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    • Are you able to mentor or looking for a garden mentor? Contact Marian Hargrove (250-537-0864)
    • Are you able to offer garden space? Contact Moe Wendt (778-353-4502)
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Guiding Principles for the Oct 17 election--and af Guiding Principles for the Oct 17 election--and after!

To align our community as we choose new leadership on October 17, we offer 10 Guiding Principles for Stewarding Our Shared Island Home. They're meant as a set of shared intentions – to put residents, elected officials, local government staff, and island businesses on common ground.

 🗳️ Read our Guiding Principles to help evaluate the candidates: https://transitionsaltspring.com/election-2026-guiding-principles/

#SaltSpringIsland #SaltSpringElections #LocalElections2026 #SSILocalElections #OneIslandOneFuture
🗳️ Get Ready to Vote Salt Spring! To help you ma 🗳️ Get Ready to Vote Salt Spring! 

To help you make an informed choice on October 17, Transition Salt Spring and the Salt Spring Island Farmland Trust sent a Community Resiliency Questionnaire this week to all candidates running for Electoral Area Director, Local Community Commission, and Islands Trust trustee positions.

We’re gathering their direct responses on climate readiness, housing, local food systems, and ecosystem protection.

📲 Candidate answers will be published in full later this September on our website. Stay tuned to see where your candidates stand on the issues that matter most for our island's future!

👉 Preview the questionnaire to see what we asked: https://transitionsaltspring.com/election-2026-questions/

#SaltSpringIsland #SaltSpringElections #LocalElections2026 #SSILocalElections #OneIslandOneFuture
Fall Fair: All the Fun, None of the Waste! ♻ Our Fall Fair: All the Fun, None of the Waste! ♻

Our new No Waste Event Working Group was busy at last weekend's Fall Fair helping attendees properly sort their waste, recyclables, and compost.

We'd like to extend a heartfelt thank you to all the volunteers and partners:

Working Group & Volunteers: Lisa Chessari, Anne McKague, Deborah Miller, Steve Martindale, David Denning, Morganne Keplar, Jan Grygier, Lisa Reynolds, Mary Ashcroft, Anna Ford, Miriam Arnall, Victoria Hunter, Sheila Dobie, Sarah Pike, Liz Chapman, Kelda Logan, Gintare Morie, Kath Webster, Tamsin McKenzie, Cathy Young, Tisha Boulter, David Norget, and Natasha Kong.

Student Crew: Ava Burke, Lizzy Phillips, Olivia Mullan, Cecilia Cabello-MacLean, and Marie Louvet.

Special thanks to Carol Walde and Gail Temmel of the Farmers’ Institute Fall Fair Committee, Georg Janssen, Marc Plumb, and Neal at the Burgoyne Valley Composter and Abattoir, Noella and Angela at the Legion, Robert Steinbach from Country Grocer, the CRD Rethink Waste grants department, and Farmers' Institute volunteers Shelley Vermullen and Gord.

A massive thank you to everyone who stopped by, sorted their waste, and helped keep tons of trash out of our landfill!
A lot of lamps make it in to the Repair Café. If y A lot of lamps make it in to the Repair Café. If you've got a broken one at home, bring it in this Saturday.

We have an amazing group of volunteers who can handle these household items:

Electrical Items:
-Keith Beckley
-Omar Al-Khafaji
-Greg Slakov
-Jason Tron
-Martin Thorn
-Ronn Edmonds

General Repair:
-Tim Matheson
-David Turner
-Byron Lee
-Barry Chatwin
-Gary Kunz
-Howard Baker
-John Newton

Mark your calendar: Saturday, Sept 19th, 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM at Meaden Hall!
Have you tried your hand at fixing an appliance bu Have you tried your hand at fixing an appliance but it's still not working? Come get it repaired! 

We have an amazing group of volunteers who can handle these household items:

Electrical Items:
-Keith Beckley
-Omar Al-Khafaji
-Greg Slakov
-Jason Tron
-Martin Thorn
-Ronn Edmonds

General Repair:
-Tim Matheson
-David Turner
-Byron Lee
-Barry Chatwin
-Gary Kunz
-Howard Baker
-John Newton

Mark your calendar: Saturday, Sept 19th, 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM at Meaden Hall!
🛠️✨ The next Repair Café is happening this Saturda 🛠️✨ The next Repair Café is happening this Saturday! Drop in to fix household items, clothing, small appliances, tools + more! 

🕥 WHEN: Saturday, Sept 19th, 10:30am - 1:30pm
📍 WHERE: Meaden Hall, 120 Blain Rd (below the Legion)

Repair stations this time include:

✅ General Household Repair
✅ General Clothing
✅ Electrical Appliances
✅ Darning Knitwear
✅ Knife Sharpening
✅ Jewelry
✅ Zippers
❌ No Micro-Electronics (containing circuit boards).

💸 Cost: By donation

Thank you to the CRD, Country Grocer, Windsor Plywood, and Mouat's Home Hardware for their ongoing support!

#RepairCafe #ReduceWaste #SaltSpringIsland #SustainableLiving #LighterLiving #LocalClimateAction
🛠️✨The Repair Café is next weekend! WHEN: Saturda 🛠️✨The Repair Café is next weekend!

WHEN: Saturday, Sept 19th, 10:30am - 1:30pm
WHERE: Meaden Hall, 120 Blain Rd (below the Legion)

Repair stations this time include:
General Household Repair, Clothing & Textile Repair, Electrical Appliances, Sharpening, Jewelry, & Zippers. No Micro-Electronics (containing circuit boards).

Thank you to the CRD, Country Grocer, Windsor Plywood, and Mouat's Home Hardware for their ongoing support!
Fall Fair fun + no waste! ♻️ Check out our No Was Fall Fair fun + no waste! ♻️

Check out our No Waste Event Working Group at today’s Fall Fair! Our volunteers are right in the meadow near the food vendors, helping folks sort their refundables, recyclables, and compost.

Here’s what’s happening on the ground:

    •Centralized Sorting Stations: sort your organics, recycling, and trash.
    •Composting: All food scraps and paper waste are heading straight to the Burgoyne Valley Composter
    •Less Plastic: We’re cutting single-use waste by offering reusable glasses in the beer garden!

If you are enjoying the Fall Fair food, come check out station tomorrow!
Have a favourite pair of socks you don't want to t Have a favourite pair of socks you don't want to throw away? Come get it repaired! 

Our darning expert, Meriel Galloway, will be on hand to show you how to darn those holes.

Mark your calendar: Saturday, Sept 19th, 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM at Meaden Hall!
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Mailing Address: P.O. Box 768, Salt Spring Island, BC, V8K 2W3
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Salt Spring Island is located on the traditional and unceded territories of several First Nations and tribes, including the SENĆOŦEN and Hul'qumi'num speaking peoples. We recognize that reconciliation with the First Peoples of this place is a crucial path we need to follow to achieve climate justice for all. Traditional Indigenous knowledge is essential to help us come together and build the resilience we need to thrive as our our climate becomes more unpredictable and our communities face new challenges. See Our Land Acknowledgement.