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Young Adult Mental Health Unit established at Royal Jubilee Hospital
Island Health on 6 hours ago
Victoria — A new Young Adult Mental Health Unit at Royal Jubilee Hospital is providing specialized and age-appropriate care for young adults experiencing acute mental health challenges. In response to a growing number of younger people experiencing significant mental health episodes needing hospital-based care, Island Health began to reconfigure an existing general psychiatry unit that […]
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ASK Salt Spring meeting with Gary Holman, CRD Director & Brian Webster, LLC Commissioner
ASK Salt Spring on 8 hours ago
ASK SALT SPRING – MEETING MINUTES 8 MARCH 2024 On March 8 th , twelve joined the ASK Salt Spring gathering at SIMs to meet with Gary Holman,CRD Director and Local Community Commissioner, and Brian Webster, LCC Commissioner. The meeting was facilitated by Grant Fredrickson, the new Events Coordinator for ASK Salt Spring. Grant is […]
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BC Ferries: Discount Fares Available
BC Ferries on March 16, 2024
MORE DISCOUNT FARES AVAILABLE VICTORIA – Customers can expect to have more opportunity – and more choice – in booking discounted fares to travel with BC Ferries from April 1 onwards. More than double the amount of people travelling between Metro Vancouver and Vancouver Island will now benefit from discounts by booking Saver fares. In […]
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Wanted Person: Tyler Pascal - Arrest Warrant for Numerous Charges
Salt Spring Island RCMP on March 5, 2024
Salt Spring RCMP are asking for the public’s help to locate 27-year-old Tyler Jordan Pascal on an arrest warrant for a variety of charges. Tyler Pascal is wanted for a variety of offences including; Impaired Driving Causing Bodily Harm, Dangerous Driving Causing Bodily Harm, Resist Arrest, Mischief Under $5000, and two counts of Assaulting Police […]
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ASK Salt Spring Welcomes Andrew Gaetz, Operations Manager of Emcon
ASK Salt Spring on March 5, 2024
March 1, fifteen joined this ASK Salt Spring gathering to welcome Andrew Gaetz, Operations Manager for Emcon, our road maintenance contractor. After our Territorial Acknowledgement, we asked Andrew what excited and delighted him. He immediately responded that he was very pleased that the recent vacuum sweeping of Ganges had gone so well, with only a […]
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Set A Place for Stqeeye’ - Salt Springers step up to support indigenous land acquisition campaign
Stqeeye’ Learning Society on March 4, 2024
Spurred by growing community interest in supporting the Mi tse’ t’akw’ (Coming Home) campaign to acquire 10 acres of land as a new home for the Stqeeye’ Learning Society, the Set A Place for Stqeeye’ program for gatherings, dinners and local events has been launched. Community groups, neighbourhoods and friends are invited to gather together […]
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Salt Spring Island celebrates International Women's Day
The Circle Education on February 29, 2024
Salt Spring Island celebrates International Women’s Day (IWD). This year’s IWD theme is Inspire Inclusion. Leading up to IWD on Friday, March 8th, here are some opportunities to learn about how we can forge women’s equality. Collectively we can all inspire inclusion. Like every year, women are well represented at The Salt Spring Film Festival […]