What do you love about living on Salt Spring? What would make your life better? The Salt Spring Island Foundation is inviting all local residents to complete Salt Spring’s Vital Signs® 2017 survey. A crucial part of the Vital Signs community consultation process, the survey seeks local opinion on quality-of-life areas to be included in Salt Spring’s first-ever Vital Signs report, such as community belonging, health and wellness, housing, arts and culture, learning, seniors, the environment, work and employment, and sports and recreation. Vital Signs will combine statistical analysis with valuable local insights into community strengths and challenges in a comprehensive and highly readable report, to be published in October 2017. The report will present a unique snapshot of the island and the people who live here. Experience in other communities across Canada has shown that the Vital Signs report is an important discussion piece, providing much-needed clarity around curren…

What do you love about living on Salt Spring? What challenges do you face? What local issues would you like to see highlighted in Salt Spring’s first Vital Signs report? On March 2, the Salt Spring Island Foundation is hosting a Vital Signs Open House at the library program room from 2 to 5:30 p.m. Vital Signs is an important initiative that will present a unique snapshot of the island and the people who live here. As an important part of the Vital Signs community consultation process, the Open House will give islanders a chance to have their say on issue areas to be included in Salt Spring’s Vital Signs report, such as health and wellness, housing, arts and culture, learning, seniors, the environment, work and employment, sports and recreation, and other areas identified as relevant to our community. Through a combination of data review and comparative analysis, Salt Spring’s Vital Signs will offer valuable insights into community strengths and challenges in a com…

The Salt Spring Island Foundation is pleased to announce the recent approval of approximately $50,000 in grants to 10 organizations. Many of the projects funded address the most critical needs identified by islanders in the Foundation’s 2012 Community Needs Survey. Since 1984, the Salt Spring Island Foundation has granted more than $1.3 million to local registered charities. Every year, the Foundation invests in our community through its Community Endowment Fund, which was developed and continues to grow through donations and bequests from residents and friends of Salt Spring Island. Over $120,000 is distributed annually through grants to a wide range of Salt Spring not-for-profit organizations. Arthritis Society (BC and Yukon Division) To help fund a free arthritis information program to be held on Salt Spring Island. Beacon Community Services For the Salt Spring Island Best Babies program, which supports young mothers by providing information and resources aimed at…

Did you know that since 1984, the Salt Spring Island Foundation has granted more than $1.2 million to over 70 local registered charities? Every year, the Foundation invests in our community through its Community Endowment Fund, which was developed and continues to grow through donations and bequests from residents and friends of Salt Spring Island. Over $100,000 is distributed annually through grants to a wide range of not-for-profit organizations. The Foundation is pleased to announce the recent approval of approximately $44,000 for 10 projects. Beaver Point Hall Society To provide a generator for the hall for emergency preparedness. This grant was made possible by a bequest from the Shaw family. Island Natural Growers For fencing for the Rainbow Road Park Allotment Gardens, which provide approximately 40 garden plots to islanders. Island Farmers Institute Foundation To create additional storage space at the Bittancourt Museum. Island Pathways For improvemen…