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Fulford Days Enjoy some of the many Images taken at Fulford Days 2010 @ www.shutterjunkie.ca Photographer Gregory Alan spent most of the afternoon at Fulford Days and was able to capture some great image... n/a www.shutterjunkie.ca August 17, 2010

Marlyn Horsdal – This Wednesday 11:30 on Community Radio CF... Library Radio Show "Word on the Rock" Tune in Wednesday, May 12th from 11:30 am - 12 to hear Marlyn Horsdal talk about new book "Sweetness from Ashes". Listen at Salt Spring's community ... free Wherever you can get the signal May 10, 2010

Request for Expressions of Interest from Salt Spring Web Develope... The web subcommittee of the Salt Spring Tourism Committee is inviting expressions of interest to receive a Request for Proposal (RFP) for creating a web site for Tourism on Salt Spring Islan... N/A Web Subcommittee of the Salt Spring Tourism Committee March 2, 2010

Herb Walk and Herbs for Digestion, Herbal Poultices and more! Jul... Come and join us to learn how to identify local healing plants and how to use them for what you might need. We will look at wild plants as well as those that are easily grown here. In the... $45.00 Herb Walk Only or $95.00 for full day Walker Hook Area Wed July 14th 11-5 July 9, 2010

The Vesuvius Villas offers short term accommodation. Available for 2 night stays or longer! Offering 12 independently owned, tastefully decorated one or two bedroom suites, the Vesuvius Villas is a great place for island visitors to relax and... price varies based on unit Vesuvius April 27, 2010

Great Island Accommodation – bi-nightly rentals One of Salt Spring's best kept secrets - the "Villas" features 12 suites for short term accommodation. Company coming? Set them up where they can relax in a beautiful, spacious suite and tak... varied rates Vesuvius August 10, 2010

Salt Spring Singers fall registration Salt Spring Singers, a non-auditioned community choir directed by Mitch Howard, will hold registration and the first fall rehearsal at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 7 at SSI Baptist Church, 520 L... n/a Vesuvius September 5, 2010

How do we nurture our child’s spirit and teach clear bounda... Some of us vowed to bring up our children in a different way than the way we were raised. Even so, it is difficult to be balanced and grounded in our highest values amidst the many choices ... $15 Salt Spring Books United Church Upstairs 7:30pm Thursday August 19th August 11, 2010

Conscious Parenting Workshop Tomorrow, August 19th at the United Church upstairs, Adela Barcia will be talking about "The Challenges and Opportunities of Conscious Parenting". How do we nurture our children’s spir... $15 Salt Spring Books United Church Upstairs 7:30pm Thursday August 19th August 18, 2010

Tonight, Adela Barcia talk about Conscious Parenting A Centre for Child Honouring event, Adela Barcia will be speaking about "The Challenges and Opportunities of Conscious Parenting" How do we nurture our children’s spirits and encourage... $15 at the door United Church Upstairs 111 Hereford Street August 19, 2010

How do we raise our children effectively? How do we nurture our children's spirits and encourage them to express themselves freely, while also practicing positive discipline-teaching them clear boundaries and respectful treatment of... Tickets $15.00 United Church Upstairs August 4, 2010

SCHOLARSHIPS for the Artist’s Way. Act now! Due to illness and other challenges, as of today, 5 people have had to back out of the Artists Way program -for now. While someone else may pick up the torch, this will be my final offering ... Negotiable United Church at 2 pm Wednesdays (Hereford) February 23, 2010

Family Photo Sessions! ( TreeFrog Fundraiser) Family Photo Fundraiser with David Barnes Date: Saturday August 28th from 10am-4pm Location: Tree Frog Daycare Cost: $75 sitting fee per session Deta... $75 Tree Frog Daycare August 10, 2010

Family Photo Fundraiser with David Barnes (treefrog) Family Photo Fundraiser with David Barnes *** SPACES ARE FILLING QUICKLY- ONLY 5 SESSIONS REMAIN... BOOK SOON TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT! *** Date: Saturday August 28th from 10am-4pm ... $75 Tree Frog Daycare August 12, 2010

you oughta be in a David Barnes picture… WOW- is the rest of your family (or group friends) as great looking as you?? Then you oughta be in pictures! Capture the moment forever at Treefrog's Family Photo Fundraiser with David Barn... $75 Tree Frog Daycare August 23, 2010

Argentine Tango Dance Practica Argentine Tango Practica Absolute Beginners Welcome! 4:30 - 6:30pm Top Floor, Core Inn Bring clean, smooth-soled shoes Info: Karen 250.653.4589... $5 Top floor, Core Inn February 6, 2010

