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Welcoming MLA Rob Botterell
ASK Salt Spring on April 9, 2025
April 4 Twenty-two joined this ASK Salt Spring gathering to welcome MLA Rob Botterell and Julie Luna. He began his time with us this month acknowledging his appreciation for being able to live and work on this beautiful land, the unceded territory of 14 Indigenous groups. He spoke of his dismay with the recent display […]
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Brewing Up Community: How Ometepe Coffee Connects Islanders Across Continents
Andrea Palframan on April 9, 2025
There’s something magical about the moment the blossoms begin to burst open in Ganges Village, signalling not only the beginning of spring but the start of another Saturday Market season. For Ometepe Coffee volunteers, those blooms are a signal: time to spring into action! Thousands of visitors enjoy the delicious, fair trade & fair wage, […]
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Obituary: Jeremy Peto Sibley
Gail Sibley on April 9, 2025
Jeremy Peto Sibley b. 20 October 1929 Kingston, Jamaica - d. 31December 2024 Salt Spring Island , BC, Canada Jeremy was born and grew up in Jamaica. His family lineage reaches back to the slave abolitionist Baptist minister William Knibb who came to Jamaica from England in 1824. Due to an injury, a great deal […]
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Police Investigate After Dogs and Owners Injured in Altercation
Salt Spring Island RCMP on April 7, 2025
Police are investigating after two men and their dogs either suffered bite injuries or cut wounds during an altercation. On April 6, 2025 at 4:32 p.m., the Salt Spring Island RCMP received a report of a weapons complaint at Ruckle Park. A 46-year-old Salt Spring man called to advise that he had allegedly cut another […]
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Golden Opportunity - Sunset Community Fire Hall No. 3 - Salt Spring Island, BC
Yes We Can on April 7, 2025
Background: There are various residential locations around our Beautiful Island of Salt Spring that are beyond 8Km from one of our 3 Fire Halls. One area in particular is Sunset Drive, North from West Eagle Drive to Southey Pt and around the North End on North End Rd to just past Epron Rd. In December […]
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B.C. Ends Carbon Tax: Mixed Reactions on Salt Spring Island
Salt Spring Exchange on April 4, 2025
April 2025 The British Columbia government officially ended the province’s carbon tax on April 1, 2025, aiming to provide immediate relief on fuel prices amidst rising inflation and affordability concerns. Premier David Eby cited economic pressures and political division as reasons behind repealing the policy first introduced in 2008. Salt Spring Island residents, known for […]
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Enhanced Rental Assistance Programs Support Families and Seniors
bc on April 4, 2025
More people will now benefit from enhancements to the Rental Assistance Program (RAP) and the Shelter Aid for Elderly Renters (SAFER) program, helping low-income families and seniors afford their rent. “With the rising cost of living, we’re enhancing supports through the RAP and SAFER programs to ensure more families and seniors can access essential financial […]