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Learning the Tools to Address Conflict Effectively
ASK Salt Spring on 10 hours ago
February 14 Twenty-three plus a newborn (babies and dogs are always welcome!) joined the circle to welcome Restorative Justice volunteers Laura, Jessica, and Fig to this ASK Salt Spring gathering. Our time together was designed to develop competence to deal effectively with conflicts, moving in subsequent months to address divisive Salt Spring issues. After our […]
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Cycling Without Age on Salt Spring
Island Pathways on February 17, 2025
Many of us may fondly remember riding a bicycle for the first time, this is when we may have experienced our first feelings of freedom as children. While contributing to our physical well being, being out in the open on a bike also connects us to our environment in ways very few other things do. […]
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Emergency Shelter Status Clarified
Island Community Services on February 14, 2025
February 14, 2025 - Island Community Services (ICS) is clarifying key facts around the operation of the Emergency Shelter based at their main office location at 268 Fulford-Ganges Road on Salt Spring Island today. The shelter was never closed, despite postings to the contrary. People should be wary of any postings publishing details of the […]
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The Fritz Cinema Continues to Reel in Audiences
David Minkow on February 14, 2025
I was so excited last winter to see my first movie at The Fritz. I had been driving past the cinema and its chalkboard listing of upcoming films for years as a visitor, and it seemed impossibly quaint in an era of multiplexes, IMAX and home streaming. So, a couple weeks after moving to SSI, […]
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Cellist Tours Islands to Fundraise for Orcas
Salt Spring Exchange on February 13, 2025
Clara "the Sidewalk Cellist" has called Vancouver home for most of her life, though she spent several years living on Salt Spring, and two years (during the pandemic somewhat stuck) in Cambodia. As many readers know, growing up in this part of the world instills a reverence for nature, a passion for protecting it, and […]
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First Repair Cafe of the Year is a Huge Success
Transition Salt Spring on February 12, 2025
Transition Salt Springâs Repair Cafe a Huge Success Submitted by: Transition Salt Springâs Climate Coach Transition Salt Springâs Climate Action Coach hosted their first ârethink wasteâ event of the year on Saturday. The Repair Cafe defied the snow and cold with resounding success! Nearly 120 community members braved the weather to have their cherished items […]
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Welcoming MLA Rob Botterell
ASK Salt Spring on February 10, 2025
February 7 Twenty-two joined this ASK Salt Spring gathering to welcome Rob Botterell for his first time with us as our MLA. He was accompanied by his able and welcoming constituency assistant, Theresa Coles. (Donât fret if you missed this opportunity: Rob plans to be with us the first Friday of each month, 11-1, SIMS […]