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Salt Spring Island and Gulf Islands news

Salt Spring LTC to request housing advisor from province

As Salt Spring’s official community plan (OCP) update process looks increasingly unlikely to be finished before the fall election, the island’s Local Trust Committee...

Fastpitch field work begins

Construction on the new fastpitch baseball diamond at Salt Spring Island’s Hydro Field has begun, thanks to contractors identifying works that could be completed...

Bus fare hikes part of ‘middle ground’ revenue-raising plan

Local officials voted to raise bus fares across all rider categories for the first time in more than a decade last week — and...

Trust policy statement delayed past fall election

As some clients behind a legal threat over the Islands Trust’s draft Policy Statement (TPS) publicly identified themselves, staff revealed the sheer volume of...

Fire, water districts set trustee elections

Once again, governance for Salt Spring Island’s two largest improvement districts could see changes this spring, with candidates nominated and elections set for trustee...

Weather

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Gulf Islands life

Stepping Up: Culture of care and integrity thrives in hospice work

The Salt Spring Hospice Society is a volunteer-led, non-profit society providing compassionate support to individuals and families facing life-limiting illness and death in our...

World Water Day: Expect to be resilient and pay the price

By ANDRIA SCANLAN FOR TRANSITION SALT SPRING Each year, World Water Day invites us to think about the value of water and the responsibility we...

Therapeutic riding group celebrates 25 years

The Salt Spring Therapeutic Riding Association (SSTRA) is celebrating its 25th anniversary this spring and invites the community to join them.  The organization that provides...

Stepping up: Heartwarming volunteer roles with Stockings for Seniors

Stockings for Seniors was initiated in 2022 by islanders Brad Hefferon and Sylvia Andress. The idea was to provide stockings containing small gifts to...

Arts & Entertainment

Arts council sparks creativity in youngsters

BY ELIZABETH NOLAN For Salt Spring Arts Council Salt Spring potter Laura Keil was teaching at Fernwood Elementary School this winter when she paused to admire...

Expect Delays show arrives on time this weekend

“Back by popular demand” is a phrase often heard in entertainment marketing circles. But in the case of The Geezers’ Expect Delays comedy show that...

Artistic life of independent woman explored

BY STEVE MARTINDALE FOR SALT SPRING FILM FESTIVAL SOCIETY The Salt Spring Film Festival joins the Salt Spring Arts Council at Mahon Hall on March 27...

Photo of the Week

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PHOTO OF THE WEEK

Steuart Beattie, 93, walks and takes photos in Mouat Park.

Photo by Dianne English

Do you have a photo to share for the Photo of the Week space? Send it with caption information to news@gulfislandsdriftwood.com. 

Opinion

Viewpoint: Don’t neuter local bylaws

By JOHN MONEY I have been involved in the Islands Trust since its conception and longer in the creation of the official community plans (OCP)...

Editorial: Who gets the water?

When the North Salt Spring Waterworks District (NSSWD) partially lifted an 11-year moratorium on water service applications a year ago, it was seen as...

Nobody Asked Me But: Never too late to become esteemed philosopher

Let me make this admission right off the bat. Since my early days, I’ve always wanted to be a philosopher. The idea I entertained...

Obituaries

GREENWOOD, Mary Sylvia (nee Ledingham)

July 24, 1932 - March 18, 2026 After losing her husband of 70+ years on February 16th, and enduring a variety of age related health...

LONGLEY, Joy

April 23, 1935 – March 1, 2026 Joy passed away peacefully on March 1, 2026, at the age of 90. Joy loved all animals, especially horses,...

More Gulf Islands news

Salt Spring’s first ladder truck covered by anonymous donation

Island firefighters struck gold at a closed-bid auction last week, officials said, and Salt Spring’s fire district will put its first-ever ladder truck into...

Global voyagers back home on Salt Spring

Salt Spring’s Callum and Cianan McGuffin seem eager enough to spend a little time ashore after completing a global circumnavigation Friday, Feb. 20 —...

Fallow deer ‘ticking time bomb’ explodes

A population of non-native deer that has been altering the ecosystem on Mayne Island for decades has grown into the thousands, according to experts,...

IWAV’s Norton Road purchase success celebrated

People and organizations involved with the successful fundraising campaign to purchase an 11.8-acre parcel of land zoned for affordable housing on Norton Road gathered...

Salt Spring ‘living wage’ tops $28/hr

For the fourth time in a row, the hourly wage needed to cover living expenses on Salt Spring Island is trending higher, according to...

Derelict docks pulled from Ganges Harbour

A flurry of work that swiftly removed several barely afloat docks from Ganges Harbour last week was a surprise to local elected officials, they...

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