Opinion

Viewpoint: Crucial exemption applies

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)...

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