Argentine Tango Practica Keith's Argentine Tango Practica Top Floor, Core Inn $5 Beginners welcome 8 - 10 pm... $5 Top Floor, Core Inn July 1, 2010

Argentine Tango Practice Keith's Friday Argentine Tango Practicas $5, Top Floor of the Core Inn Beginner's Welcome! Info: Karen 250.653.4589... $5 Top Floor, Core Inn July 8, 2010

Keith’s Argentine Tango Practica Keith's Argentine Tango Practicas Friday nights 8 - 10 Top Floor, Core Inn $5 Beginner's welcome!... $5 Top Floor Core Inn July 2, 2010

Geekin’ out ! Any Geeks out there ? Let's unite to play some board games! I haven't played since i moved away from Montreal and I misss it ! I'd like to start a "Geek OUT" group here on the island... Free !!! To be Determined... June 26, 2010

Soft Plastics & Styrofoam Hi Everyone. I have an update from Pacific Mobile Depot's soft plastic & styrofoam recycling service. They are interested in coming over to SSI and would provide the service at a drop... $6.50/Bag (36"X48") To be decided still February 6, 2010

Soft Plastics & Styrofoam Hi. Please see below the update from Pacific Mobile Depot's soft plastic & styrofoam recycling service. I have had a lot of responses so far..but in order to get the service up & run... $6.50/Bag (36"X48") To be decided still February 7, 2010

Soft Plastics & Styrofoam Hi. Please see below the update from Pacific Mobile Depot’s soft plastic & styrofoam recycling service. I have had a lot of responses so far..but in order to get the service up & r... $6.50/Bag (36"X48") To be decided still February 8, 2010

FREE Workshop: Working with a deaf or hard of hearing person This workshop will give you some tips to help you communicate more effectively with a deaf or hard of hearing person. Learn the importance of appropriate enunciation, lighting, facial expre... FREE! The NEW SAlt Spring Literacy Centre, 126 Herefore Avenue, near Cafe Talia. June 22, 2010

Know Your Rights and How To Use Them A series of FREE outdoor talks for the public, on thier rights and how to use them, featuring expert guest speakers. All talks are held at the Meadows (behind Island Savings) from 2pm to ... FREE!!!!!! The Meadows (behind Island Savings) July 16, 2010

Housing Rights…the first in the ‘Know Your Rights and... The first of the Know Your Rights series of public talks starts this Saturday! This week is housing, with a great line up of guest speakers. The Islands Trust will be there to explain zon... FREE!!!!! The Meadows (behind Island Savings Credit Union) July 23, 2010

England vs. Germany Game on the BIG screen HD Will open at 6:45 am on Sunday for fans of FIFA Wold Cup Soccer. England plays Germany...loser goes home empty-handed! Bar will be open for N/A only...Coffee etc. It will not be a quiet m... Free The Local Bar June 25, 2010

Ganges Yoga Studio Changes to Schedule There will be no classes held next week - February 15th - February 19th Classes will resume on February 22nd with the following changes to our schedule: The following classes have been... N/A The Lions Hall - 130 Bonnet Avenue February 12, 2010

Tonight @ The Fritz! Just a reminder about the Ancient Forest Alliance's slideshow and discussion session tonight at the Fritz Theatre. 7pm-8:30pm. An informative and spectacular slideshow presentation of the... n/a The Fritz on SSI May 27, 2010

TED GRANT – FATHER OF CANADIAN PHOTO JOURNALISM – FRI... DON'T MISS MEETING this award winning photographer, Dr. Ted Grant, father of Canadian photojournalism and seeing the documentary 'Ted Grant: The Art of Observation' THE FRITZ: Wednesday,... $12.00 suggested donation The Fritz February 9, 2010

AWARD WINNING PHOTOGRAPHER TED GRANT, FATHER OF CANADIAN PHOTOJOU... DON'T MISS MEETING this AWAR WINNING PHOTOGRAPHER, Dr. Ted Grant, father of Canadian photojournalism and seeing the documentary 'Ted Grant: The Art of Observation' THE FRITZ: Wednesday, ... suggested donation $12 THE FRITZ January 31, 2010

Celebrity farmers, chefs and eco-maven’s Celebrity farmers, chefs, and artists come together for a stimulating program series at Foxglove Farm’s ‘Centre for Arts, Ecology and Agriculture’. Three exciting workshops this Ju... Varies The Centre for Arts, Ecology and Agriculture - Foxglove Farm May 19, 2010

TRANSFORMATIONAL EVENING WITH ZENSHO Hello Island: After a busy winter and a trip to India, Zensho is offering a transformational evening. On Wednesday April 28th from 7-9 pm at the new Still Point Yoga Studio, Zensho wil... $15 Still Point Yoga Studio 121 Upper Ganges Rd (behind Harbour House) April 14, 2010

