Past Events

Future-proof your Home with Water Management: $ave Money and Improve Resiliency by Harnessing Your Water Resources – Video

By Erinanne Harper | June 9, 2023 |

Future-proof your Home with Water Management: $ave Money and Improve Resiliency by Harnessing Your Water Resources. Watch this informative webinar that will revolutionize the way you manage water on your property…

Why Healthy Forests Matter in Reducing Fire and Drought Risk with Erik Piikkila – Video

By Erinanne Harper | June 9, 2023 |

Why Healthy Forests Matter in Reducing Fire and Drought Risk with Erik Piikkila – Video Watch the recording of this enlightening Q&A session with Erik Piikkila, a forest ecologist, as…

Welcoming Native Pollinators to Our Neighbourhood Gardens with Bee Expert Bonnie Zand- Video

By Erinanne Harper | May 29, 2023 |

Welcoming Native Pollinators to Our Neighbourhood Gardens with Bee Expert Bonnie Zand View the recording from June 8, 2023 on our Youtube Channel Here. Discover practical tips and strategies from…

Fire Risk Reduction in the Coastal Douglas-fir Biogeoclimatic Zone- Video

By Erinanne Harper | May 23, 2023 |

Transition Salt Spring hosted a workshop on February 27th, 2023 Fire Risk Reduction in the Coastal Douglas-fir Biogeoclimatic Zone:A Practitioner’s Workshop The event brought together over seventy participants, including regional…

Why Healthy Forests Matter with Forest Ecologist Erik Piikkila

Reducing Fire and Drought Risk with Erik Piikkila

By Erinanne Harper | May 13, 2023 | Comments Off on Reducing Fire and Drought Risk with Erik Piikkila

Reducing Fire and Drought Risk: Protecting Our Drinking Water and Homes from Wildfires We are delighted to present two presentations by local Forest Ecologist Erik Piikkila from Yellow Point Ecological…

New Local Committee Commission (LCC)All Candidates Forum – Video

By Erinanne Harper | May 10, 2023 | Comments Off on New Local Committee Commission (LCC)All Candidates Forum – Video

New Local Committee Commission (LCC)All Candidates Forum Salt Spring has decided on an innovative new decision-making body that will give eligible residents a greater voice on a range of issues,…

Invasive Plant Drop-Off

Invasive Plant Drop-Off Days

By Erinanne Harper | May 4, 2023 | Comments Off on Invasive Plant Drop-Off Days

Three events this May and June will help you get rid of your non-native invasive plants easily and affordably. The Invasive plant drop-off on Saturday, May 13, at the Community…

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Learn Where LCC Candidates Stand on Key Issues – Questions

By Erinanne Harper | May 4, 2023 |

Responses From Local Community Commissioner Candidates Following are the responses to a questionnaire developed for the candidates standing for election to the new CRD Local Community Commission approved by voters…

ALL About Home Rebates – Webinar Video

By Erinanne Harper | May 3, 2023 |

ALL About Home Rebates – Webinar Video Get access to THOUSANDS of dollars, improve your comfort, and save big on your energy bill – All while reducing your environmental impact.…

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Our friends at Salt Spring Community Energy are putting on a wonderful range of events!

By Erinanne Harper | April 13, 2023 |

EIGHT exciting and informing Electrify Salt Spring Events this April and May hosted by Salt Spring Community Energy. Salt Spring’s Electrified Future Has Begun! Join the growing community of people…

Using Nature’s Ways to Fight the Climate Crisis

April 15, 2021

Video Presentation Recording: On Sunday, April 11th 2021, TSS hosted a presentation by one of Canada’s key biodiversity specialists, Dr. Risa Smith, who helped to clarify the possibilities for local…

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Sea Level Rise Workshop

January 23, 2019

This is a reminder that the Islands Trust will be hosting, with Living Oceans, a sea level rise workshop on Monday, January 28, 2019 on Salt Spring Island (details below).…

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Press Release – Resilience Fair Big Success

June 10, 2017

If a good definition of the word Resilience is “a strong, diverse community, able to deal with any future challenges” (Climate Change, peak oil, collapsing economies and local disasters) then…

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2014 Renewable Energy Conference

June 9, 2017

Exploring Issues and Solutions April 5, 2014 – 8:30am – 3:30pm High School Multipurpose Room KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Rob Abbott With 200 islanders in attendance, there were many discussions in 14 different workshops. A Climate…

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2016 Community Energy Conference & Social

June 9, 2017

Opportunities for A Low-Carbon Future April 23, 2016 – 9:30am – 6:00pm High School Multipurpose Room tickets are $15 in advance at Salt Spring Books, $20 at the door. download…

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