Photo credit: James Wheeler, via Shutterstock 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 impacts their work. On Galiano, this included transportation, contracting, emergency services, health, accommodations, retail, arts and culture, education and child care, real estate, remote workers and the pub

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 connectivity plan as a basis for technical design and roll-out by the region's ISPs. Many of the issues mentioned in the Galiano update came up on Mayne Island as well. One emergent realization was that the lack of connec

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 production, seasonal water shortage and shoreline erosion caused by sea level rise and increased coastal storm surges. The ṮEṮÁĆES (pronounced “tlu-tla-chus” — The u as in fun, a as in ape) Climate Action Project will deve

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 hydro consumption by ~40%. The Saturna Recreation and Cultural Society has also been approved for a $20,000 CWF grant to install solar panels on the roof of the Saturna Recreation and Cultural Centre (which dou