TONIGHT! EXPERIENCE THE PEACE AND POWER OF AWARE PRESENCE This will be a playful yet powerful experiential evening with Zensho. You can learn how to transform ego problems such as emotional reactivity and mental chatter into the Peace and Power ... $15 Still Point Yoga Studio 121 Upper Ganges Rd (behind Harbour House) April 28, 2010

Special “mystery” concert at St. Mary’s Church:... Salt Spring Chamber Festival Artistic Director David Visentin and Paul Elam, sound artist from Leeds, England and founder of the group Fieldhead, are presenting a magical mystery concert at ... $5 St Mary's Chuch, Fulford July 21, 2010

LYME DISEASE A CBC DOCUMENTARY WAS DONE THIS A.M. ON THE EXISTENCE OF LYME AND TWO DR.S WHO SPECIALIZE IN THE TREATMENT OF IT. TRY THEIR PODCAST IF YOU MISSED IT. SHE WAS DR. MAUREEN MCSHANE AND HE WAS D... NA SSI!!! June 14, 2010

Sell your items for Haiti Week Hello, everyone. The list organizers and I brainstormed and thought we could run a "Haiti Relief" event for one week beginning today on the list. If you have an item for freecycle, s... Whatever price you wish! SSI January 15, 2010

salt spring roller derby logo contest Hi All!!!! As some of you may know, we have ourselves a roller derby team her on salt spring.. we are looking for submissions for a logo.. in fact it is a bit of a contest.. the reward for t... ???? ssi March 29, 2010

Easter Lilies and SEVERE TOXICITY to CATS As spring and Easter approaches, lilies will become more common in households as potted plants or in bouquets. Unfortunately, several types of lilies can be DEADLY to cats (EASTER LILY BEING... N/A ssi March 31, 2010

Help Raise the Tsawout First Nation Long House Salt Spring Islanders for Justice and Reconciliation (SSIJAR) are continuing to support the Tsawout people in their endeavors to rebuild their longhouse which burned down last summer. The lo... By Donation SSI May 11, 2010

Farmstand thieves I am aware of three farmstands that have recently had produce taken with no payment. It would be a great pity if we lost this great service from locql growers (and they had to give up part ... n/a SSI August 21, 2010

Farmstand Thieves I say shame on Farm Stand thieves as well. A few years ago I had a roadside stand, where I offered surplus produce and plant starts to my fellow islanders. Within the first month produce... unknown SSI August 22, 2010

Tsunami Advisory for Southern British Columbia An important bulletin from the Provincial Emergency Notification System. A large earthquake magnitude 8.8 has occurred off the coast of Chile, South America. The West Coast Alaska Tsun... N/A Southern British Columbia February 27, 2010

more on ticks Since my "tick alert" posting, I've collected two ticks from cats - one tick fully engorged but killed during removal, and one caught early in the feast and very much alive. I took a photo o... n/a south end February 2, 2010

LEARN OR REFRESH YOUR FRENCH! Perhaps you are going to a French Speaking County for pleasure or for work; Or, you want your children to begin learning French at a young age; Or, you need to refresh what you know - I can... To be discussed South End May 3, 2010

rabbits, RoCo, incorporation UVic operates within a municipality, yet it has an intractable bunny problem. RoCo's application to locate in the Vancouver area was recently rejected by a municipality. A Salt Spring ... n/a south end August 3, 2010

Fiddle Camp Concert Photos – Centennial Park 20Aug2010 Cut and paste this link into you browser: http://picasaweb.google.ca/iancmooressi/FiddleCampConcertCentennialPark200810#... N/A South End August 21, 2010

Allison Lickley House Concert May 29 Save the date for Allison's return visit to Salt Spring: May 29 7-9:30. Intermission treats by Luba's Raw Foods and by Dorise Sweetnam. You are welcome to join your neighbors for an eveni... $10 Sky Valley Road March 31, 2010

Middle school options for fall 2010- SaltSpring based SEEC progra... Just a reminder of the SEEC information meeting on Thursday, March 25 @ 7:00 pm in the Salt Spring Island Middle School library. There will be a presentation of the proposed program's basi... N/A SIMS library, Ganges March 23, 2010

SIMS PARENTS!!! We still need you and a dessert item! Talent show is this Saturday 6:30 pm doors open - many parents have volunteered - thank you!! We are still needing a few more parents to bring a dessert item - and thanks to those that ar... one dozen baked goods or one raffle item - have you signed up for your child yet? SIMS April 20, 2010

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