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Fritz Cinema: Now Showing! Sinners
- Events, Events, Concerts & Gatherings
- The Fritz Cinema
- 33 minutes ago
May 23rd to 27th Friday to Tuesday 7pm Sunday 3pm Matinee and 7pm Rated 14A 1Hr. 41 Minutes. Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, […]
This weekend at Off The Hook (5/23-5/26)
- Business: Products & Services
- Santina Oppmann
- 45 minutes ago
The Earl Grey Panna Cotta is Back! We're thrilled to announce the return of one of our most beloved desserts â Earl Grey Panna Cotta. […]
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Trauma-Informed Somatic Coaching
I'm very pleased to announce that I am now offering Trauma-Informed Somatic Coaching Sessions to my practice! What is somatic coaching? As opposed to cognitive, […]
5,000.00
28ft Sailing Boat with mooring for sale
- Boats, Trailers & RVs: For Sale
- pretzel
- 46 minutes ago
SV Shanti for sale, 28ft Hustler 30 design, built 1972 in New Zealand, Kauri wood hull fiber glassed over, cast iron keel 5.8ft draft, roller […]
$80
Circulation Booster
- Health & Wellness: Items
- Yuni Brindamour
- 47 minutes ago
Brand new Circulation Booster High Tech Health. Still in the original box, has not been taken out of the box.
KĂ€rcher K3 Follow Me Pressure Washer
- Freecycle & Trade
- monikamayr
- 47 minutes ago
KĂ€rcher K3 Follow Me Pressure Washer The unit leaks and does not hold pressure, however, the nozzles and hose and gun are fine. Pressure washer […]
28.00
Vintage zucchini, salt, and pepper shakers
- Antiques & Collectibles
- harry
- 47 minutes ago
Please text call I lose emails thanks
28.00
1950s Sea Captains Salt and Pepper Shakers
- Antiques & Collectibles
- harry
- 47 minutes ago
Approx 6 inches high. Please phone text
$20
King Tutankhamun Mounted Poster
- Household: General
- RB
- 47 minutes ago
A King Tut poster from an art tour in 2005 in Fort Lauderdale. Mounted on foam board with a hanging hook on the back. 24" […]
$300
Honda 5HP Outboard, tank and fuel line
- Boats, Trailers & RVs: Parts
- Tony Bartley
- 47 minutes ago
This 5 HP Honda outboard is over 20 years old, come with a fuel tank and fuel line, also a tiller extension. Last run in […]
Free
Annual Marine Garage Sale
- Garage Sales
- Heather S
- 47 minutes ago
The Gulf Islands Marine Rescue Society is holding their Annual Marine Garage Sale on Saturday, June 7 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm at 261 […]
20.00
London Phone Booth Salt and Pepper Shakers
- Antiques & Collectibles
- harry
- 47 minutes ago
Please call or text I lose emails
29.00
Chicken and Eggs Salt and Paper Shakers 1960s
- Antiques & Collectibles
- harry
- 47 minutes ago
Please text call I lose emails
$30
Egyptian Papyrus Hand Painting
- Household: General
- RB
- 47 minutes ago
A professional framed Egyptian papyrus painting. Depicts the royal family, Akhenaten and Nefretiti with their children under the Aten - the Sun Disk. Vivid colours […]
$30 each
Framed National Park Posters
- Household: General
- RB
- 47 minutes ago
Two re-issued vintage national park/monument posters from the Grand Canyon and Petrified Forest. Professional framed under glass. Vivid colours. Grand Canyon: 14" wide and 19" […]
29.00
Gas pressure gauges
- Tools & Hardware
- harry
- 47 minutes ago
Donât know what they are used for âŠ(estate sale) text call only please
Free
Is this your kitty ?
- Lost & Found
- Christina Surbey
- 47 minutes ago
Does this kitty have a home? Missing its tail too?
$8.00 each
Heritage Tomato Plants
- Farm, Farm Stands & Gardening
- exchef
- 47 minutes ago
I still have some Heritage Tomato Plants left, and I realize that some of you may not have been able to make it here on […]
$30
12"+ Aloe Vera
- Household: General
- Braydan Tookey
- 47 minutes ago
Mature and very healthy Aloe Vera Plant
$75
Framed Petroglyph Rubbing from Englishman River BC
- Household: General
- RB
- 47 minutes ago
A beautiful Aboriginal petroglyph rubbing from Englishman River, BC. Signed by Jan Cameron. Professionally framed and under glass. 25" wide and 31" long. No damage.
