Wednesday, May 8, 2024
May 8, 2024

Community Quilting Bee

Salt Spring Farmers' Institute 351 Rainbow Road, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

Volunteers needed for annual Island Comfort Quilts quilting bee at the Farmers' Institute. No sewing experience required. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Info/register: islandcomfortquilts@shaw.ca

Salt Spring Unitarian Fellowship

Salt Spring Seniors Centre 379 Lower Ganges Road, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

Joyful singing service with Barb Slater. SS Seniors Centre. 10:30 a.m.  No special talent required. Children and visitors welcome.

For the Love of Birds

Blackburn Lake Nature Reserve 265 Blackburn Road, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada

Join Bob Weeden, retired Alaskan biologist, professor, and conservationist, for readings from the huge literature on birds, and a bird walk afterward at the Blackburn Lake Nature Reserve. 2 to 4 p.m. Refreshments […]

Victoria Jazz Orchestra

ArtSpring 100 Jackson Avenue, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

Music of Ross Taggart with special guests Jill Townsend and Bill Coon. At ArtSpring. 2:30 p.m.

Earth Day Schoolyard Work-Party

Salt Spring Elementary School 112 Rainbow Road, Salt Spring Island, B.C., Canada

Community, visitors, and families are invited to pitch in, have fun, and make a difference for future earth stewards. SS Elementary. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Help build a wooden floor […]

Islands Trust Town Hall: Improving Service Integration

Lions Hall 103 Bonnet Avenue, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada

Islands Trust Programs Committee meets at Lions Hall with a town hall session from 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon. Public input on how to improve delivery and integration of services […]

SSI Parks and Recreation Commission

Portlock Park Portable 145 Vesuvius Bay Road, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

Public welcome to attend regular business meeting. Portlock Park Portable. 5 to 7 p.m.

SSI Fire Protection District AGM

Lions Hall 103 Bonnet Avenue, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada

Annual General Meeting starts at 7 p.m. at Lions Hall. Regular monthly trustees' meeting to follow.

Salt Spring Probus Club

Lions Hall 103 Bonnet Avenue, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada

Guest speaker is Robert Thomson on Florence, Dante & Me; letters written while in Italy in 1960-61. Robert explains the life culture and people of Italy through letters he wrote from […]

Event Series Shut Up and Write

Shut Up and Write

Salt Spring Public Library 129 McPhillips Ave, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

Silent focused writing in 25-minute intervals, with 5-minute breaks. Facilitated by Jane Eaton Hamilton at the Salt Spring Public Library in Room 106 (by the computers) every Tuesday through May 29. 10 […]

Monthly 5Rhythms Drop in Class

Stowel Lake Farm 190 Reynolds Road, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada

Free form dance with Shauna Devlin. No experience necessary. Stowel Lake Farm. 7:15 to 9 p.m.

Film Screening: The Watershed Guardians of the Fraser River

Salt Spring Public Library 129 McPhillips Ave, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

Documentary film by Jocelyn Demers presents an in-depth view of the rich, interactive ecosystems of the Fraser river watershed and the people who champion their protection. Salt Spring Public Library […]

ToddlerTime at the Library

Salt Spring Public Library 129 McPhillips Ave, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

Wednesdays at the Salt Spring Public Library at 10:30 a.m. Join Nomi for songs and stories. Snacks provided. Best suited kids under 4 and their caregivers. Older siblings are welcome.

Taiko Drumming Workshops

Lions Hall 103 Bonnet Avenue, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada

Three workshops led by Keita Kanazashi from Japan at Lions Hall. Learn Taiko Drumming at 4 p.m.; Beginners Class at 5:30 p.m.; Serious Taiko Class at 7:30 p.m.   

Dirtbag: The Legend of Fred Beckey

The Fritz Movie Theatre 901 North End Road, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada

Documentary film about author, mountaineer and inspirational pioneer of the Cascades, Coast Ranges and Rockies. The Fritz. Two screenings: 6:15 and 8:30 p.m. 

Book Launch: Dan Jason

Salt Spring Public Library 129 McPhillips Ave, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

Dan Jason launches Awesome Ancient Grains & Seeds. Salt Spring Public Library Program Room. 7 p.m.

Event Series Birding in Burgoyne

Birding in Burgoyne

Burgoyne Bay Provincial Park Burgoyne Bay, Salt Spring ISland, B.C., Canada

Peter McAllister leads a birding walk in Burgoyne Bay Park beginning at 6 a.m. Meet at the road, near the barns, where there’s a wide path heading into the meadows. New birders […]

Salt Spring Weavers and Spinners Guild

ArtSpring 100 Jackson Avenue, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

Guest speaker is Judith Dios on Felting and Surface Decoration. ArtSpring. 10:30 a.m.  More information at saltspringweaversandspinners.com

SS Trail & Nature Club Presentation

Salt Spring Public Library 129 McPhillips Ave, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

Mary Hof from the Cowichan Valley Hikers will speak about organizing a group hiking trip to Guatemala in November 2018 and climbing Vancouver Island’s Golden Hinde in August last year. […]