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SkillShare Success: Learning, Repairing and Connecting
Transition Salt Spring on 15 hours ago
Presented by: Transition Salt Spring. What an incredible day of learning, connection, and community! With more than 50 people registered, our recent SkillShare event was a wonderful success, and we would like to extend our deepest gratitude to everyone who helped make it possible. First, thank you to all of the participants who brought all […]
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Salt Spring’s Climate Adaptation Research Lab Launches as Independent Society
Mathew Appelbaum on 16 hours ago
Something significant has been quietly growing along with the trees on the slopes of Hwmetʼutsum (Mt. Maxwell) for the past four years — and it just took a big step forward. The Climate Adaptation Research Lab, known to most people on Salt Spring simply as CARL, has officially registered as an independent Society. The CARL […]
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Voted Off The Island
Salt Spring Coffee on June 15, 2026
The Real Story Behind Salt Spring Coffee I came to Salt Spring Island in 1981 to visit my brother, Ross. I never left, at least not by choice. What started as a visit turned into a life. Ross was farming out at Mansell Farm, and something about the island grabbed hold of me. The pace, […]
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Community People Profile: Ethan Wilding
Salt Spring Exchange on June 15, 2026
Tell us a bit about your background: I was born and raised in the Yukon, the son of small-business owners. The North gave me two things that stuck: a deep respect for the land, and the habit of finishing what I start. That respect led me to a Ph.D. in Environmental Ethics, which I went […]
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Some Places Still Remember How to Gather
Salt Spring Exchange on June 12, 2026
It's easy to forget what community actually feels like. We talk about it all the time. We say we want more of it. We worry that we've lost it. But then, every so often, you wander into a place where community gathers, shares, and enjoys itself a little like "old times." Salon Sundays at Stonewell […]
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Ruckle Park Service Returns for the Summer
BC Transit on June 12, 2026
BC Transit and the Capital Regional District are informing transit users of an upcoming change to the Salt Spring Island Transit System effective June 25, 2026. As part of this service change, Route 9 service to Ruckle Park will start back up and remain in place until October 1, 2026. To better align with BC […]
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What's on This Week on CHIR-FM
David Minkow on June 12, 2026
A conversation with poet and Zen teacher Peter Levitt, an interview with Figs and Honey owner Lisa Sliwowska, a show celebrating fatherhood and the usual fare of fantastic music from many genres are among the audio treats this coming week on CHIR-FM, the Voice of the Gulf Islands. Tune in to 107.9 FM (or 102.1 […]
