Island Life Archives - Page 32 of 47 - Gulf Islands Driftwood

Youth learns business values

Marc Kitteringham - February 5, 2020

Responsibility, community service and a little extra cash are all good reasons to start a new enterprise. Eleven-year-old Jason Mikanikian has been working with local...

Firefighters train for steep climb

Gail Sjuberg - February 5, 2020

Salt Spring firefighters will be taking the long way up the 48 storeys of the Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre on Feb. 23 in support...

Reading Room column: Bridging to chapter books

Contributed Article - January 30, 2020

Strategies for moving away from picture books

Juncos plentiful in Christmas bird count

Elizabeth Nolan - January 29, 2020

Verified numbers for the annual Christmas Bird Count on Salt Spring are in, revealing the dark-eyed junco and chestnut-backed chickadee as the two most...

Kenyan school celebrated

Driftwood Staff - January 22, 2020

People can learn about a Salt Spring woman’s passion and vision at an event celebrating the Our Lady of Grace Children’s Home and School...

Snow Photos 2020

Gail Sjuberg - January 15, 2020

Some photos from Wednesday's snowfall.

Books pulled from Ganges stream

Elizabeth Nolan - January 15, 2020

Students from Salt Spring Elementary School’s nature classes had first-hand experience of environmental protection on Thursday after finding a troubling dump situation affecting a...

Cornelia Krikke shares transformative tales

Elizabeth Nolan - January 8, 2020

Salt Spring wellness coach Cornelia Krikke is making an impact with a new book called Inspired Perspectives, which has become a number-one Amazon bestseller...

SSI Foundation announces fall 2019 grants

Contributed Article - December 25, 2019

The Salt Spring Island Foundation has announced the disbursement of over $108,000 in fall foundation grants for island charities. The grants support many essential...

Radio input requested

Elizabeth Nolan - December 18, 2019

Community radio advocates are calling for local support for their project to return local programming to the airwaves at 107.9 FM. The Gulf Islands...

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