$20.00
Direct vent slip piece
- Building Materials
- ves
- 47 minutes ago
Superior Rigid Adjustable Length Slip Section for 4.5x8.5-Inch SecureVent Direct Vent System By Superior SKU: SV4.5LA
Latest Local News
Gulf Islands Community Radio Station (finally!) about to Go On-Air
Gulf Islands Community Radio Station (finally!) about to Go On-Air
I know from experience how valuable community radio is, so I truly admire the determination and perseverance of those who are nearing the end of a 10-year journey to get a Gulf Islands community radio station on the airwaves.
Sometime this summer, at least in Ganges and the North End, you will be able to tune into 107.9 on your FM dial and hear local programming on CHIR-FM (pronounced âcheer!â) emitting from an antenna on Mount Belcher. By next winter, thanks in part to a key grant-in-aid that came in last week from the CRDâs Local Community Commission, a repeat transmitter on Mount Bruce should be in place to reach most people in the South End on 102.1 FM.
Altogether, about 20,000 residents on SSI, other Gulf Islands (aside from areas blocked by mountains) and parts of east Vancouver Island will be able to hear CHIR-FM on their radios, according to Damian Inwood, president of the Gulf Islands Community Radio Society. In places the radio waves wonât reach, people can st…
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Save Salt Spring Music Appeal
Save Salt Spring Music Appeal
The Salt Spring Island Saturday Market Society (SSISMS) recently implemented a âno amplified musicâ policy. This policy has sparked objections from many people, who believe it discriminates against musicians and is detrimental to the Saturday Marketâs reputation and the community as a whole.
As a music creator and longtime vendor at the Saturday Market, I, Peter Prince, am negatively impacted by the âno amplified musicâ policy, which threatens my livelihood. As the sole market vendor relying on amplification to sell my products, this policy constitutes a major challenge to my business.
The policy was formulated without due process, consultation, or regard for my rights as a citizen, an artist and market vendor. The policy also contravenes CRD Noise and Sound Bylaw No. 3384, Section 4, Exemptions #6. This exemption allows amplified sound in public parks and public gathering places such as the market.
In 1987, I began my journey at the market with a dream, a guitar, and …
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We Don't Have a Housing Crisis
We Don't Have a Housing Crisis
There used to be a 2002 report on the Islands Trust website called âCrisis in Paradise - Accelerating the Provision of Affordable Housing on Salt Spring Island,â by Clare Heffernan. Itâs cited in other reports, but I havenât been able to find it, gone down the memory hole. But the title of the report still tells you what you need to know. We donât have a housing crisis on Salt Spring. That was decades ago. What we have now is a housing consequence.
I found references to that missing paper when I was reading those other reports, trying to educate myself about the history of housing on our island after I was asked by Transition Salt Spring (TSS) to find out how much common ground there is in our community about housing issues. TSS is not a housing organization, but they know that a community canât be resilient against the impacts of climate change and other habitat issues unless a) people have stable housing and b) they trust each other. COVID and social media have been a doub…
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Minister Rejects Trust Councilâs Request For âReviewâ Of Islands Trust Act
Minister Rejects Trust Councilâs Request For âReviewâ Of Islands Trust Act
By Frants Attorp
Cool your heels and go back to the people. Thatâs the basic message Minister of Municipal Affairs Ravi Kahlon has sent to Trust Council, the political body of the Islands Trust, after its recent request that the Province conduct a full âreviewâ of the Islands Trust Actâincluding the âpreserve and protectâ mandate which has restrained development on the Gulf Islands for the past 50 years.
In an April 28th letter to Trust Council, which consists of all our 26 elected trustees, Minister Kahlon quashed any speculation that the Trust area, protected by the Islands Trust Act since 1974, can be governed much like any other part of the province.
The Minister indicated the provincial government has other more pressing matters on its plate âduring this time of extraordinary change and uncertainty,â and stated: âI am therefore not in a position to consider a review of the Islands Trust Act prior to the next general local elections.â
This is definitely not what…
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ASK Salt Spring Welcomes RJSSI in "Listening as a Path to Connection" on May 9
ASK Salt Spring Welcomes RJSSI in "Listening as a Path to Connection" on May 9
ASK Salt Spring Report: Listening as a Path to Connection
This monthâs Restorative Justice Dialogue Circle invited community members into a deep exploration of listening as a core skill for navigating conflict and bridging division. Together, we examined how restorative listening practices can strengthen relationships, support accountability, and contribute to more connected and resilient communities.
The circle offered a space for reflection on what it means to truly listenânot to fix, debate, or correctâbut to understand. With a focus on practical tools and relational insight, participants explored how listening can serve as an active, healing practice in times of tension or disconnection.
Laura began the session by grounding the group with a land acknowledgment and the importance of listening and centering Indigenous voices as part of reconciliation. After introducing the circle team, the group was guided in setting shared agreements to create a space of care, respe…
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What Bird Language Teaches Us About Listening to Ourselves
What Bird Language Teaches Us About Listening to Ourselves
Birds as the Nervous System of The Forest
What are Birds Communicating with Their Song?
