Opinion Archives - Page 72 of 98 - Gulf Islands Driftwood

Editorial: Finding the balance

Driftwood Staff - July 1, 2020

As Salt Spring joins the rest of the province in tentatively “opening up,” what to do with the Saturday market brings conflicting views into...

Viewpoint: Store practices questioned

Contributed Article - June 24, 2020

By A. WHITE I was in Country Grocer for my every two weeks shop and was horrified to see that the staff were not wearing...

Editorial: Keep out of the watershed

Gail Sjuberg - June 24, 2020

It’s often said water is our most precious resource, which is why North Salt Spring Waterworks District concerns about recreational use of Maxwell Lake...

Nobody Asked Me But: ‘Big Soap’ and other COVID conspiracy theories

Shilo Zylbergold - June 24, 2020

Well, la dee da. All this self-imposed isolation and social distancing, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, has given me oodles of time...

Viewpoint: Police reform needed in Canada

Contributed Article - June 18, 2020

By JAN SLAKOV Imagine you were concerned about the mental health of a friend or family member and asked the police to go check in...

Editorial: Have your say in climate action plan survey

Gail Sjuberg - June 17, 2020

While Salt Spring residents have been focused on the immediate COVID-19 crisis, one group of islanders has been hard at work dealing with a...

Deaths prove more anti-violence work needed

Contributed Article - June 10, 2020

By JANINE FERNANDES-HAYDEN We, the staff and board of SWOVA, are deeply affected by the tragedy surrounding the Quesnel family. Our condolences go out to...

Editorial: Preventing tragedy

Driftwood Staff - June 10, 2020

Pain. Outrage. Sorrow. Shock. Those are just some of the emotions that overwhelmed our community last week upon learning that lifelong island resident John Quesnel...

Viewpoint: Out of sight, out of mind

Contributed Article - June 9, 2020

By BARB GALLOWAY Just because you can’t see the 33 freighters parked around the Gulf Islands from your homes, as described in last week’s “Australia...

Editorial: Anchorage use must be addressed

Driftwood Staff - June 2, 2020

A near disaster earlier this spring kicked the issue of freighters anchoring in Gulf Islands waters into the headlines once again. On March 30...

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