Li's Salt Spring/Gulf Islands Blog
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2017
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How does one live on Salt Spring, if work is still in your life script? Retirement is one thing, but what if an income stream is still essential? Tourism (the visitor experience) is the main economic driver on Salt Spring and the Gulf Islands. Essentially park reserves (growth has been curtailed...
03/29/2017
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Salt Spring Island encourages a strong alternative health community. Reiki, cranial-sacral therapy, acupuncture, yoga, meditation, healing touch, therapeutic massage, reflexology, aromatherapy...plus on island mainstream medical care. An excellent hospital facility on Salt Spring is connected wi...
03/24/2017
Salt Spring is famed for its artists community. Visiting for the day? Make sure to enjoy the gallery walk in Ganges Village: Gallery 8 and Steffich Fine Art in Grace Point Square; Pegasus Gallery of Canadian Art, in "Old Mouat's"; Jill Louise Campbell Gallery across from Treehouse Cafe, in "new ...
03/20/2017
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There is an authentic "back to the land" movement underway...again. The temperate climate found on Salt Spring and the Southern Gulf Islands encourages small scale farming. Orchards, vineyards, olive groves, berries, veggies, hops...plus cheese-makers, wineries, cidery, craft brewers...the agrar...
03/15/2017
Summer dreams swim in and out of our minds, at this time of year. Salt Spring is a seasonless environment for both visitors and real estate seekers...there is always something going on...but June, July, August, September offer dazzling days on the Salish Sea. Salt Spring is beautifully positione...
03/09/2017
On my lovely Salt Spring Island, swimming in the Salish Sea, between Vancouver and Victoria, and close to Seattle, there is only one plow. Main roads to ferries are kept cleared...otherwise, you're on your own. Usually, we just see rain, grey, cloud, and early Spring by early February. This ye...
03/04/2017
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