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About Salt Spring Island

Salt Spring Island is a unique place and a unique community located in the Salish Sea within the Southern Gulf Islands of British Columbia, Canada. A 70-square mile island with one of the mildest climates in Canada, its stunning seascapes back onto rural fields and forests that give way in turn to rugged mountains.

Its unspoiled natural environment has been the home of indigenous peoples, and, over time, it has attracted a diverse and adventurous population – including Hawaiian and Japanese settlers, Europeans and Americans in search of gold, and people of African heritage seeking equal rights. By the late 19th century Salt Spring's population was quite multicultural. For over 50 years Salt Spring Island has been known as the jewel in the Salish Sea, due to unique provincial legislation that protects its natural environment and rural ambiance by limiting land development.

More about the history of Salt Spring Island:

http://saltspringarchives.com/history.htm

https://saltspringmarket.com/history-heritage/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_Spring_Island

Salt Spring’s beauty, history, and island culture appeal to a wide variety of talented people – from farm families and skilled craftspeople to digital entrepreneurs, from artists and artisans to practitioners of alternative health services; from educators, naturalists, scientists, and environmental stewards, to retired public servants and business professionals.

This diversity has created an exceptional community with a safe, natural, and art-enhanced way of life.

We’re also proud to be part of the Southern Salish Sea community of islands including the Southern Gulf Islands of Galiano, Mayne, Pender, and Saturna Island. These four islands add to the variety and experience of living + working on Salt Spring. With a population of 5,000, these communities often frequent Salt Spring for shopping and to use services such as banking, and the hospital, while some students take the water taxi to attend high school here. To learn more, here’s a link to the Sustainable Islands page: https://www.sustainableislands.ca/

About Salt Spring Island Links

  • Apple Festival
  • Art Spring
  • Diverse and Inclusive Salt Spring Island
  • Farmer’s Institute
  • Fetch: Community Health Links
  • Gulf Islands Community Radio Society
  • Gulf Islands Driftwood
  • Island Pathways
  • Island Natural Growers
  • Lady Minto Hospital
  • Salt Spring Abattoir
  • Salt Spring Accommodations Group

About Salt Spring Island Links

  • Salt Spring Agricultural Alliance
  • Salt Spring Chamber of Commerce
  • Salt Spring Child Care & Preschools
  • Salt Spring Community Energy
  • Salt Spring Community Services
  • Salt Spring Conservancy
  • Salt Spring CRD
  • Salt Spring Exchange
  • Salt Spring Farmland Trust
  • Salt Spring Film Festival
  • Salt Spring Fire Rescue
  • Salt Spring Hospice Society

About Salt Spring Island Links

  • Salt Spring Forum
  • Salt Spring Library
  • Salt Spring Market
  • Salt Spring Meats
  • Salt Spring Parks & Recreation
  • Salt Spring Tourism
  • Salt Salt Spring Trail and Nature Club
  • School District 64
  • Salt Spring Transit & Transportation
  • Tour Salt Spring
  • Transition Salt Spring
  • Volunteer Salt Spring
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Ever dream of an island lifestyle where you have a healthy balance between work and play? Searching for a place to call home where family and nature are in tune and work is a pleasure? Like the idea of a creative community that collaborate for sustainable and marketable business? Look no further than Salt Spring Island.

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