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Robots of all kinds struggle to check the right boxes

Shilo Zylbergold - December 30, 2020

If you’ve been doing some Christmas online shopping, or downloading a computer app, or even subscribing to some internet service, you’ve probably been sideswiped...

Viewpoint: Trust CDF project input welcomed

Contributed Article - December 30, 2020

By PETER LUCKHAM As the Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee (SSILTC) looks forward to 2021, we strongly feel the need to tell the community...

Editorial: Salt Spring Progress Report for 2020

Driftwood Staff - December 30, 2020

Just over a year ago the Driftwood laid out a Salt Spring Island wish list for 2020 in this space. It included the hope for...

Viewpoint: Stylish on Salt Spring

Contributed Article - December 23, 2020

By FRANTS ATTORP Normally, when one thinks of the world of haute couture, trendy places such as New York, Paris and London come to mind. But...

Viewpoint: Caring for others is crucial

Contributed Article - December 16, 2020

By DAVID J. RAPPORT Salt Spring is a caring community. So caring for others in COVID-19 times should come easy here, even if one does...

Editorial: Supporting community when it comes to gift-giving

Driftwood Staff - December 16, 2020

Few aspects of life have been spared the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic so far in 2020, and the holiday season can now be...

Island’s Climate Action Network launched

Contributed Article - December 10, 2020

BY BRYAN YOUNG Have you ever had a party where everyone invited came? That was the scene on Nov. 30 when the Community Alliance hosted...

Green MPs say freighter anchorage issue is fixable

Contributed Article - December 9, 2020

By ELIZABETH MAY AND PAUL MANLY Australia solved its freighter anchorage problem. We can too. As Members of Parliament representing communities bordering the Salish Sea, we...

Viewpoint: Don’t berate the messenger

Contributed Article - December 9, 2020

By JAN STEINMAN EcoReality Sustainable Land Use and Education Cooperative In these troubled times, we all need to remember to “be safe, be calm, and be...

Viewpoint: An ode to autumn nights

Contributed Article - December 2, 2020

By Frants Attorp As winter approaches, the daylight hours decrease, not at random, but with mathematical precision and total predictability. This has happened billions of...

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