If the industrial revolution evokes images of coal and iron, factories and railways, what does the “green industrial revolution” bring to mind? Marc Lee, Senior Economist with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) will discuss just that, at a Salt Spring Forum event on Feb. 15th at ArtSpring. Salt Spring Islanders will have heard Marc Lee on CBC Radio’s Early Edition as part of the regular business panel. Or read his frequent articles in the Vancouver Sun and Victoria Times Colomnist. Or studied the literally 100s of research reports that he has produced during his fourteen years with the CCPA, where he tracks budgets and economic trends and analyzes core policy policy issues, ranging from poverty, to globalization, to energy, tax and transportation. They might even know him as the Chair of the Progressive Economics Forum, or the co-Chair of the Climate Justice Project, a $1 million research partnership between the CCPA and UBC. Marc Lee’s approach will c…

Salt Spring Island – The Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee has been working since 2010 to comply with BC legislation aimed at protecting and restoring BC’s fish habitat, improving riparian protection and enhancement, and providing stronger local government powers in environmental planning. Within this legislation is the Riparian Areas Regulation (RAR) under which local governments are required to protect the features, functions, and conditions that are vital in the natural maintenance of stream health and productivity for fish habitat, potential fish habitat, and streams that carry water to them. In short, compliance with the RAR is contingent upon the Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee amending their bylaws to include riparian area protection provisions. The implementation of the RAR in the Trust Area had been delayed principally due to issues with identifying watercourses that are subject to the RAR and in accurately mapping those watercourses. The Islands Tru…

CTV News video report about the first day of smart meter installations on Salt Spring Island. https://youtu.be/87LeyZ763NM

The Salt Spring Tennis Association (SSTA) is proud to announce that the construction of a permanent indoor tennis facility “Centre Court” is now complete. We invite everyone to the Open House on Saturday August 18th from 3:00 – 5:00 pm at 805 Lower Ganges Rd, behind the driving range at the Salt Spring Island Golf and Country Club (SSIGC). We will be celebrating with cake and refreshments and everyone wearing the appropriate, non-marking, footwear will have an opportunity to go on the tennis court and hits balls against the ball machine. We are truly proud of this new island facility - open to everyone at equal cost. We could not have accomplished it without the support of many local individuals and businesses. We look forward to formally thanking all of you that contributed to our success. At this time we want to thank the executive of the SSIGC as well as Norm Elliott, owner of Permasteel, and Ken Byron of Ken Byron Excavating. After the Open House, the facility will be…

Good news. VIHA has lifted the beach advisory yesterday for St. Mary's lake.  We have been advised that it is now safe to swim in the lake. Elizabeth Salt Spring Island Emergency Co-ordinator

Lady Minto Hospital Foundation has made a new investment, a sort of “heart monitor”, if you will. It doesn’t rely on fancy bells and whistles but it is everything to do with our inner core. And it requires your participation. Helping Hearts is a new program and it is an investment in our staff, nurses and doctors. It is our sincere effort to recognize the work that they do on a daily basis to provide the best patient care possible with the resources that they have available. Here’s how the program works. If there is someone who made a difference in the quality of your care or the care of a family member during your recent hospital visit at Lady Minto Hospital, tell us your story and show your gratitude by making a donation in their name. It could be one of our doctors or nurses. Maybe it’s our Facilities Department that maintains the grounds and the building to make the hospital a physically comfortable environment. Did our admitting staff work to efficiently proce…

Walk into the Endoscopy Room at Lady Minto, on a Tuesday, and you’ll find yourself in the midst of bright lights. The procedure is an endoscopy, which includes colonoscopies and gastroscopies. The cast includes the great OR teams of Lady Minto Hospital nurses and doctors. The leading man…Dr. John Morse, the specialist behind all this activity. How did Salt Spring Island end up so lucky to have access to his services? John Morse and his family had been living up in Yellowknife for the past 18 years. During this time, Dr. Shane Barclay was working part time in Fort Simpson and they became friends. Apparently the conversation went something like, “if you ever get tired of working in the north and want to work in BC, let me know.” Eventually a move south became very appealing and the Morse’s moved to Maple Bay. Thus began the talks about Endoscopy at Lady Minto Hospital. Salt Spring Island has kept him very busy. A year ago, Dr. Morse began commuting from Maple Bay every Tues…