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We Don't Have a Housing Crisis
Jon Cooksey on 3 minutes ago
There used to be a 2002 report on the Islands Trust website called “Crisis in Paradise - Accelerating the Provision of Affordable Housing on Salt Spring Island,” by Clare Heffernan. It’s cited in other reports, but I haven’t been able to find it, gone down the memory hole. But the title of the report still […]
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Minister Rejects Trust Council’s Request For “Review” Of Islands Trust Act
Frants Attorp on May 16, 2025
By Frants Attorp Cool your heels and go back to the people. That’s the basic message Minister of Municipal Affairs Ravi Kahlon has sent to Trust Council, the political body of the Islands Trust, after its recent request that the Province conduct a full “review” of the Islands Trust Act—including the “preserve and protect” mandate […]
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ASK Salt Spring Welcomes RJSSI in "Listening as a Path to Connection" on May 9
ASK Salt Spring on May 16, 2025
ASK Salt Spring Report: Listening as a Path to Connection This month’s Restorative Justice Dialogue Circle invited community members into a deep exploration of listening as a core skill for navigating conflict and bridging division. Together, we examined how restorative listening practices can strengthen relationships, support accountability, and contribute to more connected and resilient communities. […]
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What Bird Language Teaches Us About Listening to Ourselves
Cate Nash on May 14, 2025
Birds as the Nervous System of The Forest What are Birds Communicating with Their Song? My friend and I recently started learning bird language. She said that she had come to think of bird language as the nervous system of the forest. The birds "alarm" when predators are nearby, they sing when they’re safe and […]
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Streamlined Process Cuts Wait Times, Bringing More U.S. Nurses to B.C.
BC News on May 14, 2025
New streamlined credential recognition means nurses from the United States can now work in B.C. much quicker, with registrations taking only a few days, compared to the previous average as long as four months. “American health-care professionals are increasingly drawn to B.C. as a place that supports science, protects reproductive rights and takes care of […]
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Province Helps Strengthen Indigenous Food Security, Sovereignty
BC News on May 14, 2025
More than 100 Indigenous-led projects are underway in communities throughout B.C., helping to strengthen local food security and food sovereignty with another round of funding set to open. “Working alongside Indigenous partners is crucial to growing and maintaining our province’s food systems and part of our government’s ongoing commitment to reconciliation,” said Harwinder Sandhu, parliamentary […]
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Astrology by Danielle Blackwood: This Full Moon
Salt Spring Exchange on May 9, 2025
by Danielle Blackwood Happy Full Moon in Scorpio! On Monday May 12 th at 9:56 am, the Full Moon in Scorpio invites us to enter a portal while gifting us visions of unseen depths. Watch for secrets revealed, hidden power dynamics exposed, and a meeting with the archetypal Shadow. But while this is a particularly […]
