Opinion Archives - Page 92 of 98 - Gulf Islands Driftwood

Hothouse Earth news just as bad as feared

Contributed Article - August 29, 2018

By GWYNNE DYER It would be churlish to ask what took them so long. Let us be grateful, instead, that the climate scientists are finally...

Editorial: Craziness Continues

Driftwood Staff - August 29, 2018

We hate to be cynical, but we suspected having Salt Spring road lines repainted last month was too good to be true. Where painting...

We must take steps to adapt to a hotter climate reality

Contributed Article - August 22, 2018

By JOHN BORST When I moved to Salt Spring Island 14 years ago, I fell in love with our forests. I still love their variety,...

Viewpoint: Contempt of court statement shared

Contributed Article - August 22, 2018

The following is the statement made to the court by Salt Spring’s Heather Martin McNab upon being sentenced for protesting the Kinder Morgan pipeline....

Editorial: Eliminate the stain

Driftwood Staff - August 22, 2018

The sight of islanders doing their laundry in buckets in a public park in recent weeks has rightly gotten locals in a lather. Bringing a...

CRD commission authority more than ‘advisory’

Contributed Article - August 15, 2018

By ROBIN WILLIAMS I would be the first to admit I was never a stellar academic. However, I do remember one particular lecture in 1979...

Viewpoint: Environmental priorities laid out

Contributed Article - August 15, 2018

Does Salt Spring have a healthy environment today? What was the environment like in the past compared to now? What do we want our...

Humankind battles ‘the invisible factor’ again

Contributed Article - August 15, 2018

By Frants Attorp When governments want to downplay potentially damaging news, the modern practice is to leak it to the public without fanfare, preferably on...

Editorial: Freedom at stake

Driftwood Staff - August 15, 2018

Now, more than ever, press freedom and respect is critical. In light of President Donald Trump’s “war on the press,” the Boston Globe has called...

We’re witnessing the starvation and extinction of a species

Contributed Article - August 7, 2018

By PRISCILLA EWBANK On July 26, I was out at East Point on Saturna Island for the second day in a row. Slack tide was...

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