Thursday, March 28, 2024
March 28, 2024

News

New Portlock concept floated

Salt Spring officials got a preview of the latest concept for Portlock Park last week, and a plan for improvements at the site may...

CRD announces temporary water shutoff

Many Salt Spring Island residents will temporarily have no water during a rolling maintenance program starting Tuesday, April 2, according to a notice issued...

Transit ‘pass-ups’ alarm LCC

Data showing how many locals get left behind when Salt Spring’s buses fill up has island officials reexamining whether expanding service should be a...

PFAS-free gear phasing in

Salt Spring’s fire department is moving to eliminate protective gear made with materials linked to increased cancer rates — and trustees for the Salt...

B&B owner battles Trust bylaw enforcement

When Terri Potratz and her family purchased their Beddis Road property six years ago, it contained a primary residence and The Blue Ewe, a...

Island life

Wellness fair and tour merge

The second annual Salt Spring Well-being Fair is shaping up for next weekend at Mahon Hall, with an island-wide “tour” feature added for the...

Road to arts centre opening recalled by panel

A gathering held in ArtSpring’s gallery on Saturday afternoon may not have been an “official part” of the arts centre’s 25th anniversary celebrations set...

Heat pump and wood stove rebate program back for 2024

BY Transition Salt Spring Many households on Salt Spring and the Southern Gulf Islands rely on wood as their primary source of heating during the...

Burlesque passion shared at upcoming show

When Tala Small Wolf was a student at Gulf Islands Secondary School (GISS), one place she would not be found was in the dance...

Arts & Entertainment

‘Cavalcade’ show celebrates music of the ’60s

Four self-described “pretty fab guys” from Victoria are set to dazzle Salt Spring music lovers with a tribute to a pivotal decade in music...

Award-winning Payadora Ensemble on stage March 22

BY KIRSTEN BOLTON For ArtSpring Get ready to be whisked off your feet by Tangomania when the South American-inspired Payadora Ensemble takes to the stage at...

Axis Theatre and Verdi on tap

BY KIRSTEN BOLTON For ArtSpring Vancouver-based Axis Theatre and its imaginative productions for children have become an island favourite with many appearances in ArtSpring’s programs...

Photo of the week

Two lambs from the Astill family’s Cottonwood Farm in the Burgoyne Valley. 

Photo by Rob Lowrie

Do you have a photo that would be of interest as a Photo of the Week? Submit it with caption information to news@gulfislandsdriftwood.com. 

 

Opinion

Nobody Asked Me, But: Currency Conundrums

A penny for your thoughts. There will be pennies from heaven. Wait till the penny drops. Stop trying to nickel and dime me. The...

Editorial: On the map

Government officials and weather experts have called the 2021 heat dome the deadliest weather event in Canadian history.  Now, with climate projections tending toward hotter...

Editorial: Best policy

At just three words, the shortest sentence in the Islands Trust’s 33-page-long Policy Statement reads: “Changes will occur.” It’s a 30-year-old warning that the Trust,...

Weather

Salt Spring Island
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Obituaries

GRIFFITHS, Robert John (Bob)

 Bob passed away peacefully in Victoria, BC, on February 17, 2024. Bob is survived by his son Jeffrey Griffiths and Jeffrey’s wife Anne and...

STRIKE, Arthur Kenneth (Ken)

 On Saturday March 16, 2024 our father, grandfather and great grandfather Ken, passed away peacefully at the age of 89, in the care of...

More news

Harbourwalk steering committee plans review before outreach

With funding for outreach and designs allocated — and a consulting firm retained — Salt Spring’s new Ganges Harbourwalk Steering Committee hit the ground...

Paving complete, Centennial to shine for market’s opening day

Revitalization work on Salt Spring’s busiest park is “pretty much done,” according to Capital Regional District staff, who said fences that have surrounded the...

Trustees give approval to enforcement review

“Administratively fair, reasonable and transparent with the aim of restoring public confidence.”  That’s the target for the Islands Trust’s bylaw enforcement policies and procedures review,...

Trust plans special meeting on Policy Statement

Within the next few weeks, both Islands Trust trustees and the broader public will be getting a first look at a draft of planned...

Island’s main road gets flood prevention work

Construction is set to begin this summer addressing the “undersized and fatigued” culverts that allow Cusheon Creek to flow beneath Fulford-Ganges Road at the...

NSSWD and fire board candidates step up

Governance for Salt Spring’s two largest improvement districts will see changes this spring, as candidates have been nominated and an election set for trustee...

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