Salt Spring Island Local Government
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The Islands Trust came into being in the mid-1970s, and is a Provincial Government mandate
of "to preserve & protect". All zonings/densities were created in the mid-70s, then, and
so each Gulf Island, including Salt Spring Island is capped re growth. There is a core of
bylaws, governing each Gulf Island, with specific bylaws, reflecting each individual
Island, on top of same. For Salt Spring, ask at the Trust office for the bylaws of the
Salt Spring Island Community Plan, plus the Development Permit Area regulations.
Salt Spring Island was always designated, by the Trust, as the Island to have the
amenities (banks, services, hospital, etc., and all three ferries that service the Island
also "sleep" on the Island -- the schedules begin and end, then, on Salt Spring Island.
Salt Spring offers a year round lifestyle option, then, although it is very easy to
commute to Vancouver Island communities (Victoria, Duncan, Nanaimo, etc.).