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Islands Trust Council abandons attempt to get tree-cutting authority from province

Islands Trust Council (ITC) has voted to abandon earlier efforts seeking provincial authority to let individual islands enact tree-cutting bylaws.  The majority action, from a...

Drake Road housing details shared

Capital and operating funding for a new supportive housing project on Salt Spring Island is secure, according to officials, but the construction timeline remains...

New ferry app released 

BC Ferries invited customers to try the first iteration of their new mobile app this week, saying it was ready for use — and...

Little change in local deadly drug deaths

News of another deadly month from illicit drug toxicity in B.C. came alongside granular data showing little change year-over-year in such deaths within the...

Salt Spring Elementary class earns “kindest class” honours

A group of Salt Spring Elementary School students has been named among Canada’s kindest, according to teacher Fanny Wightman — who never had any...

Island life

Earthquake expert is next Forum speaker

By GEORGE SIPOS Some 40 years ago my wife and I lived in Kew, a suburb of London under the main flight-path to Heathrow. In addition to all the normal...

Garden club welcomes bee expert Cyr

If you’re interested in improving your fruit and vegetable yields through pollinators, the Salt Spring Island Garden Club has a guest speaker for you.  Gord...

Laundromat gift program one way to help community

A Salt Spring Island United Church program that provides Salt Spring Laundromat gift cards to people who are struggling financially is being expanded to the wider community.

Aid sought for former fire chief 

One of Salt Spring’s former fire officials could use some help from the community he served for more than 30 years.   The family of Les...

Foundation’s mental health fund capacity expanded

By SSI FOUNDATION Organizations working to improve mental health on Salt Spring Island can now benefit from an expanded fund designated for that purpose.  The Salt...

Marginalized people assert identities in Salt Spring Film Festival films

BY STEVE MARTINDALE Salt Spring Film Festival Society Everyone wants to be seen and heard, but some people are forced to assert their identity in the...

Pink Shirt Day: Better ways to communicate

By LAURA DAFOE Special to the Driftwood Pink Shirt Day draws our attention to the uncomfortable reality of bullying. Each year we notice increasing participation in...

Photo of the week

Bach on the Rock Chamber Choir and Orchestra perform works by 20th-century composers in a concert at All Saints by-the-Sea church on March 11, directed by Jean-Sébastien Lévesque.

Photo by Gail Sjuberg

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Opinion

Viewpoint: Experts be damned!

By FRANTS ATTORP The assault on the Islands Trust is gaining momentum. It is yet another reminder that elections have consequences. At the Feb. 9 Salt Spring Local Trust Committee...

In Response: Correcting the record on Green position

By ELIZABETH MAY In your last issue, writer Colin Ross was unfortunately misinformed as to the position of the Green Party of Canada on Canadian...

Editorial: Time to re-think waste practices

It’s one thing to ‘waste not want not,’ but quite another to just create less waste. Through our 5Rs of Waste Management feature, this week’s...

Weather

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Obituaries

PRING, Macie (nee Margaret Anne Harman)

January 31, 1941 ~ February 27, 2023 Our beautiful mother is finally at peace after a 10-year journey through Alzheimer’s. She was such a beautiful...

MOWBRAY, Catherine Louise

1925~2023 The Mowbray brothers are sad to record the death of, but joyfully proud to describe the adventurous life of, their beloved mother Catherine Louise...

More news

Farnworth and Olsen demonstrate collaboration

Last Friday’s ASK Salt Spring session had more star power than usual, with Deputy Premier Mike Farnworth joining MLA Adam Olsen to meet with...

BC Hydro applies to BCUC for time-of-use rate 

BC Hydro has applied to energy regulators for permission to introduce a new residential electricity rate seemingly aimed squarely at electric vehicle (EV) drivers.  The...

CRD seeks more input on pedestrian, bicycle network 

Salt Spring Island’s walkers — and wheelers — are needed for the next phase of the Capital Regional District (CRD) Active Transportation Network Plan...

CRD director’s report: final budget numbers released

By GARY HOLMAN Electoral area director for Salt Spring Island The Capital Regional District (CRD) Board votes on its final 2023 budget on March 15....

Analysis: living costs on Salt Spring higher than Victoria, Metro Vancouver

The Salt Spring Island Foundation (SSIF) has released its report for 2022 analyzing living expenses, and working backwards has reached a number estimating a...

Watershed work aims to avoid ‘catastrophic’ wildfire, protect drinking water  

A collaboration between climate scientists and Salt Spring’s largest water utility is yielding data — and a plan to improve both forest health and...

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