Salt Spring Island
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Search called off for missing boater off Salt Spring IslandCrews launched a search around 5 p.m. Wednesday, after a small boat was found with its motor running in Long Harbour, but nobody aboard.CanadaJul 13, 2023
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Quebec man at large in B.C., wanted on child pornography charges: RCMPSalt Spring Island RCMP is asking for the public’s assistance in finding 39-year-old Jimmy Pieschke.CrimeFeb 11, 2023
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Community ‘collapsing’ say some Salt Spring Islanders, in appeal for vacancy taxFaced with a housing crisis, some island residents are angry the province didn't include the community when it expanded the area covered by its empty homes tax last week.CanadaJul 28, 2022
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Students and crew safe after engine fire on school boat off Vancouver IslandA spokesman with the Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Victoria says crew members on board the vessel were able to put out the fire Thursday morning.FireJan 27, 2022
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Residents cautioned after wastewater spill on Salt Spring IslandHealth advisory signs will remain in place until environmental sample results indicate there is no public health risk, the Capital Regional District said.EnvironmentJan 3, 2022
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‘Come prepared, bring water’: B.C.’s Gulf Islands suffering drought-like conditionsLuckham said visitors to the islands will see a lot of messaging around water conservation.CanadaJul 14, 2021
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Tragic end to search for missing UBC professor on Salt Spring IslandPolice and Search and Rescue began a search for Sinikka Gay Elliott on Wednesday, May 12, the day that she was reported missing. She had left her home to run errands.CanadaMay 14, 2021
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B.C.’s lakes and rivers prove deadly for international studentsIn the last 15 years, one dozen foreign nationals aged 25 and under have drowned in B.C.NewsAug 2, 2020
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‘A selfish act’: Woman ambushed by estranged husband in Salt Spring murder-suicide, says family"It was a selfish act by a coward and bully and committed in the most cruel and pre-meditated way," reads a statement from the victim's family.Jun 7, 2020
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Man and woman dead following ‘serious incident’ at Salt Spring Island homePolice were called to a home on Fulford Ganges Road just before 5 p.m. Monday.CrimeJun 2, 2020
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