After an abrupt BC Ferries ban last summer — that for almost a year left about 1,000 vehicle owners on Salt Spring wondering how they’d get their electric and hybrid-electric cars or trucks off-island ...

I’m writing to clarify recent Driftwood articles regarding recycling at School District 64 (SD64), the Burgoyne composting facility, and the CRD Regional Trail. The CRD strongly incentivizes ...

A wave of energy, creativity and determination is set to hit the stage this weekend as the Tsunami Circus Performance Troupe ...

While a recent blaze at a property on Salt Spring’s north end was quickly extinguished by firefighters, officials still ...

A new trustee joined a successfully re-elected incumbent on the board of Salt Spring’s largest water district on Wednesday evening — and that may not have been the biggest news of the night. The ...

A $300,000 slice of the regional budget already allocated to start a “missing link” pathway is now likely to sit idle well past next year, a consequence of uncertainty among officials as to whether ...

S alt Spring has lost a long-time and deeply valued member of the community with the passing of our dear father, brother and ...

Everybody knows that living on an island is, by definition, a political act. Whether divided as north versus south, newcomer versus old-timer, working-class family versus empty nest retiree, or ...

Firefighters will learn the ins and outs of their new-to-them ladder truck well in advance of bringing it out on an actual fire call, according to Salt Spring Island Fire Rescue (SSIFR) officials, who ...

Sustainability advocates are warning high schoolers’ trash is being trucked to the U.S. rife with recyclables, as students conducting “waste audits” at Gulf Islands Secondary School (GISS) say they ...

Grade 12 Gulf Islands Secondary School (GISS) welding student Antoine Gonzalez will compete with Team BC at the 2026 National Skills Canada Competition in Toronto from May 28 to 30. Gonzalez earned ...

For 50 years the Islands Trust has succeeded in keeping Salt Spring largely rural and distinct from the surrounding urban sprawl. Unfortunately, the planning agency is now under attack by factions not ...