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Body recovered near Ganges Harbour

Elizabeth Nolan - August 21, 2019

The BC Coroners Service is investigating the death of a young woman whose body was discovered near Ganges Harbour Tuesday afternoon. The matter is not...

Feds update islanders on whales

Elizabeth Nolan - August 21, 2019

Policy managers and enforcement officers from several federal ministries were at Lions Hall last Wednesday evening to discuss interim measures hoped to stave off...

CRD looks at Styrofoam options

Driftwood Staff - August 21, 2019

The Capital Regional District Board voted last Wednesday to look into the possibilities for local governments to ban single-use Styrofoam in their jurisdictions. Styrofoam is...

NSSWD treatment plant opens

Gail Sjuberg - August 21, 2019

North Salt Spring Waterworks District personnel showed off their new water treatment plant at St. Mary Lake during an open house event on Aug....

Officials meet with islanders on SRKW crisis

Elizabeth Nolan - August 14, 2019

Representatives from the federal departments of Fisheries and Oceans, Transport Canada and Parks Canada will be in the Gulf Islands this week to speak...

Rowers travel from Washington

Gail Sjuberg - August 14, 2019

This fall when they get asked, ‘What did you do over the summer,’ Heather Longfellow and Ryan Hashagen will have quite the story to...

Conditions ripe for annoying wasp year

Elizabeth Nolan - August 14, 2019

Islanders suspecting that picnics and patio dining seem to be more at threat from wasps than usual for this time of year are perfectly...

Picnic lays out election focus

Elizabeth Nolan - August 14, 2019

Salt Spring’s MLA and MP joined forces Saturday for a community Green party picnic at Salt Spring Vineyards, where the potential ramifications of the...

Fire board meeting postponed

Driftwood Staff - August 14, 2019

The Salt Spring Island Fire Protection District board of trustees meeting scheduled for Monday, Aug. 19 has been postponed for a month. The next board...

Boat burns off Maracaibo

Driftwood Staff - August 8, 2019

Salt Spring Island Fire Rescue responded to a boat fire in the waters near Maracaibo on Wednesday evening. According to Salt Spring Fire Chief...

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