Salt Spring and Southern Gulf Islands news and information
WEBWhile it was easy for people to make jokes about “door crasher sales” and the like on social media when a truck crashed into... Southern Gulf Islands news along with arts and entertainment, sports, community and lifestyle information published online and in print by the Gulf Islands Driftwood.
Burn ban lifted on Salt Spring - Gulf Islands Driftwood
WEB1 day ago · September 20, 2024. The province-wide ban on outdoor burning enacted July 12 has ended, according to fire officials, who continue to urge caution even as burning is once again permitted throughout the Coastal Fire Centre’s jurisdiction. And despite another challenging season for fire crews in B.C., on Salt Spring Island the picture was of a ...
SS Archives completes Driftwood digitization
WEBFebruary 28, 2018. A 10-year project of the Salt Spring Archives has nearly drawn to conclusion with the complete scanning of more than 3,000 issues of the Gulf Islands Driftwood. The project, overseen with great patience by archivist Frank Neumann, puts 67 years’ worth of newspapers into an easily accessible and searchable database.
News Archives - Gulf Islands Driftwood
WEBSep 10, 2024 · A six-figure renovation of the former Apple Photo space appears to be going ahead, as Islands Trust officials formally announced Wednesday, Sept. 11 they...
Events from August 31 – October 26 - Gulf Islands Driftwood
WEBAug 29, 2024 · A fun weekend of camping, games and live music at the Salt Spring Farmers' Institute, and the Toy Run Ride (on Saturday, Aug. 17). Saturday's schedule: 9:00 am - Ride Registration opens 11:00 am Sharp - Toy Run Ride begins 1:00 pm - Motorcycle games kickoff & Beer Gardens open 5:30 pm- Bands start playing: […] 9:00 am - 3:00 pm.
About us - Gulf Islands Driftwood
WEBThe Gulf Islands Driftwood was launched as a humble, mimeographed 10-page news-sheet full of social news and quirky tidbits on March 24, 1960 by Woody Fisher, who had lived on Salt Spring Island for five years. The paper was bought by Jim and Arlene Ward in 1964, who changed its name to the Gulf Islands Driftwood, expanding coverage to the ...
Resurgence represents landmark art exhibition - Gulf Islands …
WEB3 days ago · Resurgence runs until Sept. 28 and is viewable from Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the main display case in the lobby as well as in the program room when it is not in use for events. Artists represented in Resurgence: Caroline Dick (Tahltan), Autumn Elworthy …
Garden bench raffle supports Greenwoods - Gulf Islands Driftwood
WEB3 days ago · The 2024 bench was created by Salt Spring artisan Luke Hart-Weller of Copperwood Gallery, and is crafted from salvaged Gulf Islands cedar, embellished with charred cedar and copper flowers. The annual fundraising raffle of a handcrafted garden bench to benefit Greenwoods Eldercare has been a tradition on Salt Spring since 1998.
ON TOUR, ON ISLAND - Gulf Islands Driftwood
WEBFeb 18, 2024 · The Studio Tour’s 2023 season featured 18 stops, from glassworks and photography to wine and farm goods — one of the busiest years on record, according to Hampson-Reid, a participating artist and also the tour’s coordinator, and certainly the most action since COVID shuttered so many studios to visitors. Those visitors returned ...
Adam Olsen gives final Salt Spring address - Gulf Islands Driftwood
WEB4 days ago · Your community newspaper since 1960. 241 Fulford-Ganges Rd. Salt Spring, BC V8K 2K7 Canada. Office hours: Monday–Thursday 9 am–4 pm. Friday 9 am–noon. 250-537-9933. driftwood@gulfislandsdriftwood.com.