Representatives from the Lion Electric Co. brought an electric school bus to Salt Spring Island on Jan. 29 so that personnel from the Gulf Islands School District and others in the region could enjoy a test ride and have their questions answered by the company’s vice president of sales, Canada, Benoit Morin, and products specialist David Limoges. The company, which is based in Saint Jérôme, Que., has more than 300 buses on the road in North America, operating mainly in Québec and California.
Conservation project would protect ‘gold’ wetland
A purchase price has been negotiated for the BC Parks Foundation to acquire a remarkable 31-acre parcel on the...
Officials on Salt Spring have dropped proactive enforcement against short-term vacation rentals (STVRs), ending a prioritizing policy in place by standing resolution, in one...
Several Salt Spring Island community organizations are getting a boost this year from one foundation, which announced grant funding to help support Indigenous cultural...
There are times when reading just a headline isn’t enough.
If you look across the water at what’s happening elsewhere with short-term vacation rentals (STVRs)...