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The Capital Regional District (CRD) has announced that the next milestone in the creation of a new community park on Hwmet’utsum (Mt. Maxwell) on Salt Spring Island has been achieved. The formal transfer of land between the previous owners and the CRD was recently completed and the project can now move toward the creation of...

The Salt Spring Community Park campaign announced today that the initiative to raise the final $350,000 towards the purchase of 75 acres of forested land on Hwmet’utsum/Mount Maxwell has reached its goal ahead of the October 31, 2022 deadline, thanks to a final grassroots push, and a generous grant from the Salt Spring Island...

Thank you to everyone who has supported our campaign so far! We’ve made significant progress since the start of our campaign, but we need your support now or we lose this opportunity to create a new park for our community. We already have $1.4 million in commitments from the CRD, the landowners and other generous...

The Capital Regional District (CRD) Board has agreed to purchase, in partnership with Salt Spring Solutions Society (SSS) and a community collective of stakeholders, 75 acres of land and a Statutory Right of Way on Mount Maxwell for community park purposes. This acquisition is subject to raising an additional $350,000 through community fundraising. The 75...