Three years ago, then Alberta Premier Rachel Notley famously singled out Salt Spring Islandwhile debating environmental activist Tzeporah Berman, saying “Here in Alberta we ridehorses — not unicorns. And I…

Salt Spring Farmland Trust Society welcomed an all-new energetic Board of Directors on June 10, 2021. They are excited to be stewarding The Trust’s projects at Burgoyne Valley Community Farm,…

Reposted from West Coast Environmental Law (WCEL) August 9, 2021 Author: Erin Gray – Staff Lawyer No matter where you live, it’s likely that the climate crisis has been top of…

Wonderful news that Átl’ka7tsem, also known as Howe Sound, is now a UNESCO Biosphere Region. It is the third UNESCO Biosphere Region in British Columbia – and the first on…

October 20, 2021 Excerpt BY ANDREA PALFRAMAN Published in the Driftwood One Cool Island Series It’s an October morning in Ganges Harbour. Crowded around the Rotary dinghy dock are assorted…

Vancouver Island BC. Documentary- Aug 4, 2021 In less than 150 years, 97.3% of British Columbia’s old growth forests have been logged. These ancient trees and their ecosystems have been…

Fans of e-bikes now have a new place to charge up when visiting Salt Spring Island. Islanders who brave the journey to the deep south from points north of Ganges…

August 12, 2021 from Islands Trust website Lək̓ ʷəŋən, METULIYE/Victoria, B.C. – After more than 15 years advocating for Ottawa to reduce and ultimately eliminate 33 freighter anchorages, Islands Trust…

OPINION: CRD must push province to fund rapid bus instead of expanding highways From Capital Daily: New climate action policy sets important precedent for other regions By Eric Doherty and…