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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...

Opinion: Trust must help protect farming

Contributed Article - April 1, 2026

In light of the current revisions underway by the Islands Trust on the Trust Policy Statement (TPS) and the Salt Spring Island Official Community...

Viewpoint: Don’t neuter local bylaws

Contributed Article - March 25, 2026

By JOHN MONEY I have been involved in the Islands Trust since its conception and longer in the creation of the official community plans (OCP)...

Editorial: Who gets the water?

Driftwood Staff - March 25, 2026

When the North Salt Spring Waterworks District (NSSWD) partially lifted an 11-year moratorium on water service applications a year ago, it was seen as...

Nobody Asked Me But: Never too late to become esteemed philosopher

Shilo Zylbergold - March 25, 2026

Let me make this admission right off the bat. Since my early days, I’ve always wanted to be a philosopher. The idea I entertained...

Trustee report: A practical step forward on Salt Spring’s housing challenge

Contributed Article - March 24, 2026

By LAURA PATRICK Islands Trustee, Salt Spring Island Salt Spring Island is facing a well-documented and increasingly urgent housing challenge. For decades, reports have pointed...

Editorial: Group project

Driftwood Staff - March 18, 2026

Some days it seems the Islands Trust’s confederation of communities is more loosely laced than others. Despite all of us being surrounded by shoreline, there...

Viewpoint: Reality check is needed

Contributed Article - March 18, 2026

By MICHAEL WALL Much of the good-natured discussion we’ve been enjoying in the community recently regarding reviews of the Trust Policy Statement and Salt Spring...

Viewpoint: Try courtship, not war

Creative - March 11, 2026

By CAFFYN JESSE This is a letter to environmentalists about broom and gorse. As the first yellow blossoms of broom and gorse begin to open, I...

Why Transition Salt Spring Cares About Housing

Contributed Article - March 11, 2026

By TRANSITION SALT SPRING ADVOCACY CIRCLE Lately, some folks have been asking us why Transition Salt Spring (TSS) cares about housing. The answer to that...

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