Salt Spring Energy Strategy

The workshop is open to everyone. Discussion topics will include energy supply, food and agriculture, land use, building design, conservation, transportation, and others.

Coffee and tea will be available; bring your own mug – and if you like, bring a dessert or snack for sharing. Please consider carpooling or taking the bus.

And don’t forget to bring your ideas with you!

The workshop is sponsored by the Earth Festival Society, the Agricultural Alliance, the Institute for Sustainability Education and Action, the Salt Spring Island Transportation Commission, Transition Salt Spring, the Chamber of Commerce, the CRD, and the Islands Trust.

New Salt Spring Island Sustainability Checklist

for anyone preparing to renovate or build a house, cottage, or accessory building, or constructing a driveway. A comprehensive list of things to consider to help keep the ecological footprint of your project as small as possible.

Another first for the Salt Spring Energy Strategy team.

Press release and the checklist (pdf)

Microhydro Study

Ever wondered how much power could be generated from the hundreds of small seasonal creeks that rush down Salt Spring’s hillsides each winter?

A new study just released by the Earth Festival Society as part of the implementation of the Salt Spring Island Community Energy Strategy attempts to answer that question. Full Press release (pdf)

Microhydro Feasibility Study for Salt Spring Island (pdf)

Rebate Program for Energy Efficiency

CRD Directory, Gary Holman, has just announced rebates of $75 for up to 110 households on Salt Spring Island to reduce the cost of energy assessments for homeowners.

Rebate Program details and chart

Energy Circles - Electricity Challenge

Join (or form) an Energy Circle. For more info on the Energy Circles, call Andrew Haigh at 537-2812 or see our new Energy Circle page.

Recent Articles & Reports

See Linda Gilkeson's articles on Winter Gardening
Linda's List January 31st: Starting leeks; heading for Seedy Saturday