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Viewpoint: Public invited to fire budget meeting

Contributed Article - September 23, 2020

By STAN SHAPIRO As it has done for the last number of years, the Salt Spring Island Fire Protection District board will again present...

Editorial: Learning curve

Driftwood Staff - September 23, 2020

The Gulf Islands School District’s present funding crisis is a new iteration of a near constant theme heard over two decades. Changing demographics and declining...

Viewpoint: Forest framework needed

Contributed Article - September 16, 2020

By SHEILA DOBIE Is the provincial government heading for real changes for our forests? What is going on with our local efforts to change how...

Editorial: Voting for change

Driftwood Staff - September 16, 2020

When voter participation in a local government election increases by 700 per cent, it’s hard not to ask what the heck is going on. The...

Viewpoint: Racism message missed

Contributed Article - September 9, 2020

BY BRIAN SMALLSHAW In his Viewpoint article of Aug. 19, Hojo Takuyuki writes that he is “saddened” by Aina Yasué’s speech published as an opinion...

Editorial: Time for tolerance

Driftwood Staff - September 9, 2020

Salt Spring got a wake-up call last week when a Ganges café worker tested positive for COVID-19. Suddenly, anyone who had dined or had coffee...

Viewpoint: Rule-breakers confound

Contributed Article - September 2, 2020

By CHRIS DIXON Remember the good old days when we’d pile into the car and go on a road trip? Cruisin’ the highway, windows down,...

Editorial: Safer travels

Driftwood Staff - September 2, 2020

Salt Spring Island became an easier place to navigate overnight last week, and ongoing work is paving the way for an even safer reality...

Editorial: Above and beyond volunteers are priceless

Driftwood Staff - August 26, 2020

People wanting some inspiration to make a difference in the world need not look far these days. Two recent projects underway on Salt Spring have...

Viewpoint: Is the Trust dream dead?

Contributed Article - August 26, 2020

By FRANTS ATTORP Is it time to give up on the Gulf Islands dream and encourage the Islands Trust to secure as much green space...

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