Salt Spring Island’s little-known connection to the No. 2 Construction Battalion — Canada’s first and only all-Black ...

The centrepiece of their debut program is the Missa Hortus conclusus by Spanish Renaissance composer Juan de Esquivel Barahona (c. 1560–1630). Despite being considered one of the finest composers of ...

No matter the weather or time of day, if you happen to find yourself lost, injured or missing in the outdoors on Salt Spring or the Southern Gulf Islands, you can always count on the more than 40 ...

It’s not uncommon for Canadians to respond to reports of school shootings in the U.S. with a sense of comfort that at least such things rarely happen on our ...

I t is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of Gordon Kenneth Bird on December 12, 2025, at the age of 89. A man of quiet strength, Gordon’s life was defined by his 70-year marriage to his ...

Salt Spring’s Susan Benson has received one of Canada’s top arts-field honours, with a Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award from the Governor General’s ...

Over two dozen Canadian and American filmmakers and film subjects will visit Salt Spring to attend the 26th annual Salt Spring Film Festival at Gulf Islands Secondary School from Feb. 27 to March 1.

After six months on YouTube, local school officials are questioning whether livestreaming board of education meetings is worth the staff time — even as ...

Gerry Pyper passed away peacefully on June 7 at Lady Minto Hospital, surrounded by his loving family.

Salt Spring’s Local Community Commission (LCC) will take possession this year of the soon-to-be-vacant Fire Hall No. 1 at Ganges, a $1 transfer that’s either ...