Tag: Environment

Navigating Water Needs in a Housing Crisis

Public and Private Potable Water Systems and Existing and Emerging Water Conservation Strategies On June 15, 2023 Salt Spring Solutions, the SSI Watershed Protection Alliance and Transition Salt Spring co-hosted a free community workshop focused on the opportunities and challenges of using potable rainwater on the islands for commercial, institutional and multiunit development. The workshop… Continue reading Navigating Water Needs in a Housing Crisis

Park Acquisition Completed!

We are thrilled that the acquisition of the land has been completed! completed! Now, the community that made this park a reality can turn to the creation of the park itself.

Local group issues prescription for housing solutions on Salt Spring Island

A core reason that solving the housing crisis on Salt Spring Island has been such a tough nut to crack is because of the fragmented nature of the island’s governance and lack of coordination and collaboration between government organizations, says local community group Salt Spring Solutions.

Fundraiser for Salt Spring Community Park helps put the finish line in sight

The campaign to acquire 75 acres on Hwmet’utsum (Mt. Maxwell) for a community park took a major leap forward Monday night (September 19), with a fund-raising dinner at Foxglove Farm.

A big win for safe cycling!

We write today with some good news, finally, about safe cycling on Salt Spring, and the vision for the Salish Sea Trail network connecting Fulford to Vesuvius and the rest of our region. Plus, info about a fun ride next Wednesday with our MLA Adam Olsen.

Mt. Maxwell Fundraising Launch!

2 years of building a community coalition have culminated in the campaign for the public acquisition of 75 acres on Hwmet’utsum (Mount Maxwell)!

We Community collaborates to keep Mount Maxwell’s multi-use trails!

Thanks to the dozens of islanders who filled the PARC meeting yesterday in support of public acquisition of 75 acres of forest on Hwumet’utsum – Mount Maxwell! We are in AWE!

Here’s how we all made Salt Spring a little better in 2021

Here are some highlights from Salt Spring Solutions’ work in 2021.

Salish Sea Trail Brochure!

The Salish Sea Trail Network Working Group has been hard at work creating an engaging way to communicate our vision and goals on filling the missing link from Fulford to Vesuvius harbour on the island. Take a look:

Housing solutions are climate action: Climate strike speech

Our coordinator Aina Yasue spoke at the recent Global Climate Strike on Salt Spring about the interconnections between housing, climate, community, and justice.

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