Our Special Guest Today - MLKA Adam Olsen - is Sick and Will Not be Joining Us!
We have just learned that MLA Adam Olsen is sick and will not be joining us today, Friday, December 2, 11-1.. We will still be at the...
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Gayle Baker
- 3 days ago
- 2 min
Adam is Coming to ASK Salt Spring Tomorrow!
Watching the snowfall forecast all week - multiple times a day! - we have decided to gather in-person tomorrow, Friday, December 2, 11-1...
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Gayle Baker
- 5 days ago
- 7 min
BC Ferries Managers Come to Salt Spring to Listen and Share - Promising to Come Again Soon!
November 25 Twenty-five joined this ASK Salt Spring gathering to welcome Karen Johnson and Emma McWalter from BC Ferries. After our...
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Gayle Baker
- Nov 23
- 7 min
CRD's Gary Holman Offers LCC 101 - Answers About our Local Community Commission
November 18 Twenty Salt Springers joined us for all or part of this ASK Salt Spring conversation with CRD’s Gary Holman with a focus on...
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Gayle Baker
- Nov 13
- 4 min
ASK Salt Spring: A Year in Retrospect
ASK Salt Spring Neighbours Helping Neighbours Find Answers asksaltspring.com A Year in Retrospect: October 4, 2021 - October 7, 2022 Why:...
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Gayle Baker
- Nov 8
- 6 min
Anchored Freighters, Review of the Islands Trust Act, and Housing Woes - A Conversation with Adam
November 4 Fourteen gathered to welcome MLA Adam Olsen and his team, Constituent Advocate William Kelly, and BC Green Caucus team member...
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Gayle Baker
- Nov 1
- 7 min
Whatever is the SSI Active Transportation Plan and Why Should You Care?
October 28 Although it took a while for all to gather, 14 joined this ASK Salt Spring conversation welcoming CRD’s Transportation...
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Gayle Baker
- Oct 24
- 5 min
Election 2022 Behind Us. . . .Where to From Here?
October 21 A different gathering, we did not welcome any guests this week as our scheduled guest, Trustee Laura Patrick, was on a...
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Gayle Baker
- Oct 19
- 8 min
HarbourWalk and Better BC Ferries Service. . . Progress in the Near Future?
October 14 Only 11 came to this ASK Salt Spring gathering welcoming all three CRD candidates, Jesse Brown, Kylie Coates, and incumbent...
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Gayle Baker
- Oct 10
- 6 min
Is MLA Adam Olsen Right - Is the Province Ignoring Salt Spring?
October 7 While 11:00 came with very few gathered in our new location - the Lobby of the Middle School - to welcome MLA Adam Olsen and...
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Gayle Baker
- Sep 29
- 8 min
Roads 101 - a Conversation with our Ministry Area Manager
September 23 Fourteen gathered in the United Church Meadow (for the last time: see below for news of our new location!) to welcome our...
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Gayle Baker
- Sep 20
- 11 min
Five Candidates' Solutions for Weighty Islands Trust Issues
September 16 Twenty-five, including five of the seven candidates for Salt Spring’s two Islands Trustee positions, gathered in the United...
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Gayle Baker
- Sep 13
- 7 min
Dramatically Different Perspectives from CRD Candidates Gary Holman and Kylie Coates
September 9 Fifteen joined us for all or part of this ASK Salt Spring conversation with Kylie Coates and Gary Holman, two of the three...
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Gayle Baker
- Sep 6
- 7 min
Huge Provincial Challenges, but Closer to Home, Adam Asks "Is our Local Governance Working for Us?"
September 2 After our Territorial Acknowledgement, a circle of 16 who stayed for all or part of the conversation welcomed our MLA, Adam...
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Gayle Baker
- Aug 29
- 6 min
Bleak News for Workers Seeking Housing on Salt Spring. . .with Some Hope as Well
August 26: Sixteen joined this ASK Salt Spring gathering for fascinating discussion of Workforce Housing led by special guests Tami and...
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Gayle Baker
- Aug 24
- 5 min
How Can Trust in Islands Trust be Rekindled?
August 19 Only eight joined this ASK Salt Spring gathering welcoming Laura Patrick, one of our Salt Spring Island Local Trustees for the...
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Gayle Baker
- Aug 17
- 10 min
CRD Candidates, Kylie Coates and Gary Holman, Square Off on Issues: Housing, Water, and an LCC
August 12 A total of 16 came for all or part of this ASK Salt Spring gathering that welcomed our two declared candidates in the October...
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Gayle Baker
- Aug 8
- 5 min
Alarming Cracks in our Mental Health Systems - and Caring Peer Support Workers Seeking to Fill Them
August 5 While we began with a very small circle of participants, during our time together, a total of 15 joined our conversation about...
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Gayle Baker
- Aug 3
- 6 min
Welcoming Our Chamber to the Conversation About Salt Spring's Most Important Issues
July 29 Eleven joined this ASK Salt Spring gathering in the United Church Meadow, welcoming our Chamber’s new Operations Manager,...
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Gayle Baker
- Jul 26
- 6 min
Culverts 101 and Other Road Maintenance Challenges
July 22 Only 11 joined our conversation about roads maintenance at this ASK Salt Spring gathering in the United Church Meadow. A rich and...
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