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VIHA’s healthcare cutbacks ‘unacceptable,’ cry protesters
  

Fri Nov 20, 2:00 PM
Healthcare activists armed with banners, signs and song sheets bused to the Victoria legislature on Wednesday from Salt Spring Island and throughout Vancouver Island.
 Coinciding with National Medicar… more
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2010 street cleanup takes shape

Sun Nov 22, 4:00 PM
VICTORIA – New measures to enforce order on the streets are moving through the B.C. legislature as the government gets ready to host the world and its news media at the 2010 Olympics. Housing and Soci… more

Freighter hits the rocks in Navy Channel

Thu Nov 19, 3:00 PM
High winds forced a freighter onto Conconi Reef in Navy Channel on Wednesday night, spurring a number of agencies into action. According to Don Rodden, supervisor for environmental response for the C… more

H1N1 vaccine eligibility expanded for Salt Spring clinic

Thu Nov 19, 11:00 AM
Staff overseeing today’s H1N1 clinic at the Fernwood Elementary School encourage islanders to come on down following the… more

Time for everyone to get H1N1 shot

Thu Nov 19, 1:00 PM
VICTORIA – All B.C. residents are now eligible for the H1N1 influenza vaccine, and the provincial health officer is hopi… more

Lessons learned from life saved

Wed Nov 18, 10:00 AM
Few people can say they’ve actually saved a life.… more

HST rebate increased for new homes

Thu Nov 19, 10:00 AM
VICTORIA – The B.C. government is giving a bigger break to new home buyers in the latest move to ease the impact of next… more

Forum on homelessness and youth organized by VIU nursing students

Wed Nov 18, 10:00 AM
A Vancouver Island University group called Faces of Addiction group visits Salt Spring next week with a special presenta… more

Swartz Bay connection issues debated

Wed Nov 11, 10:00 AM
Islanders looking for a “hole-in-the-fence” travel scenario at Swartz Bay terminal can effectively board up that option.… more

Water board members want answers

Wed Nov 18, 10:00 AM
What began as an attempt to improve conditions and service in the Beddis Water Service District has resulted in a murky … more
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