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20% Off This Week! in Select Departments!
20% OFF This Week! in Select Departments! 20% OFF in select departments October 1st to 5th. All this as well as the full Customer Appreciation […]
October 2, 2018
Roller Derby Video – Customer Appreci...
Customer Appreciation Sale at Country Grocer starts this Sunday, September 30th 2018.
September 29, 2018
Customer Appreciation Sale with Tempest Rol...
Fall Customer Appreciation Sale with SS Tempest Roller Derby Team Salt Spring’s Tempest Roller Derby team rolls through to show some of the great bargains […]
September 26, 2018
Customer Appreciation Sale!
Country Grocer Customer Appreciation Sale! Begins Sunday September 30th!
September 24, 2018
The Newest Hot Sauce in the Store!
The Newest Hot Sauce in the Store Our Deli at Country Grocer SSI is very pleased to bring you Salt Spring Kitchen Company’s delicious Roasted […]
September 19, 2018
$30 - $37
Ken Lavigne Concert!
Come and hear Ken Lavigne playing all your favourites. Tuesday September 25 at ArtSpring.
September 18, 20182018 Country Grocer Valentines Photo Contest Winners!
Thank you to everyone who participated in this year’s Valentines photo contest sponsored by Country Grocer. The winning prize this year was for a $150 gift certificate for dinner at Auntie Pestos. Winners were selected by random draw. And! There were so many great pictures submitted this year that we’re giving away even more prizes. […]
Community News
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CRD Candidates Differ on Important Issue...
As the local CRD campaign unfolds, significant differences between candidates on important issues and priorities have emerged. This is my view of these differences and their importance our community. Affordable Housing Affordable housing is Salt Spring’s top priority. I believe my platform proposals are the most comprehensive, and include provision of supporting infrastructure, strengthening […]
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2018 Elections – Candidates Perspectives...
In the lead up to Election Day on October 20th, 2018, the Community Alliance will post answers from candidates to crucial questions. Today, we focus on impact of sustainable transportation. Question: How would you promote environmentally sustainable transportation on Salt Spring? Sabrina Ali (candidate for Islands Trustee): I would like to see public transit extended […]
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Great to See All Candidates Prioritize H...
Over the course of the past 6 months, volunteers from across the Island have been exploring solutions to our affordable housing crisis. Members of our group have held hundreds of meetings and conversations with community leaders, current elected officials, planners, non-profit housing proponents, engineers and water experts, builders and rental suite owners, and those most […]
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2018 Elections – Candidates Perspectives...
In the lead up to Election Day on October 20th, 2018, the Community Alliance will post answers from candidates to crucial questions. Today, we focus on impact of new projects. Question: (CRD Only question) When making a cost-benefit analysis for a capital project, how would you account for the environmental impacts of that project, and […]
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Vote: Make Someone You Know a Salty Awar...
Presenting the Salt Spring Community & Business Awards! Winners will receive a Salty Award and 30 awards will be given out two areas – Business and Community. You can also vote in new the “Fun and Games” category. Salt Spring residents, visitors and fans are nominating and voting for the winners online. You can now vote for 1 […]
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2018 Elections – Candidates Perspectives...
In the lead up to Election Day on October 20th, 2018, the Community Alliance will post answers from candidates to crucial questions. Today, we focus on alternative housing options. Question: What would you do to bring the current Land Use Bylaws in line with the OCP’s support for alternative housing options to allow innovative projects […]
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Dewy-eyed Unicorn Jockeys from Salt Spri...
Salt Spring Island, we’re in the news! Alberta Premier Rachel Notley recently referenced us in her defence of the Trans Mountain pipeline. “I would say to those who oppose our fight to build this pipeline, that they are being extremely foolish,” Notley said in a speech to a teachers convention. “Maybe on Salt Spring Island […]
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We Need a Cohesive Housing Strategy Now
We have a housing crisis that is impacting everyone on this island either directly or indirectly. Working people – among them nurses, teachers, servers, chefs – struggle to find long-term homes. We are losing organizations and businesses that are integral to our island life. Enrolment in our school district is falling. This is a complex […]
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2018 Elections – Candidates Perspectives...
In the lead up to Election Day on October 20th, 2018, the Community Alliance will post answers from candidates to crucial questions. Today, we focus on health. Question: How would you support the proposed Salt Spring Community Health Centre so that it is completed in a timely and effective manner? Sabrina Ali (candidate for Islands […]