Thursday, March 28, 2024
March 28, 2024

Opinion

Editorial: Supporting cyclists means infrastructure improvement

It seems in our nature to look for increasingly simple solutions as the problems we face become increasingly complex.  Cycling on Salt Spring is already...

Editorial: Housing wanted for Islands Trust

There’s an unfortunate irony to the Islands Trust facing its own kind of housing insecurity on Salt Spring Island.   BC Hydro advised the Trust in...

Nobody Asked Me But: Word of the year honours can be fleeting — thankfully

Now that we’ve crossed the frontier line and ventured fearlessly into the year 2024, it’s time to take a step back to announce the...

Viewpoint: Trust Council actions still alarming

By JENNIFER MARGISON for Friends of the Gulf Islands Society  The Islands Trust was created by the provincial government in 1974 to protect the Gulf Islands from overdevelopment....

Viewpoint: We all need each other

By JASON MOGUS We all live together on this very small island, and as things get increasingly hairy out there in the world, it would...

Opinion: The Green Machine

By JOE STACEY Shilo Zylbergold’s column in the Dec. 27 issue about the holiday season and regifting got me to thinking (and chuckling of course)...

Editorial: Advocating for housing

When it comes to seeing publicly subsidized housing built in our community, or any other, advocacy is key. That was one takeaway from a recent...

Viewpoint: Bylaw 537 and due process

By RONALD WRIGHT There’s only one reason why the latest version of Bylaw 530 has mysteriously become Bylaw 537: to dodge the legal requirement for a full public...

Editorial: Market changes positive

Revitalizing Centennial Park’s plaza was not really a priority a few years ago. When it came to the now-disbanded Salt Spring Parks and Recreation Commission...

Salt Spring’s CRD budget nearing final phase

By EARL ROOK and GARY HOLMAN The Capital Regional District (CRD) Board approved a provisional budget, including that for delegated Salt Spring Island Local Community...

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