The following is a letter sent to Hon. Raj Chouhan, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, and filed with the Driftwood for ...

Occupations in the care economy sector involve paid and unpaid caregiving, including childcare, elder care and long-term care ...

After a successful summer off-Broadway, Bear Grease the Musical is coming to ArtSpring for two nights as part of the ...

Communities across Canada gather every Dec. 6 to honour the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.

A town hall on housing might not have generated rooster-level buzz on Salt Spring, but a smaller group of islanders ...

It is with heavy hearts that we announce on July 24th, with his wife Christy, daughter Larissa and two kittens Clover and Peanut by his side, Rick lost his second battle with cancer. He was born on ...

Salt Spring’s holiday season is about to get brighter with the first annual Trucker n’ Trade Holiday Parade hitting the streets at 5:30 p.m.

January 14, 1952 - November 7, 2025 Lee passed away peacefully at Kelowna General Hospital due to complications resulting from a fall at home. Hampered ...

We are not immune to polarization in B.C. Even in a time of Trump tariffs and staggering provincial budget deficits, there is much we can do to maintain social cohesion and work across party lines.

Applying an urban planning formula to a protected area makes no sense. Yet that is exactly what Trust Council has in mind for the Gulf Islands. The formula, called FAR (Floor Area Ratio), is being ...

Coinciding with an emerging “sister island” movement, a friendly flotilla is sailing from Washington State’s Orcas Island Yacht Club all the way to Ganges Harbour, launching three days of activities — ...

As the autumn weather descends upon us, I start to think about forest fires and what can be done over the winter to reduce the risk of wildfire in our 20-acre forest. The Wilkie Way area was first ...