Listings for Kids Camps & Events (14)
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Summer Reading Club Aug 16th!
Come out and be a part of the BC Summer Reading Club on August 2nd! This is a drop-in program! Join us to play games, […]
16 hours ago
$275.
Circus camp #2
We are hosting round 2 of our circus camp! Monday to Friday, August 20 through the 24, 9am to 4pm. Participants will practice and play […]
August 13, 2018
$25 each
ENTRY LEVEL FUN TENNIS for Juniors
Come and play Tennis with us! 11th ANNUAL ROGERS ROOKIE JUNIOR TENNIS DAY DATE: SATURDAY AUGUST 25th: 8am -1pm At Porlock Park Tennis Courts on […]
August 12, 2018
$150
Squash Camp
Learn to play squash this summer, a fun and easy-to-learn racquet sport that is played all over the world and now on Salt Spring! Squash […]
August 8, 2018
$36
Kids Workshop Glass Dish Making
Glass dichroic dish making drop-in at The Glass Foundry 10-5 daily. This activity is for kids of all ages 5-18 but is geared towards younger […]
August 6, 2018
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TAPROOT NATURE KIDS (ages 5-8) – Fall...
TAPROOT NATURE KIDS Registration for our 2018 – 2019 programs is now open! Join us for games, songs, stories, wilderness skills and so much more! […]
August 1, 2018
free
StoryTime at the Saturday Market
Library StoryTime is moving outside! Family StoryTime in the Park Centennial Park Gazebo Saturdays June 16 to August 25 1:00pm There will be no StoryTime […]
July 30, 2018
$100.00
Almost there! Please help me we nd a child ...
Hello SSI community! I’m pleased to be hosting a summer circus camp this summer for kids and youth ages 8 and up. Spots are starting […]
July 26, 2018
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Dog Mermaid’s School of Fish kid̵...
Dog Mermaid’s famous kid’s Eco camp is coming to Salt Spring, July 30th – August 2nd! We’ve been asked so we’re doing it! This four […]
July 23, 2018
295.00
WAY OF THE WILD NATURE DAY CAMP
REGISTRATION is now OPEN for Wisdom of the Earth’s Exciting SUMMER CAMPS for YOUTH & TEENS! Sun, Nature, Play, Laughter, Connection, Learning! Bring out the […]
July 23, 2018
Group Conditioning Class
Book your personal group class Fridays 10 or 11:15 am Fitness Conditioning class – For Teams, Birthdays or any reason to Stay Active and Fit […]
July 20, 2018
Juan de Fuca Trail – 15% off last min...
We have couple last minute spaces that have opened up for our upcoming Juan de Fuca trail teen program. Prep days are this Sunday and […]
July 20, 2018
Free
Kids Tennis Clinic: Tomorrow’s Champs...
Kids from 6 – 15 all welcome! Drills, games, tips and on court fun with some top coaches from BC, USA and Canada This is […]
July 17, 2018
Local Stories
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Alert: Fulford Harbour Boat Fire
It probably started around 12:15 and was out with the boat totally destroyed by about 12:45. Coast Guard and lots of other vessels on hand. Didn’t see the initial fire so don’t know if there was an explosion or not. Of course, have no idea if the occupants got to safety but likely they did […]
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Salt Spring Chamber – Green Touris...
The Salt Spring Chamber of Commerce has again been recognized and re-accredited by Green Tourism Canada. We become Canada’s first Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Centre to become accredited members of Green Tourism Canada in 2016. Our “silver” re-accreditation was made official on August 3rd, 2018. We are proud to be working within this program […]
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Sow Spinach and Greens; Pests and Proble...
Yesterday should have been “Spinach Day” in my garden, but it is far too hot to attempt to sow anything right now. I have had good results sowing spinach as late as the middle of August so will wait to until it cools down in a couple of days to plant seeds. The forecast for […]
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Temporary Wastewater Bypass for Ganges W...
The Capital Regional District (CRD) is currently upgrading the wastewater treatment plant in Ganges Village on Salt Spring Island and in order to complete the work a wastewater bypass is required between August 16 and August 28, 2018. During this time, wastewater will receive preliminary treatment only (solids screening) and then bypass the normal treatment process […]
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Indefatigable Old Boys Awards Ceremony
The Old Boys celebrated their 2017/2018 season with the Annual Awards Ceremony at the Tweedle residence on August 4th. This years Awards Ceremony had been held back due to the absence of stalwart Head Statistician, Columnist, and Sausage Roll connoisseur Fraser Hope while on his sojourns back to bonnie Scotland. Quite what Hope was up […]
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Salt Spring Makes the Cover of the Vanco...
Salt Spring makes the cover of the Vancouver Sun – but not for a good reason The severity of Salt Spring’s housing crisis is well known by the many hundreds who are directly affected, and by a few hundred more like me who know people who are. But as of yesterday, tens of thousands across […]
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Fire News: Close Call, On Alert, Lessons...
(Humanity) is not imprisoned by habit. Great changes in (us) can be wrought by crisis – once that crisis can be recognized and understood. Norman Cousins Glimpsing backwards to discover patterns of adaption For those of us who have gone through hardships in the past, this week we woke up once again to the need […]
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Video and Photos: New Bike Park Opens to...
After years of consultation, planning, design and community engagement The Salt Spring Lions Commemorative Bike Park opened today with a big turn out from the community. Dozens of families, bikes in tow, joined the project sponsors, managers and supporters in the opening of the island’s first bike park. The family bike park is a dirt […]
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Fire News: Chief’s Response Report – 201...
Salt Spring Island Fire Rescue responded to 60 Incidents in June 2018. These were: Twenty (20) medical emergencies, One (1) structure fire, Five (5) motor vehicle incidents (MVIs), Eight (8) calls for assistance, Two (2) BC Hydro incidents – one fire and one tree on lines, Thirteen (13) open burns, One (1) animal rescue, Two […]
