ALL EYES ON THE BALL: Gulf Islands Secondary School (GISS) senior girls basketball team players, from left, Maraika McConchie, Miya deRoos, Kadence O’Dwyer, Donna De Roo and Elizabeth Innes are all part of the action during the final game of the Nairn Howe Memorial Basketball Tournament against a Dover Bay Secondary team from Nanaimo on …

Feb 18, 2024 · The signs are scattered across the island: the word STUDIO, simple silhouettes of sheep, a number and an arrow. For 33 years now, the Salt Spring Island Studio Tour has welcomed visitors with a self-guided journey of discovery — a chance to interact with a curated selection of people and spaces, an opportunity to visit with the intentional artists that make our island their home — from ...

Jan 1, 2025 · Trees chipped on site. Organized by Salt Spring Island Fire Rescue at Central Hall. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. By donation ($10 suggested).

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Jan 8, 2025 · The other option. In last week’s Driftwood, trustee Laura Patrick and Salt Spring Solutions continued to depict a glowing everything-is-a-priority future while downplaying or ignoring the long-term consequences of their housing proposals and related policy changes.

Mar 20, 2024 · 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, in its mandate to “preserve and protect” the area’s environment and unique character, will have to make course corrections over time to accomplish its mission.

Jan 22, 2025 · A liquid waste “dewatering” test using geotube technology on Salt Spring is complete, according to Capital Regional District (CRD) staff, who hope to have...

Dec 18, 2024 · THE CHRISTMAS ADVENTURE . By Nova Brown . First Place, Age 9 Category. Christmas was Kevin’s favourite day of the year. Every Christmas morning he would run downstairs at 5:01 so that he would get the first cinnamon bun before his …

Jan 10, 2024 · The 10th annual Salt Spring Island Festival of Trees fundraiser was the most-attended yet, according to organizers, raising more than $6,200 for various local charities. And in addition to the […]

Apr 24, 2024 · “So that indeed, when trustees do go out to their communities, they’re able to have that conversation in a good way,” said Luckham. An update to the Policy Statement — to revise the guiding document to address issues such as the climate crisis, growing housing needs and the Trust’s commitment to reconciliation with local First Nations — has been in planning since at least 2019. In ...