Here's a private and sunny oceanfront point of land, with sole exclusive use of an adjacent 2 acre fenced pasture (keep a horse, or sheep!), plus a 1/9th share in a 35 acre pastoral acreage..."West Coast Contemporary" style 3 bed/3 bath home, with open plan living/dining, country kitchen, den/of
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01/16/2010
What an interesting little microcosm Salt Spring Island is! Our own flag (one end green for the forest, one end blue for the sea, white in the middle with the same red maple leaf that graces the Canadian flag), plus our own currency (designed by local artists, backed by Canadian Dollars in the va
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01/15/2010
Superb 9 + acre property, in "natural" unspoiled state -- a mix of coastal forest (Cedar, Fir, Maple, Alder) and Garry Oak and Arbutus groves. 700 + feet of easy access oceanfront, with lovely swimming cove. A terrific dock system -- keep your boat at home! Dramatic ocean and island and mountain
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01/14/2010
The earthquake in Haiti could have happened here. We are also close to a major fault line. In one way, it doesn't matter. Where it happens...it happens to us all. Remember John Donne, that 17th Century poet: he reminded us that "no man is an island", and at the close of his sonnet he further remi
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01/14/2010
January 11, 2010. We're fast approaching the Winter Olympics, held this season in Vancouver/Whistler (February date). I'm the Managing Broker of the Sea to Sky Premier Properties (Salt Spring) branch office, and my affiliation with the parent company, Sea to Sky Premier Properties, based in Whist
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01/11/2010
January 9, 2010. Always wanted to be an actor? Here's your chance...auditions are being held again on January 13th, starting at 7 p.m., at the portable behind the Parks and Rec office at Portlock Park, for the upcoming Salt Spring Community Theatre production "Who's Under Where?". Call Steve at 2
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01/09/2010
If you're on Salt Spring Island, on the 17th, drop by the new home of Raffi's Child Honouring Centre. Between 2 & 4 p.m., the Islanders/public are invited to check out this space. On 22 acres, a waterfront farm, the home lends itself to conversion to offices and meeting rooms, plus a large s
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01/08/2010
Very unique and very beautiful -- a 10 acre oceanfront point of land in delectable Maple Bay, a prime waterfront gem on Southern Vancouver Island! Old growth forest, trails created in the 1920s, easy access oceanfront, beaches/bays,,,swim, kayak, sail, dive...enjoy the wildlife: seals, eagles, d
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01/08/2010
The new community radio station is well on its way! Island businesses are advertising, and programs are filling in the daily schedule -- lots of variety! Check out the programming choices on the website (www.cfsi-fm.com), and tune in to listen: 107.9 fm or via streaming audio on the website. If y
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01/07/2010
January 6, 2009. Today is Twelfth Night, also called the Epiphany, and the 12th day of the Twelve Days of Christmas, in the English tradition. (English Christmas begins on Christmas Eve, when the tree goes up, and it comes down on January 6th). The Magi, the Wise Men, are celebrated on Twelfth Ni
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01/06/2010