Viewpoint: Galiano is playing with fire
By CARMITA DE MENYHART
In 2006, Galiano Island experienced the biggest wildfire in modern history on the Gulf…
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One Cool Island: Smoke sends clear signals about our forests
By ANDREA PALFRAMAN
In the midst of summer’s idyll, there is an ominous haze on the horizon. Clobbered by a…
Gulf Islands at ‘extreme’ fire hazard level
Salt Spring and the other Gulf Islands have reached an “Extreme” fire hazard rating, and people are urged to be…
Editorial: Fire Smart
While some rainy days in June allowed wildfire fears to dampen on Salt Spring, the sense of relief is temporary.…
Musgrave brush fire prompts fast action from fire department
Salt Spring fire crews battled an 8,000-square-foot brush fire on the south end of the island Tuesday afternoon.…
Salt Spring firefighters deployed in B.C. wildfire efforts
Salt Spring Island Fire Rescue has responded to a request for assistance from the Office of the Fire Commissioner…
Smoky skies linger
Environment Canada has issued a special air quality statement for the Southern Gulf Islands after wildfires…
Uniting through the pod system: fire lessons learned
By ROBERT BIRCH
The day we moved in a neighbour walked down the driveway with a jar of homemade plum jam and…
Editorial: Preparation beats panic
A brush fire on a Beaver Point property on Friday afternoon has reset the emergency awareness clock on Salt Spring.…
South-end bush fire extinguished
Salt Spring Island Fire Rescue crews fought a grass and bush fire in the 900 block of Beaver Point Road on Friday…