To assist rural islanders facing the unprecedented challenges of COVID 19, the Rural Islands Economic Partnership put together a valuable resource page with links to important information and supports. 

The Island COMEBACK campaign is a Pandemic Economic Response and Recovery program that's free to join. The initiative will generate immediate funds for businesses and community organizations in the rural communities of Pender, Mayne, Saturna, Galiano, Salt Spring, Bowe...

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Galiano Connectivity Consultation Snapshot

As part of the Connectivity Planning for the Southern Gulf Islands project, the CRD consulted with representatives of various economic sectors on each island about how connectivity i...

Internet Connectivity - A Key for Younger Island Demographics

The CRD recently completed the first phase of the Connectivity Planning for the Southern Gulf Islands project. This first phase focused on the internet connectivity needs of the SGI to determine a connectivit...

ṮEṮÁĆES  Climate Action Project 

The Southern Gulf Islands are disproportionately impacted by the climate emergency declared by the Capital Regional District and the Islands Trust. They are particularly vulnerable to risk of wild fire, drought affecting food produc...

The Saturna Island Fire Protection Society has been approved for a Community Works Fund (CWF) grant in the amount of $20,000 to install solar panels on the roof of Emergency Services Building #1. The installation, scheduled for Spring 2020, is expected to reduce ESB1’s...