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Beddis customers on boil water advisory

Elizabeth Nolan - February 19, 2019

Customers of the Beddis Water Service Area were issued a boil water advisory on Sunday due to a break in a major water main. The...

Sea-level rise plans in the works

Gail Sjuberg - February 13, 2019

Over the next three decades, ocean levels are expected to rise by at least 0.5 metres and islanders need to be ready, according to...

Island buried by snow

Elizabeth Nolan - February 11, 2019

The Gulf Islands’ first blast of winter on Friday was followed up with a major snowfall Sunday as the “coldest and snowiest pattern in...

NSSWD denies caretaker suite

Gail Sjuberg - February 6, 2019

An application to add a caretaker suite to the Creekhouse building in Ganges was turned down by the North Salt Spring Waterworks District board...

Islands Trust budget action urged

Gail Sjuberg - February 6, 2019

A group of Salt Spring residents is urging the Islands Trust to do more to combat climate change and to reflect that in its...

Controversial vessel erupts in flames

Elizabeth Nolan - January 31, 2019

The live-aboard boat that has stirred controversy on Salt Spring ever since being towed to the Ganges Harbour beach last November was largely destroyed...

Beached houseboat holds fast – Video

Elizabeth Nolan - January 30, 2019

Community members hoping to dislodge a heavy double-keeled boat from the shoal in Ganges Harbour say they have just a few more days to...

Volunteer Vehicles Vandalized

Elizabeth Nolan - January 23, 2019

Volunteers with the Salt Spring Ground Search and Rescue unit were dismayed to discover that several members’ vehicles were targeted by vandals during their...

Responsible gambling program available to Gulf Islanders

Gail Sjuberg - January 23, 2019

Gulf Islanders who have been affected by problem gambling can access counselling, outreach programs and education through the British Columbia Responsible and Problem Gambling...

May and Olsen answer community questions

Elizabeth Nolan - January 23, 2019

Saanich-Gulf Islands MP Elizabeth May and her provincial counterpart, MLA Adam Olsen, met a full house at Gulf Islands Secondary School for a joint...

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