Opinion

Opinion: Big job ahead for local community commission

Contributed Article - February 22, 2023

BY BRIAN WEBSTER For many of us, it seems like last year’s local community commission (LCC) referendum was a long, long time ago. It’s been...

Nobody Asked Me But: ‘Greys’ try to be useful, but more colours needed on Salt Spring

Shilo Zylbergold - February 22, 2023

Have you noticed anything different about the island lately? If your answer is no, take a walk, ride or drive around the rock, especially...

Guest column: Salt Spring housing crisis — WHUs up for Ganges?

Contributed Article - February 22, 2023

BY ERIC BOOTH Second in a series In Part One of this series I looked at the magnitude of our housing crisis and how many “workforce...

Tuition-free education would make health care careers more attractive

Contributed Article - February 15, 2023

By CONNIE GIBBS Here is a statistic to make you think. The number of seniors in our province is expected to double in the next...

Editorial: Turn off the tap

Driftwood Staff - February 15, 2023

The value of the Salt Spring Island Watershed Protection Alliance (SSIWPA) has been a nagging question almost since it was formed in 2014. The rationale...

Island Pathways thanks transportation commission volunteers for efforts over the years

Contributed Article - February 8, 2023

By JEAN GELWICKS Before the Salt Spring Island Transportation Commission (SSITC) is no longer and the transition into the elected Local Community Commission (LCC)...

Guest column: Magnitude of Salt Spring housing crisis and future needs quantified

Contributed Article - February 8, 2023

BY ERIC BOOTH We all know Salt Spring has a housing crisis. However, few amongst us appear to understand the magnitude or complexity of the...

MLA Column: Increasing transparency with The Public Circle

Gail Sjuberg - February 1, 2023

By ADAM OLSEN Green Party MLA, Saanich North and the Islands Over the last few months, I have written and spoken a lot about the erosion...

Salt Springers organize for old growth rally

Contributed Article - February 1, 2023

SUBMITTED By Paula Katrina Ellen Johansson and team Communities from all over the province have been co-organizing to come together in a massive show of...

Islander urges ban on open net-pen fish farms

Contributed Article - February 1, 2023

The following is an open letter written by Nancy Wigen of Salt Spring Island regarding net pen fish farms sent to federal fisheries minister...

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