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Permaculture Design Course 2024

Embark on a Journey into the World of Permaculture Design

April 24th – October 30thWednesdays 5 pm – 8:30 pm@Paradise Within Farm In a world on fire, Permaculture Design offers us the most practical and accessible toolkit for building resilience…
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Biochar Burn in Clearwater, BC

Reducing Wildfire Risks & Biochar: TSS Members Travel to Clearwater, BC, to Talk About Forest Resiliency

On April 5th and 6th, Grace Fields, the TSS Project Coordinator for the Climate Adaptation Research Lab (CARL), and Brian Smallshaw (Biochar Working Group Lead) travelled up to Clearwater, BC,…
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Repair Cafe May 4th, 2024

Here Comes the Next Repair Cafe!

Did you miss the last Repair Cafe in February? Do you still have broken items lying around your house that you don’t want to toss out? The Repair Cafe is…
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Climate Adaptation Research Lab – Restoring the Maxwell Watershed with North Salt Spring Waterworks District.

Climate Adaptation Research Lab – Restoring the Maxwell Watershed with North Salt Spring Waterworks District Watch this short and brilliant 5-minute video.  It describes why we are doing our work…
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Girl sitting by Wood Stove

Community Wood Smoke Reduction Program

Community Wood Smoke Reduction Rebate Reducing Pollutants in our Local Air Quality Upgrade to a Heat Pump or EPA-2020 Wood Stove – For Salt Spring & Southern Gulf Island Residents…
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Climate Report Card

Climate Action Report Card

Can We Handle the Climate Challenges Coming Our Way? From the Driftwood Sept 20 2023 TSS just wrapped up the Climate Report Card 2023, an update on how we’re doing…
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Salt Spring Local Elections 2022

SSI Local Government Elections All Candidates Forum   Hear what our local Islands Trust and CRD candidates have to say on issues related to climate change, the environment, and housing.…
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Rainwater Harvesting Program

Rainwater Harvesting Rebate 2024 Up to $500 for non-potable rainwater harvesting Install a Rainwater Harvesting System, and receive a $250-500 Rebate  – For Salt Spring & Southern Gulf Island Residents.…
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