I heard BC Ferries is going to have wireless internet on their ferries soon. Will Salt Spring routes be getting it too? — S.M., Salt Spring Island BC Ferries recently announced that starting in July they will offer wireless internet (Wi-Fi) on the ships servicing the Swartz Bay-Tsawwassen route as well as at the...
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Q: Why does the Salt Spring Sailing Club have an elephant on their flag? — Bob MacKie, Salt Spring Island A: The elephant is an icon taken from island seafaring history. John Healey, Commodore of the Salt Spring Sailing Club, explains that Ganges Harbour itself is named after the British naval flagship, the HMS...
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Q: What are the rules regarding beach bonfires on Salt Spring Island? — LMF, Salt Spring Island A: Beach bonfire buffs will be pleased to know that Salt Spring Fire-Rescue confirms that fires on Salt Spring beaches are permitted, but depending on where the high tide line is, they may need a permit. Salt...
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Q: Is the cost of groceries at Country Grocer going to go up now now that they’ve made the store bigger? — Man at Country Grocer in the red hat on Sunday, April 18 who did not wish to be named, Salt Spring Island A: The new deli and coffee shop addition that was...
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Q. There have been shellfish harvesting bans on some of our beaches, like along Fernwood, for at least nine months or maybe longer. The signs keep staying up. What gives? — L.S., Salt Spring Island A: Sign, sign, everywhere a sign . . . on an island studded with metal signs picturing “X”ed-out clams...
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Q. Does anyone on the island serve a pint of beer . . . I mean a 20-ounce pint? — Bob Mackie, Salt Spring Island In Canada, the term “pint” has become a loosely used term. Across B.C., pubs and restaurants advertise “pints” in ads and on sandwich boards, yet the amount that ends...
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Does BC Ferries have a plan for how they load cars onto the Fulford and Vesuvius ferries? If I’m in line early and still get put on the outside lane, then what’s the point of getting there early? My question is: Does BC Ferries have a “first there, first off” policy? — Erin Jory,...
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I wonder why some crosswalks are marked with two parallel painted lines yet others are painted in a stripe pattern, like the Lower Ganges crosswalk at the corner of Rainbow Road. — SH, Salt Spring Island The Ministry of Transportation of Infrastructure refers to these two types of pedestrian crosswalk markings as 1) two-line...
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Q: My question concerns school zones. I notice that the school zone by the Salt Spring Elementary school is marked with both the student icon and speed limit of 30 km/hr, but when you are in the area of the high school there is only the student icon, no speed limit. Is it still...
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Q. We’ve been walking around Portlock and noticed poles and these round concrete pads on the ground behind the batting cages. What are they? There’s about eight poles and they’re about 15 feet tall. Thanks! — Mel and Shell from Dagwood’s, Salt Spring Island A. The pads and poles are part of a track...
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