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Gayle Baker
Mar 15, 20228 min read
Whatever is a Warming Space?
March 11 A total of 26 joined us for all or part of the time at this ASK Salt Spring Zoom gathering welcoming CRD’s Gary Holman. After...
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Gayle Baker
Mar 8, 20225 min read
Planning for Our Village's Future
March 4 Thirteen joined us via Zoom for this ASK Salt Spring gathering that welcomed the Chair of the Islands Trust Ganges Village Plan...
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Gayle Baker
Mar 2, 20228 min read
Some of the ABCs of an LCC
February 25 Twenty-two attended this initial discussion about the possibilities and challenges of a Local Community Commission (LCC)....
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Gayle Baker
Feb 22, 20224 min read
A Glimpse into Complex Islands Trust Decisions
February 18 After a territorial acknowledgement, one of our two locally-elected Island Trust trustees, Laura Patrick, began by telling...
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Gayle Baker
Feb 14, 20227 min read
A Battle Between Bureaucracy and Humanity?
February 11 Thirteen joined us on a lovely almost-spring day to engage with CRD Director Gary Holman on some of the issues that mean the...
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Gayle Baker
Feb 9, 20226 min read
Has Our Trust and Confidence in the BC Government Been Eroded?
February 4 Sixteen joined this ASK Salt Spring conversation, including our special guest MLA Adam Olsen and his team: Laura Parker,...
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Gayle Baker
Feb 1, 20226 min read
Are We Prepared for the Increased Traffic Volumes and Climate Changes Buffeting Our Island?
January 28 Eighteen gathered to ask our questions of our special guests, Emcon managers, Andrew Gaetz and Dillon Thornton, and CRD...
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Gayle Baker
Jan 25, 20224 min read
Interested in Envisioning an Even Better Ganges?
January 21 A total of 15 joined for all or part of the conversation at this ASK Salt Spring Zoom gathering. Trustee Laura Patrick offered...
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Gayle Baker
Jan 19, 202211 min read
Composter, SeaBreeze, Assessments, and a Local Community Commission - Learning Lots from Gary
January 14 Thirteen gathered via Zoom to welcome CRD’s Gary Holman and to discuss those issues that matter most to us. After the...
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Gayle Baker
Jan 12, 20225 min read
Welcoming Adam and Beginning the New Year with Optimism Amid Challenges
January 7 Twenty gathered via Zoom to welcome our MLA, Adam Olsen. After our Territorial Acknowledgement, Adam took a few minutes to...
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Gayle Baker
Jan 5, 20221 min read
ASK Salt Spring Zoom Link, Fridays, 11-1:
Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89745830131?pwd=S0dUUUtuZ0pTOU9haDBNMnhaR1M5dz09 (If needed, passcode is : 947504)
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Gayle Baker
Dec 15, 20219 min read
SeaBreeze Inne Solutions. . .Which One Will Work?
December 10 Fourteen gathered at the Library Program Room to welcome CRD’s Gary Holman and participate in conversations about the issues...
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Gayle Baker
Dec 7, 20216 min read
A Dawning Recognition of our Vulnerability in Tense Times?
December 3 After a Territorial Acknowledgement suggesting we read The Dawn of Everything (https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/oct/18/t...
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Gayle Baker
Nov 30, 20215 min read
Decades of Deferred Road Maintenance?
November 26 Eighteen Salt Springers came to discuss our recent flood and our roads with Salt Spring Island Emergency Coordinator, Charles...
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Gayle Baker
Nov 23, 20215 min read
Are We Too Comfortable to Make Needed Changes?
November 19 Fifteen people came to welcome and ask questions of one of the Islands Trust’s Local Trustees, Laura Patrick, at this ASK...
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Gayle Baker
Nov 16, 20218 min read
Anyone Interested in Salt Spring's Proposed $7.1 Million CRD Budget????
November 12 Ten Salt Springers gathered in ASK Salt Spring’s new winter location, the Library Program Room, to welcome CRD’s Gary Holman....
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Gayle Baker
Nov 9, 20216 min read
Celebrating Community Policing at its Best
November 5 Only nine gathered in the Dome at Rainbow Road Elementary School to engage in fascinating discussions with our special guest,...
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Gayle Baker
Nov 1, 20214 min read
So, "What is this Coach Program?"
October 22 A small ASK Salt Spring gathering of eleven tuned into Zoom to learn about Transition Salt Spring’s (TSS) new Climate Action...
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Gayle Baker
Oct 24, 20213 min read
A Year of ASK Salt Spring in Retrospect (AGM Report)
ASK Salt Spring, Neighbours Helping Neighbours Find Answers asksaltspring.com October 4, 2020 - October 8, 2021 Why: ASK Salt Spring was...
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Gayle Baker
Oct 19, 20215 min read
And, Our Favourite Topics. . . . The Islands Trust Policy Statement and Housing
October 15 After our Territorial Acknowledgement, a group of seven people welcomed one of our Islands Trust’s Local Trustees, Laura...
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