As a kid growing up on Salt Spring, Finn Hughes played all kinds of sports — basketball, baseball, tennis, wrestling, squash — and was ...

In social media terms, if Salt Spring’s Official Community Plan and Land Use Bylaw (OCP-LUB) update project had a ...

Treasure Fair 2026 is only a week away, and bidders, you’re in for a trove of excellent finds! From Wednesday, July 15 to Saturday, July 18, ArtSpring transforms into what event coordinator Catherine ...

We are so excited to welcome you to the Salt Spring Island Pride Festival: Rooted in Community from July 16 th to 19th, 2026! This year at DAISSI — Diverse and Inclusive Salt Spring Island — we’ve ...

The Galiano Literary Festival is excited to announce our upcoming two-day festival Saturday and Sunday, July 18 and 19. This year, we have an eclectic line-up featuring novelists, women in the trades, ...

Peter McCully, a former publisher of the Driftwood newspaper, now runs The Pulse Community media site in the Parksville-Qualicum area. He shared a link to a recent interview with Salt Spring Island ...

Local officials are hoping for more rain but planning for the worst, as the region that includes every Gulf Island enters its fifth week of Level 4 drought — and Salt Spring lake levels look poised to ...

A June 21 Salt Spring Forum audience gave a warm welcome to the island’s former MLA Adam Olsen when he came to ArtSpring to share his perspective on current and historical Indigenous-government ...

Island officials have taken the first steps toward creating a multi-court “cultural hub” for Salt Spring’s pickleball community in the south end, having seemingly found the perfect neighbour for the ...

Islanders running for office this October will find themselves with a bit more personal privacy as local governments shift their procedures to follow new provincial regulations that prohibit ...

Operators at the Fernwood and Highland water system said they have already switched to a secondary seasonal intake constructed last year at St. Mary Lake, hoping to avoid a repeat of a poor water ...

Salt Spring has a new way to celebrate its natural bounty, artistic nature and rural culture as the first Salt Spring Island Farm Stand Festival takes place from July 1 to 5 on the island. Running ...