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Public Feedback Sought on Draft Strategy for Private Marine Docks
BC News on September 4, 2026
Summary Public survey on the draft Strategic Management Plan will be open from Sept. 3, 2026, until Oct. 18, 2026 The plan proposes guidelines for the management of private marine docks on Crown foreshore areas in southern Gulf Islands and southeastern Vancouver Island Feedback will help determine whether the draft approach strikes the right balance […]
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Let’s Bring The Rink Home!
SSI Healthy Living Society on September 4, 2026
LACE UP SALT SPRING AND HELP BRING THE RINK HOME! Generations of kids have grown up on Salt Spring without ever lacing up a pair of skates. Not for lack of wanting to. To skate, an island family has to catch a ferry, drive to a rink in another community, and come home late. That […]
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Convergence Festival Is Thriving Against the Odds, but for How Long?
Convergence Festival on September 2, 2026
It’s no secret that it’s increasingly difficult to present live music. News headlines are full of cancelled festivals, several of them local. From Salt Spring’s very own SOCS (Summer Outdoor Concert Series), to Rifflandia and Harbour Blues & Roots in Victoria, to Kaslo Jazz Fest and Vancouver Island Music Fest (Courtenay) regionally, to dozens more […]
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Ferries Fixed, Webcams, Newsletters, Fall Fair & Apples Absolutely Everywhere
Salt Spring Exchange on September 2, 2026
Summer Was Full. Now Comes the Harvest. Well, that went quickly. At the beginning of summer we announced that the tomatoes needed us more than your inbox did, paused the Saturday newsletter for a few months, and headed outside to try to keep up with the garden. We’re not entirely sure we succeeded with the […]
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Habitat for Humanity Comes to Salt Spring to Pilot its Critical Repair Program
ASK Salt Spring on September 2, 2026
Twelve joined this ASK Salt Spring gathering to welcome Habitat for Humanity’s CEO Carmen Rempel and Tiffany Gates, Director of Human Resources and Family Services. Despite the relatively low number joining this conversation, throughout our two hours together, it was clear that Carmen has generated a large number of important housing conversations throughout Salt Spring, […]
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How the LCC Can Serve You Better
Pam Tarr on September 2, 2026
As part of my learning curve while running for Local Community Commissioner, I’ve been attending LCC meetings, including the hours-long provisional budget meeting which was fascinating. (OK, I’m a deliberative process nerd) What struck me so strongly is how dynamic the LCC is, making decisions, advancing projects or turning them down. They get sh*t done […]
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What's On This Week on CHIR-FM
David Minkow on August 31, 2026
A show about pet CPR, a recording of Measha Brueggergosman-Lee’s February performance at ArtSpring, a conversation with author Anna Byrne, and an interview with the Salt Spring Seeds team are among the nifty things coming your way this week on CHIR-FM, the Voice of the Gulf Islands. Tune in to 107.9 FM (or 102.1 FM […]
