Opinion Archives - Page 3 of 67 - Gulf Islands Driftwood

MLA Column: Advocating for people and communities in Saanich North and the Islands

Contributed Article - February 21, 2024

By ADAM OLSEN MLA, Saanich North and the Islands I have a deep connection to the beautiful place we live. I belong here, and this perspective...

Opinion: More Than Just Ruffled Feathers

Contributed Article - February 21, 2024

By ELSIE BORN In the past couple years there has been a lot of crowing on this island about the so-called “rooster wars,” with the...

Opinion: Islands Trust ‘runs rogue’

Contributed Article - February 14, 2024

By DAVID J. RAPPORT and LUISA MAFFI One often hears that being an Islands Trust trustee is a thankless job — one of the classic...

Viewpoint: The Madness of it All

Contributed Article - February 14, 2024

By ERIC BOOTH Last month, our MLA Adam Olsen declared the Drake Road supportive housing project “a disaster.” He should have gone further and declared...

Opinion: Doggone manners

Contributed Article - February 7, 2024

By ROBERT STURREY A couple of weeks ago I was hiking in Burgoyne Bay Provincial Park when I was attacked from behind by an off-leash...

Viewpoint: Care for cyclists will pay off

Contributed Article - February 7, 2024

By SIMON ROMPRE I was very happy to read in last week’s Driftwood that BC Ferries is looking into making the ferry terminal safer for...

Editorial: Supporting cyclists means infrastructure improvement

Driftwood Staff - February 7, 2024

It seems in our nature to look for increasingly simple solutions as the problems we face become increasingly complex. Cycling on Salt Spring is already...

Editorial: Housing wanted for Islands Trust

Driftwood Staff - January 31, 2024

There’s an unfortunate irony to the Islands Trust facing its own kind of housing insecurity on Salt Spring Island. BC Hydro advised the Trust in...

Nobody Asked Me But: Word of the year honours can be fleeting — thankfully

Shilo Zylbergold - January 31, 2024

Now that we’ve crossed the frontier line and ventured fearlessly into the year 2024, it’s time to take a step back to announce the...

Viewpoint: Trust Council actions still alarming

Contributed Article - January 31, 2024

By JENNIFER MARGISON for Friends of the Gulf Islands Society The Islands Trust was created by the provincial government in 1974 to protect the Gulf Islands from overdevelopment....

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