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Walker’s Hook update

Driftwood Staff - September 5, 2018

Repairs underway at the Walker’s Hook Road washout site are progressing. The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure reports the project to rebuild the road...

Local RCMP champion BC Safe Place program

Elizabeth Nolan - September 5, 2018

Salt Spring Island is the latest community in British Columbia to join a program that unites the RCMP, local businesses and other organizations in...

Salt Spring CRD office vandalized

Driftwood Staff - September 1, 2018

Street-front windows at the Capital Regional District office on McPhillips Avenue were smashed sometime before 1:15 a.m. on Sept.1. CRD Salt Spring parks and...

Islands Trust welcomes pipeline court decision

Driftwood Staff - August 30, 2018

The Islands Trust welcomed today’s unanimous decision by the Federal Court of Appeal, quashing the federal government’s approval to build the Trans Mountain Pipeline...

Relief turns to disbelief in road line drama

Elizabeth Nolan - August 29, 2018

Salt Spring residents watched with disbelief last week as a number of freshly painted road lines laid down at the end of July were...

Saturna eco-school grant goes to field research tools

Gail Sjuberg - August 29, 2018

Gulf Islands School District’s Saturna Ecological Education Centre (SEEC) has received a grant to purchase a set of environmental sensors that students will use...

Killer whales visit Ganges Harbour

Driftwood Staff - August 24, 2018

Old Scott Road resident Jill Rigby was sitting on her deck Friday afternoon when she heard an unusual noise that sounded like whales blowing. To...

Musgrave brush fire prompts fast action from fire department

Gail Sjuberg - August 22, 2018

Salt Spring fire crews battled an 8,000-square-foot brush fire on the south end of the island Tuesday afternoon. Crews were called out at 3:26...

Water district moves to Level-4 restrictions

Gail Sjuberg - August 22, 2018

North Salt Spring Waterworks District water users are now subject to Level-4 conservation restrictions. Level 4 is the highest level of water restriction in...

Tax boost proposed to help fund fire hall

Elizabeth Nolan - August 22, 2018

The Salt Spring Fire Protection District is looking to address a historic lack of long-term financial planning by setting aside a new fire hall...

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