Thursday, March 30, 2023
March 30, 2023

News

Residents, Trust continue cell-tower opposition

Sign-wielding Canvasback Place residents tried to stare down an excavator as it made its way up a communications tower access road last Friday morning,...

Summer schedule adds two daily Fulford sailings

People travelling between Fulford and Swartz Bay will have more sailing options this summer. BC Ferries has added two additional daily sailings to the route...

Info session for potential LCC candidates set for Thursday

People interested in possibly running for a position on the new Salt Spring Island Local Community Commission (LCC) are invited to attend a virtual...

Citizens react to signs of activity at cell-tower site

Remote cameras, “no trespassing” notices and signs of worker activity near the proposed site of a contentious communications tower have returned protesters to Channel...

Pool and CRD facility fee hike approved

For the third year in a row, entry fees and other charges at the pool and park facilities will be going up.  Salt Spring’s Parks...

Fire district chooses hall architecture and construction management firms

Important steps to build Salt Spring’s new fire hall have been taken, with architecture and construction management contracts awarded by the Salt Spring Island...

Drake Road housing details shared

Capital and operating funding for a new supportive housing project on Salt Spring Island is secure, according to officials, but the construction timeline remains...

Islands Trust Council abandons attempt to get tree-cutting authority from province

Islands Trust Council (ITC) has voted to abandon earlier efforts seeking provincial authority to let individual islands enact tree-cutting bylaws.  The majority action, from a...

New ferry app released 

BC Ferries invited customers to try the first iteration of their new mobile app this week, saying it was ready for use — and...

Little change in local deadly drug deaths

News of another deadly month from illicit drug toxicity in B.C. came alongside granular data showing little change year-over-year in such deaths within the...

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