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UPDATE Vesuvius Camera Service Announcement

Hello fellow islanders ... As many know we have been having some issues with the Vesuvius ferry camera. We fixed one issue to now be facing another (Dang it!) ... we have had to bring in some skilled help for this one. We are working on it, fingers crossed it will all be fixed up shortly. Thanks so much for your patience and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause!

PSA: Vesuvius Ferry Camera is Down

Hi Folks! Just a little PSA: Vesuvius Ferry Cams have been down all weekend, we have been working to get them back online - a little blip in the system! Hopefully they will be back up tomorrow, fingers crossed!! We know these are much used service for many of you that take this route regularly, so we apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you. Hopefully we won't see this ominous black "connecting" screen for much longer!

Bus and Ferry Schedules now LIVE on the Exchange!

We are pleased to announce that we are now publishing the local bus and ferry schedules on the Exchange! We have also embedded the web cam links for both Vesuvius and Fulford terminals so you can check the schedule and the cams at the same time. https://saltspringexchange.com/bus-ferry-schedules/

NEW Web Cams for SSI - Road Work on Fulford-Ganges Hill

We got a call a little while back from our friends at Country Grocer, saying “Hey, we think most people would really appreciate having better eyes on the road work on Fulford-Ganges Hill! Would you guys be up to putting up more web cams? We will pitch in!” “Why yes we would!” We started by trying to figure out where the cams would best be situated. The best location was actually pretty obvious. We called Conrad over at Salt Spring Search and Rescue to see if they would be interested in helping us out. These guys are amazing! Super helpful, excited and really collaborative. Thanks Conrad and the team there especially Bill Griffiths for handling the install. Also a big shout out to Christopher Roy for helping pull all the technical parts together. Christopher and Bill worked tirelessly for the last few days getting these all up and running while upgrading our other cameras so they could stream more clearly on all devices. Super team!! So now you can check out how…

Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) was created through a legal settlement between Residential Schools Survivors, the Assembly of First Nations, Inuit representatives and the parties responsible for creation and operation of the schools: the federal government and the church bodies. The TRC’s mandate was to inform all Canadians about what happened in residential schools. The TRC documented the truth of Survivors, their families, communities and anyone personally affected by the residential school experience. This included First Nations, Inuit and Métis former residential school students, their families, communities, the churches, former school employees, government officials and other Canadians. The TRC concluded its mandate in 2015 and transferred its records to the safekeeping of National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR). Work of the TRC The TRC carried out extensive research, including hearing from Residential Survivors, their f…

The Salt Spring Exchange is now a BC “Benefit” company under new ownership

Earlier this year we officially took over ownership of Salt Spring Media, the parent company of the Salt Spring Exchange and the day-to-day operations of the Salt Spring Exchange. At the time, the previous ownership had kept a fairly low profile and recommended we do the same at least for a time. Quite honestly, it felt like the right call at first. We didn’t have a full understanding of what it took to run the Exchange on a day-to-day basis, and we were quite overwhelmed. But we have heard from many people within the community that they felt it would be lovely for our fellow Salt Springers to know who we are and what our intentions are. To that end, or beginning as it is, we have also decided to make the Salt Spring Exchange a BC “Benefit” Company. If you are wondering what that means, here is a direct reference from the BC Government: A benefit company is a for-profit company that commits to conducting its business in a responsible and sustainable way. It mu…

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