Gulf Islands Driftwood

Salt Spring Islanders and members of local MLA Adam Olsen’s family and staff enjoyed a two-hour gathering and tribute to Olsen, who is not pursuing a third term as the

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BY JENNIFER MARGISON After a three-month attempt to resolve an issue directly with the individuals involved on Galiano Island, I am reluctantly writing on behalf of Friends of the Gulf

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There’s a proper traffic jam out front, and without a single sheep in sight.  For readers fortunate enough not to have noticed, construction on Fulford-Ganges Road between Cranberry Road and

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Budget wrangling for the coming year is wrapping up, and users of Salt Spring’s second most popular public amenity will be happy to hear the Rainbow Recreation Centre’s pool will

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SUBMITTED BY GREENWOODS ELDERCARE Monday, Sept. 9 saw the much-celebrated draw for the 26th garden bench raffle at Greenwoods, and the prize was won by Elena Smith for her mother

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By MARILYN MCDOWELL for SALT SPRING CFUW Educate a young woman and you educate a whole family. So believes the Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW). The Salt Spring chapter

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Salt Spring’s agricultural community crowded Lions Hall to press officials for change, in the wake of a courtroom decision that went against one island couple whose poultry-breeding activities...

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Plans for a $20-million regional transportation service — and for the tax dollars supporting it — have been approved by the Capital Regional District (CRD) board, despite pleas from Salt

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People attending the Salt Spring fire district’s town hall meeting at the Ganges fire hall training room Sept. 9 heard a familiar refrain when it came to the subject of

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For the past couple of years, the Legion has been the place to be on Sunday afternoons to enjoy live jazz and blues music played by Salt Spring’s many talented

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SUBMITTED BY SALT SPRING PUBLIC LIBRARY On Sept. 6 the Salt Spring Island Public Library celebrated the opening of Resurgence, an Indigenous art show. The show is comprised of work

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Following the first full week on the Ganges Hill roadwork project, the contractor has announced an extension of daily work hours. Northridge Excavating Ltd. issued a notice Tuesday advising that...

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