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Isabella Point Road will close overnight for repairs
Salt Spring News on 22 hours ago
The overnight repair work will start Dec. 5, subject to favourable weather conditions, and it is estimated to require five nights to complete. Heavy rain will prevent overnight work and, on these evenings, the road will remain open to single-lane alternating traffic. During the daytime, the road will remain open to single-lane alternating traffic. Emergency […]
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BC Ferries records another record level of vehicle traffic over the second quarter of 2022
BC Ferries on November 25, 2022
BC Ferries released its second quarter results today for the three and six months ending September 30, 2022. Vehicle and passenger traffic, revenue and net earnings are all higher compared to the same periods in the prior year. For the six months ending September 30, 2022, 5.4 million vehicles were carried, up 4 percent as […]
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Winter arrives! Mulching, staking, covering
Linda Gilkeson on November 25, 2022
Well, here it is: The first really wintery cold weather is forecast to arrive this coming week. It may get truly nasty after Tuesday with snow and very low overnight temperatures forecast by Thursday. SO right now, this weekend, finish all mulching and supplement any mulches that might have packed down in the rain. And […]
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Capital Regional District and the Canadian Union of Public Employees ratify new collective agreement
Salt Spring News on November 24, 2022
The Capital Regional District (CRD) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 1978 have reached a 3-year collective agreement for the period of January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2024. “I am very pleased that we have been able to reach a fair and mutually beneficial agreement through respectful negotiation and honest dialogue,” […]
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ASK Salt Spring with CRD’s Gary Holman on our soon-to-be-established Local Community Commission (LCC)
ASK Salt Spring on November 23, 2022
Twenty Salt Springers joined us for all or part of this ASK Salt Spring conversation with CRD’s Gary Holman with a focus on our soon-to-be-established Local Community Commission (LCC). After our Territorial Acknowledgement, Gary spoke briefly about some news from the CRD Board. He noted that our recent local election had resulted in a great […]
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Soaring living costs cause major increases in the living wage across BC
Salt Spring News on November 17, 2022
The living wage has increased across British Columbia due to significant increases in the cost of food and housing. The living wage has gone up to $24.08 an hour in Metro Vancouver for 2022—the highest increase since the living wage was first calculated in 2008 and significantly higher than the rate of inflation. And for […]
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Capital Regional District announces Board of Directors and Chairs
Salt Spring News on November 16, 2022
Today, at the inaugural board meetings of the Capital Regional District (CRD), the Capital Regional Hospital District (CRHD) and the Capital Region Housing Corporation (CRHC), Directors elected the Chairs and Vice-Chairs for the upcoming year. Saanich Councillor Colin Plant has been re-elected as the CRD Board Chair, and Sooke Mayor Maja Tait has been elected […]
