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Lumley deal inked, funding needed

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...

Clam garden visits, art among grant recipients

Several Salt Spring Island community organizations are getting a boost this year from one foundation, which announced grant funding to help support Indigenous cultural...

LTC ends proactive enforcement on short-term rentals

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...

RCMP reports busy 1st quarter

Submitted by Salt Spring Island RCMP  In the first three months of 2024, Salt Spring Island RCMP responded to 563 calls for service, an average...

Fire, water board candidates answer Q&A 

The two largest improvement districts on Salt Spring Island are holding elections this month — with three candidates vying for two trustee positions at...

Island life

‘Heart and soul’ goes into Gabriel’s Kitchen

By Marcia Jansen A growing mix of Salt Springers gets together every Thursday to cook and share dinner at the All Saints by-the-Sea Anglican Church....

‘Berry with benefits’ growing on Salt Spring 

By Marcia Jansen  Have you heard of the haskap berry? No? You’re not alone. The ‘berry with benefits’ is brand new to British Columbia. Alex...

‘All hands on deck’ for ArtSpring’s 25th

By Kirsten Bolton For ArtSpring As ArtSpring readies itself to welcome the community in to its ambitious 25th Anniversary Festival April 17-21, it’s all hands on...

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...

Arts & Entertainment

Two-day fest to highlight baroque summer 

By Kerry Graham  Salt Spring Baroque is excited to announce our fourth season of baroque music for Salt Spring Islanders.     The season will begin on Friday,...

Youth exhibit comes ‘Home’ 

By Phöenix Kelley   Each year, Salt Spring Arts (SSA) highlights local young talent in their Youth Exhibit presented alongside the annual Spring Art Show. The...

‘re:location’ exhibition pings intersection of time, place

By Phöenix Kelley  For Salt Spring Arts  Salt Spring Arts presents the 2024 Spring Art Show, “re:location,” curated by Annika Hagen Siemsen. The multidisciplinary group exhibition...

Photo of the week

GALLERY 8, DRESSED TO THE NINES: Artist J. D. Evans and gallery owner Razali May stand near one of Evans’ paintings at Gallery 8’s 15th anniversary celebration on Friday, April 12.

Photo by Elizabeth Nolan

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Opinion

Editorial: Nothing doing

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)...

Letters: Housing frustrations, sustainable OCP

Dragonfly ending housing efforts   Dear editor, Dragonfly Commons Housing Society has been working for the past eight years to produce 30 individually owned units of...

Editorial: Public duty 

Salt Spring’s miniature “election season” this month is a little less crowded than this time last year.  It was about now in 2023 when we...

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Obituaries

WILD, Barbara Mary

 Barbara Mary Wild (née Smardon) was born in Montreal on May 30, 1929, fifth child of Elizabeth (née Booth) and Frederick Smardon. Barbara grew...

LAVENDER, Keith

 Major Keith Donovan Lavender, a decorated military officer and a beloved member of the Salt Spring Island community, passed away peacefully on April 3,...

More news

Drake Road plans shift 

A long-languishing supportive housing project on Salt Spring Island has a new timeline, will help more people than previously planned, and will include new...

Trustees eye limiting public recording

A year-old drama from a Lasqueti Local Trust Committee (LTC) meeting may have ripple effects across the Islands Trust, as the land use authority’s...

St. Mary Lake weir plans updated

In the wake of an unexpected $10 million funding windfall, Salt Spring’s largest water improvement district has begun a complex planning process, centred on...

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...

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...

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...

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