My friend and I recently started learning bird language. She said that she had come to think of bird language as the nervous system of the forest. The birds "alarm" when predators are nearby, they sing when theyâre safe and happy, you can hear juveniles "begging" for food from their parents in the nest if youâre luckyâŠ
Side note: For those of you who have never learned about bird language, there are 5 types of communication:
-contact calls: more simple vocalizations used to communicate with other birds especially within the same flock/family, such as knowing each others location
-alarm: rapid vocalizations used to alert other birds of potential dangers such as predators
-song: melodic and complex vocal expressions, used just because (e.g. at dawn), by male birds during the breeding season to attract mates, to defend territories, etc
-territorial aggression: more inte…
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Streamlined Process Cuts Wait Times, Bringing More U.S. Nurses to B.C.
Streamlined Process Cuts Wait Times, Bringing More U.S. Nurses to B.C.
New streamlined credential recognition means nurses from the United States can now work in B.C. much quicker, with registrations taking only a few days, compared to the previous average as long as four months.
âAmerican health-care professionals are increasingly drawn to B.C. as a place that supports science, protects reproductive rights and takes care of people no matter how much money they have in their bank account,â said Premier David Eby. âThatâs why Iâm delighted to see that our new, fast-tracked credential recognition has cut registration time from months to just days and is bringing in new U.S. nurses to strengthen our public health system and deliver better care for British Columbians, faster.â
Since launching the new, streamlined process, applications from the U.S.-trained nurses have increased by 127%. The BC College of Nurses and Midwives is leveraging common systems and exams to make the registration process more efficient. Nurses can now apply directly to th…
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Province Helps Strengthen Indigenous Food Security, Sovereignty
Province Helps Strengthen Indigenous Food Security, Sovereignty
More than 100 Indigenous-led projects are underway in communities throughout B.C., helping to strengthen local food security and food sovereignty with another round of funding set to open.
âWorking alongside Indigenous partners is crucial to growing and maintaining our provinceâs food systems and part of our governmentâs ongoing commitment to reconciliation,â said Harwinder Sandhu, parliamentary secretary for agriculture. âThese Indigenous-led projects highlight how Indigenous knowledge supports increasing local food supply and food security, especially in rural and remote communities.â
In 2023, the New Relationship Trust (NRT) launched the $30-milllion Indigenous Food Security and Sovereignty Program and is supporting both on-reserve and off-reserve projects, such as revitalizing food harvesting and Indigenous agro-ecosystems, expanding production capacity, boosting local food processing and distribution, and growing commercial value-added enterprises.
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Astrology by Danielle Blackwood: This Full Moon
Astrology by Danielle Blackwood: This Full Moon
by Danielle Blackwood
Happy Full Moon in Scorpio!
On Monday May 12 th at 9:56 am, the Full Moon in Scorpio invites us to enter a portal while gifting us visions of unseen depths. Watch for secrets revealed, hidden power dynamics exposed, and a meeting with the archetypal Shadow. But while this is a particularly potent Full Moon, it also brings its gifts.
Although seeing what has been hidden can be disruptive to our worldview, once seen we cannot look away, and we may be called to reckon with âwhat isâ during this lunation. However, the medicine itself is often in the sting of the scorpion, a catalyst that begins a necessary release, so that healing can begin. And while this can play out in the outer world, it can just as easily be a cathartic inner process.
And as tempting as it can be to put the blinders back on, Scorpio medicine teaches us that if we look unflinchingly at the truth of something, to sit with it, to hold it with equal measures of courage and compass…
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Welcoming Rob Botterell â ASK Salt Spring
Welcoming Rob Botterell â ASK Salt Spring
Welcoming Rob Botterell â ASK Salt Spring
2 May 2025
Twenty-three joined for all or part of this ASK Salt Spring discussion with MLA Rob Botterell.
Changing things up a bit, Ron Cooke, the facilitator sitting in for Gayle Baker, asked Rob what concerns him. Rob answered that this week in the Legislature the government introduced legislation to streamline approvals for projects, the environmental assessment process, and infrastructure projects. Rob thought this wasnât a bad thing, but as the âdevil is in the detailsâ, he is concerned that the Green Caucus will have sufficient time to thoroughly examine the legislation and ensure it is not an over-reach.
With this said, Rob started the conversation with a territorial acknowledgment and his thoughts about the tragic events that occurred at the Lapu-Lapu Festival on April 26th. He reminded us that today is a day of mourning and wanted to express his heart-felt sympathies to the community impacted directly by the trag…
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