Opinion Archives - Page 30 of 98 - Gulf Islands Driftwood

Opinion: Salt Spring governance confounds

Contributed Article - June 11, 2024

BY PAUL MCELROY With no disrespect to the fine reporting by Robb Magley of the recent Islands Trust’s Committee of the Whole meeting — (COW....

Editorial: Celebrating and building relationships

Driftwood Staff - June 11, 2024

Relationships between Canada’s First Nations and settlers have been hugely impacted by the work of Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission. But relationship-building with the First...

Viewpoint: Trustee criticism not deserved

Contributed Article - June 11, 2024

By MAIRI WELMAN I gave up trying to engage in reasonable fact-based dialogue on the editorial pages of the Driftwood some time ago and have...

Viewpoint: Route 6 and 4 changes will be significant

Contributed Article - June 5, 2024

By Harold Swierenga The Salt Spring Island Ferry Advisory Committee (SSIFAC) would like to provide some clarifications and updates regarding the plans for the Vesuvius...

Editorial: Trust work not a solo act

Driftwood Staff - June 4, 2024

We regularly refer to the Islands Trust as the area’s “land use authority,” which — while correct — fails to convey something important: that...

New Maxwell park: The good, the bad and the ugly

Contributed Article - May 29, 2024

By PATRICIA DONNELLY AND ABRAHAM RUBEN We are lucky enough to have a local government that thinks the acquisition of a new park is a...

Viewpoint: Cupboard bare for terminal improvements

Contributed Article - May 29, 2024

BY DAVID COURTNEY On March 22, 2024 BC Ferries advised: “As a result, we have had to defer or adjust the scope of some of...

Nobody Asked Me But: ‘Return from the other side’ tours next for legendary rock stars

Shilo Zylbergold - May 28, 2024

They’re back at it again. As you read this, the Rolling Stones, arguably the greatest rock and roll band of all time, are in...

Viewpoint: Fulford water expansion plan flawed

Contributed Article - May 22, 2024

By IAN PEACE With about one week of advance notice, the Capital Regional District (CRD) has tasked Fulford Water Service commissioners with a 426-page agenda...

Editorial: Missing terminal upgrade piece

Driftwood Staff - May 22, 2024

If good things come to those who wait, we were hopeful that whatever was coming to the neighbourhood around the Vesuvius Bay ferry terminal...

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