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 ...

When BC Ferries brings two-vessel service to the Vesuvius-Crofton route by 2027, both will homeport on Vancouver Island rather than Salt Spring — a business decision made and settled, according to the ...

A Salt Spring author has launched a Kickstarter campaign in order to publish her memoir called An Ocean Between the Waves. The book tells the story of Terri Potratz’ young-onset rectal cancer ...

Every month I plan to write about an issue raised by constituents from Saanich North and the Islands, and offer my perspective as your MLA. This month my focus is on the future of the Islands Trust.

Dawn Sparks would tell you she was a quiet person who lived a quiet life. And that’s true. It’s also true that still waters run deep. Born to Carl and Lorna Anderson on July 10, 1946, and raised on ...

When a family moves to Salt Spring Island or any place in Canada for that matter, they automatically place their children into the public school. There are no waiting lists. Yet that same family must ...