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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...

Viewpoint: Crucial exemption applies

Contributed Article - April 22, 2026

By Frants Attorp For 50 years the Islands Trust has succeeded in keeping Salt Spring largely rural and distinct from the surrounding urban sprawl. Unfortunately, the...

Trustee opinion: Partnerships are the path forward in challenging times

Contributed Article - April 15, 2026

By LAURA PATRICK SSI LOCAL TRUSTEE + ISLANDS TRUST COUNCIL CHAIR Across local and regional governments, difficult choices have become the norm. Councils and boards are routinely faced...

Editorial: Choosing wisely

Driftwood Staff - April 15, 2026

It’s not a simple thing to tease voter sentiment out of the results of a low-turnout local election. More cynical observers of island politics might...

Opinion: Community needs and environmental protection must be balanced

Contributed Article - April 8, 2026

By ERIC MARCH I’m worried about the future of the Islands Trust. I like the Islands Trust, or rather the idea of it. The idea of...

Holman announces Trust candidacy for fall election

Contributed Article - April 8, 2026

BY GARY HOLMAN As I stated during the 2022 election, this will be my last term as Capital Regional District (CRD) director. My main motivation has...

Editorial: TSS demonstrates people power

Driftwood Staff - April 8, 2026

When Transition Salt Spring (TSS) was formed 16 years ago as a climate-change response group, it identified an unhealthy trend it hoped to address...

MLA column: NDP must lead on forests

Contributed Article - April 8, 2026

By ROB BOTTERELL MLA, Saanich North and the Islands “Talk and log” old growth, mill closures, drought, wildfires, lack of value-added products from second-growth forests and...

Editorial: Growing closer

Driftwood Staff - April 1, 2026

On our reputation alone, it probably wouldn’t surprise many mainlanders that Salt Spring’s food bank has its own organic farm. Perhaps more so might...

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