Opinion Archives - Page 82 of 98 - Gulf Islands Driftwood

Editorial: Cottage Industry

Driftwood Staff - September 11, 2019

Almost everyone on Salt Spring would agree the dire housing situation needs to be addressed. The Local Trust Committee’s current project to legalize the...

Viewpoint: Parks belong to all of us

Contributed Article - September 4, 2019

By GREGG DOW SSIPARC chair It’s been an exciting year for the Salt Spring Island Parks and Recreation Commission (PARC) with the completion of Phase One...

Editorial: Clean stream

Driftwood Staff - September 4, 2019

When it comes to how a community deals with its sewage, the adage “if it’s out of sight, it’s out of mind” seems to...

Viewpoint: Orca fight must continue

Contributed Article - August 28, 2019

by JENNIFER ABBOTT A few years ago, I joined a group of people wanting to create a beautiful spectacle to celebrate the southern resident orca...

Editorial: Organic solution

Driftwood Staff - August 28, 2019

How to tackle waste effectively is a problem that’s increasingly paramount for governments all over the world. Plastic is one nightmare whose epic portions are...

Nobody Asked Me But: Chewing the fat on food, diet and allergies

Shilo Zylbergold - August 28, 2019

Food. There’s no getting away from it. It’s a necessity of life. Here on Salt Spring, however, it’s not just food that we find...

Where are the emergency responders?

Contributed Article - August 27, 2019

By LINDA STARKE Climate emergency is in. Climate change is out. In December 2016, Darebin, near Melbourne in Australia, became the first government to declare...

Viewpoint: Climate change impacts

Contributed Article - August 21, 2019

By RON HAWKINS I would like to amend the letter I wrote in the Aug. 14 Driftwood entitled “Wake-Up Time.” In it I referred...

Editorial: Prep time

Driftwood Staff - August 21, 2019

Another summer season is winding down. Before we know it, we will be back to the dreaded winter months, with possible storms and power outages. Last...

Viewpoint: No rapid climate action

Contributed Article - August 14, 2019

By MURRAY REISS All those climate emergency declarations local governments are busy declaring these days? Their true value lies in revealing just how wrenchingly difficult...

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