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Editorial: Industry standard falls short

Driftwood Staff - February 11, 2026

The road to hell is almost certainly paved with “best practices.” We might pick on BC Ferries for rolling out a “what we heard” document...

Holman: CRD leads on climate action, but more to do

Contributed Article - February 11, 2026

The Capital Regional District (CRD) Board declared a climate emergency in 2019. The CRD Climate Action service (to which the average Salt Spring Island...

Opinion: Changing the tone of the ‘drip, drip, drip’ sound

Contributed Article - February 4, 2026

By JON COOKSEY Drip, drip, drip. That’s the poison leaking into our community. Not the forever chemicals falling with our rain (though that’s bad too)...

Viewpoint: On Thought, Morality, and Other Unruly Forces

Contributed Article - February 4, 2026

By DAVID GORDON People seem to treat thought as if it were a polite little house-guest — something that knocks before entering and wipes its...

Community Health Networks – What is their mandate?

Contributed Article - February 4, 2026

By the Salt Spring Health Advancement Network When people hear the word “mandate,” they often think of government orders or legal authority. But in the...

Editorial: Closing hall doors

Driftwood Staff - February 4, 2026

Few topics are of universal interest in any community, but on Salt Spring, the future of a most central spot in Ganges village comes...

Viewpoint: We are a diverse community

Contributed Article - January 28, 2026

By JASON MOGUS I was disappointed to read our MLA Rob Botterell’s recent public statements opposing the Trust Policy Statement our current council is trying...

Editorial: Good old days are gone

Driftwood Staff - January 28, 2026

At a time in life when personal connections can seem vanishing, it’s all the more tragic our treasured elders are urged to be suspicious...

Nobody Asked Me But: The last Mecca of lost steps and unintentional backtracks

Shilo Zylbergold - January 28, 2026

Let me be brutally honest. I have the worst sense of direction on the planet. Had I been born a few centuries ago and...

Opinion: A Missed Opportunity for Leadership on Shoreline Protection

Contributed Article - January 27, 2026

By ETHAN WILDING In its decision last week, the Supreme Court of British Columbia dismissed a judicial review challenging the Islands Trust’s rejection of the...

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