Positively Forward is pleased to announce the release of our draft Position Paper on affordable housing and invites your comments. Pathways to Affordable Housing on Salt Spring Island confirms that it is possible to provide more affordable housing while protecting [...]
Your signature needed on our petition to defend growth limits on Salt Spring Island. This year Salt Spring Island’s Trustees intend to make major "targeted" changes to our Official Community Plan (OCP) and Land Use Bylaw (LUB). Salt Spring Solutions [...]
In 2017, you helped protect the Islands Trust and its mandate by defeating a referendum on incorporation with your vote, your letters, and your donations. We need your help again. Here is what is happening: Our elected trustees have undertaken [...]
The following articles are about housing and development, indicating that suites won't be the affordable housing solution. “A Remote Canadian Island Makes History in Fight for Affordable Housing” (National Observer) “Patrick Condon: Behold Vancouver, Where There are Housing Solutions to [...]
Still wondering what to make of the controversy surrounding Bylaw #530, allowing development of either an accessory dwelling or a suite on most residential properties on the island? For a clear and precise explanation of all the reasons Bylaw #530 should [...]
