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Trust hit with anti-logging petition

Elizabeth Nolan - December 12, 2018

Island residents turned out en masse Thursday for the first public meeting of the Salt Spring Local Trust Committee’s new four-year term, with many...

Campaign against shellfish application grows

Elizabeth Nolan - December 5, 2018

The deadline for members of the public to provide comment on a proposed shellfish aquaculture operation on Booth Bay has been extended by one...

Island groundwater picture shared in study

Gail Sjuberg - November 28, 2018

Salt Springers got a closer look at the island’s groundwater at a presentation on Friday afternoon. The presentation discussed the findings of Golder Associates’...

Centennial Park upgrade work gets underway

Gail Sjuberg - November 21, 2018

Centennial Park upgrades are underway, beginning with replacement of the aged washroom facilities and park drainage system. The washroom building was closed earlier this...

Salt Spring postal workers on strike

Gail Sjuberg - November 20, 2018

Salt Spring’s Canadian Union of Postal Workers rural mail couriers went on strike on Thursday and Friday. The Ganges and Fulford post offices remained open,...

Beddis logging alarms residents

Elizabeth Nolan - November 7, 2018

Residents of the Sky Valley Road and Beddis Road area are demanding action to stop a major logging operation taking place outside their back...

Roadside parking curtailed

Elizabeth Nolan - October 31, 2018

The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is cracking down on Salt Spring businesses that make use of its road right-of-ways in their operations, with...

Booth Bay aquaculture plans alarm local residents

Elizabeth Nolan - October 24, 2018

Residents of the Baker Beach and Quarry Drive area are concerned about the potential consequences of a First Nations shellfish tenure application being considered...

Holman, Patrick and Grove top the polls

Elizabeth Nolan - October 23, 2018

Salt Spring made a clear choice in local government elections Saturday, choosing Gary Holman, Peter Grove and Laura Patrick by a strong margin. Holman was...

Rainbow MVI demands tricky extraction

Elizabeth Nolan - October 17, 2018

The young driver involved in a rollover accident that took place on Rainbow Road Thursday afternoon is lucky to have escaped unharmed after being...

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