinion: Strategies available to deal with lithium-ion batteries on ferries

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The following letter was sent to BC Ferries and filed with the Driftwood for publication. BY CAROLE EYLES I am shocked and dismayed by the recent...
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Viewpoint: Salt Spring already has a museum

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BY the SALT SPRING FARMERS’ HERITAGE FOUNDATION BOARD In response to the puzzling June 25 letter to the editor proposing the Capital Regional District (CRD)...
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Editorial: Here kitty kitty

Driftwood Staff -
When it comes to the subject of credible cougar sightings, the skeptics are eating their words this week.  It has been years since cougar reports...
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