ASK Salt Spring

Fifteen joined this ASK Salt Spring gathering to welcome Island Pathways’ Robin Jenkinson to talk about Salt Spring’s proposed Salish Sea Trail. During her Land Acknowledgement, she reminded us that our trails today often follow age-old First Nations routes. We also learned that many of our roadbeds are artifact-rich as they were first constructed using crushed shells from local middens. When we introduced ourselves, we learned that participants at this gathering were a mixture of avid cyclists and those who do not feel safe enough cycling on Salt Spring. In addition to locals, we were pleased to welcome participants from Gabriola and Pender Islands to share their trail advocacy successes and challenges. Robin shared her “excitement and delight” with her recent visits to other islands, both to learn from them as well as to gain what she characterized as an archipelagic perspective. One outgrowth of this pan-island perspective is her recent acceptance of the coordination of…

Ten joined this ASK Salt Spring gathering to welcome Partners Creating Pathways team members Peter Meyer and Donald McLennan. After our Land Acknowledgment and an opportunity for participants to introduce themselves, Donald and Peter shared what “excited and delighted” them. Donald began by sharing his delight that, after a lengthy period of hibernation, Partners Creating Pathways have forged a new collaborative relationship with its traditional ally, the CRD. Once again, Partners Creating Pathways are celebrating concrete success developing and expanding the network of pathways around Ganges. His nearly 20 years as a Partner Creating Pathways volunteer under the inspired leadership of now retired chair Jean Gelwicks has been one of his most enjoyable life experiences. He also shared his satisfaction with his years as Chair of the now-dissolved CRD Transportation Commission and his success building benches all over Salt Spring, now numbering over 50! In closing, he also sh…