Opinion

Editorial: Climate homework

Driftwood Staff -
Local governments across the country have declared “climate emergencies” in the past six months, including the Capital Regional District and the Islands Trust. The Gulf...
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Dental floss currency has proven advantages

Shilo Zylbergold -
You may have recently heard or read about James Rickards’ bestselling book The Death of Money, describing the collapse of global currency and how...
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Viewpoint: CRD bylaw process flawed

Contributed Article -
By TOM PICKETT Many thanks to all those people who’ve been writing in the past few weeks, attempting to alert islanders to this vague CRD...
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Viewpoint: Treat climate as priority

Contributed Article -
The following was sent to the Salt Spring Local Trust Committee and filed with the Driftwood for publication. By PETER LAMB We are in a...
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Editorial: Trust exercise

Driftwood Staff -
As the land-use authority on Salt Spring, the Islands Trust gets blamed for all sorts of local ills. Elected officials on the Local Trust Committee...
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Preliminary safety budget details released

Contributed Article -
By GARY HOLMAN SSI CRD DIRCTOR I’m writing in response to recent articles and letters in the Driftwood regarding the proposed new CRD Community Safety Service....
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Viewpoint: Election changes nothing

Contributed Article -
BY FRANTS ATTORP John Sprague pointed out in last week’s Driftwood that votes for “centre-left and left parties” in the October federal election far outnumbered...
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Editorial: Travel trials

Driftwood Staff -
It’s been a stressful six months for Salt Spring Island ferry travellers. The replacement of the tried-and-true Howe Sound Queen with the smaller Quinitsa on...
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Viewpoint: Takers must start to care

Contributed Article -
By N. Kidson I am temporarily nesting in a small, simple cabin over the winter months. It overlooks a green, dreamy lake mirrored in magnificence...
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Editorial: Younger voices

Driftwood Staff -
If asked to name the most powerful voice of political and social change in the world these days, many people would likely not hesitate...
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