Opinion Archives - Page 73 of 98 - Gulf Islands Driftwood

Viewpoint: Protected areas need protecting

Contributed Article - June 2, 2020

By FRANTS ATTORP Salt Spring Island is part of a protected area that was established in 1974 “to control unbridled development and to preserve and...

Nobody Asked Me But: Success and Failure are in the Eyes of the Beholder

Shilo Zylbergold - May 27, 2020

In one of Bob Dylan’s more obscure songs, Love Minus Zero/No Limit, the renegade poet sings, “there’s no success like failure and failure’s no...

Editorial: Eliminating the scourge (of broom)

Driftwood Staff - May 27, 2020

Results of an Invasive Plant Drop-off Day give an indication of what some islanders have been doing with coronavirus pandemic down time: they’ve been...

Viewpoint: Turn a corner on the past

Contributed Article - May 27, 2020

The following was sent to Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, by a Salt Spring resident and filed with the Driftwood for publication. By...

Reimagining Salt Spring: forward for the better, not “back to normal”

Contributed Article - May 20, 2020

BY SALT SPRING SOLUTIONS This is an offering to our Salt Spring Island community in these troubled times where crisis and opportunity form the double...

Gulf Islands Alliance lobbies Trust over logging

Contributed Article - May 20, 2020

BY SUSAN YATES I am writing on behalf of the Gulf Islands Alliance, a grassroots, non-profit group with members throughout the Islands Trust Area. Our...

Editorial: Time to support each other

Driftwood Staff - May 20, 2020

Judging by the empty streets in Ganges on the long weekend, it appears potential visitors heeded the province’s strong directives to not travel for...

Viewpoint: An Island Allegory

Contributed Article - May 13, 2020

By JAYNE LLOYD-JONES Once upon a time long, long ago, on an island not far from here, Anne and Al bought a fairytale home and...

Editorial: Weapons Ban Hits Target

Driftwood Staff - May 13, 2020

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau diverged from constant news about government responses to COVID-19 by announcing a ban on assault-style weapons in Canada on May...

Viewpoint: Build on roots of Mother’s Day

Contributed Article - May 6, 2020

By JAN SLAKOV It’s fascinating to look at how Mother’s Day morphed over the years. It can be traced back to Ann Reeves Jarvis, who...

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