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New SSI Basketball Association is a Slam Dunk
David Minkow on November 8, 2024
There is no shortage of enthusiasm for basketball on SSI. Last year, 90 boys and girls at GISS—about one in seven students—played on a school basketball team. The sport is also popular at the elementary schools, and this spring, a team of local men who have been playing together for years won a league title […]
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ASK Salt Spring Welcomes Kurt Irwin and Our Archives Staff to Discuss Reconciliation
ASK Salt Spring on November 6, 2024
November 1 Fourteen joined us to welcome Penelakut Councillor Kurt Irwin, his uncles Ken and Chuck, and Archive volunteer managers Christina Marshall and Ceridwen Ross Collins. A unique and fun ASK Salt Spring, all seemed to enjoy a fascinating glimpse at our past as well as a future Salt Spring rich with First Nations partnerships. […]
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Fatal Pedestrian Collision
Salt Spring Island RCMP on November 6, 2024
On the evening of October 28, 2024, Salt Spring RCMP responded to a report of a pedestrian struck on Rainbow Road. The driver remained on scene and cooperated with investigators. The pedestrian was flown to hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries. There is no criminality involved in this a tragic accident. Out of […]
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LCC Responds to SIMS Concerns
CRD SSI on November 4, 2024
The following is a statement from the Salt Spring Island's Local Community Commissioners. SIMS Community Space Proposal Recently, Salt Spring's Local Community Commission (LCC) has heard from community members concerned by plans to rent space in Salt Spring Island Multi Space (SIMS) to the Chuan Society. The Society has proposed a short-term pilot project to […]
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Independent MLA Candidate Amy Haysom Reflects on Her Run
David Minkow on November 1, 2024
Saanich North and the Islands was this provincial election’s most competitive three-way race, the only riding where three candidates received at least about 30 percent of the vote. A fourth candidate, Amy Haysom ran as an Independent and received almost 2 percent of the vote. Because Amy was the only Salt Spring candidate on the […]
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Local Trust Committee October Update
Laura Patrick on November 1, 2024
Local Trust Committee October Update, by Trustee Laura Patrick This report relates to the business of the Salt Spring Local Trust Committee (LTC), which is made up of the two local trustees and an appointed chair. The LTC’s responsibilities include regulating the development and use of land within the Salt Spring Local Trust Area, which […]
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We Are What We Eat: A Fresh Approach to Eating that Promotes Personal, Community and Environmental Health
Transition Salt Spring on October 30, 2024
During the pandemic, David Marshall couldn't ignore the mountain of recycling piling up at home—so much plastic, so much waste. Despite their best recycling efforts, he realized every piece of plastic ever made still exists somewhere. Where does it all go? It was shocking to think this was just one family's impact. As he shopped […]