New book explains history of charcoal kilns
Canada’s Asian History Month has special significance in the Gulf Islands this May with the publication of a new…
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Round Salt Spring Race makes 44th run
An estimated 100 sailboats will be in fine racing form this weekend for the
44th annual Round Salt Spring Race…
Patient Voices Network needs Salt Spring volunteers
By PATIENT VOICES NETWORK
Do you have recent experience receiving health care services or helping a loved one…
Island runners rise to meet challenging races
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Salt Springers were busy in many places and running disciplines this past weekend. On…
Croftonbrook project raises more questions than answers
By HUGH GREENWOOD and RUTH PEPIN
In March of 2017, it was announced that funding for a Salt Spring housing project…
Viewpoint: Plant medicine farming is sustainable
By TIMOTHY HARVEY
The May 2 issue of the Driftwood marked the launch of a misinformation campaign against the…
Ferries shows ludicrous lack of logic
By ANDREW CAMERON
On Wednesday, April 25, I needed to make a day trip from Pender Island into Victoria. Several…
Viewpoint: Speculation tax unfair for ex-pats
By RALPH GRIERSON
While in the process of writing this letter, I learned that the Gulf Islands would be exempt…
Long-time islanders in accommodation crunch
By RHONAN HEITZMANN
Special to the Driftwood
Chelsea Jones and Forest Jackson are both 32 years old and were…
Spring season begins for Sneakers
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With the Sneakers having finished the winter road race season on April 8, Khai Foo…