We’re excited to be showing tiny homes on this years’ Eco Living & Home Tour. We’re proud to include sponsors Salt Spring Tiny Homes, whose tagline “West Coast Craftsmanship to…

Windsor Plywood is a proud sponsor of this year’s Transition Salt Spring Eco Living and Home Tour. Here are just some of the ways Windsor supports green building on the…

BE Design Works is an Interior Finishes Showroom with a wide range of products.  We are proud that a large portion of our products are highly rated green products and…

In most places the electric car revolution is still a long-term dream — but not on Salt Spring Island. There, local residents have taken to emission-cutting EVs (electric vehicles) in such a…

More EV charging stations in the works for Salt Spring Island will reduce “range anxiety” for islanders and visitors who now know they can recharge in more locations. Visitors can…

SUMMARY OF CRD RECOMMENDATIONS (added January 2016) (see also CRD water-conservation recommendations) Run only full loads (washing machine) Shut off tap while brushing teeth, shaving, washing hands/dishes Use low-flush toilets,…

My family’s home, a rented owner-built house divided into four suites, is a “Salt Spring 1970’s special”, built at a time when building codes were more relaxed. On the plus…

Safe Nests for Orchard Mason Bees (Osmia Spp.) Most gardeners have heard of the benefits of our native mason bees as pollinators for fruit trees and that putting up nests…