News - Salt Spring Community Park

Capital Regional District completes 75 acre Community Park land acquisition on Hwmet’utsum (Mt. Maxwell)

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...

Hwmet’utsum/Mt Maxwell forest protection assured as community park fundraising campaign reaches goal

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...

Salt Spring Community Park – We need to finish raising $150,000 in just over 40 days! – Donate now!

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...

Join us for an exquisite dinner under the stars at Foxglove Farm on September 19th – Limited seating!

Hello Community Park supporters! Just a quick update about our amazing dinner/fundraiser on Sept 19th, just 2 weeks away! This invitation entitles you to special Advanced Seating before this goes out to the general public later this week. Please RSVP to ensure your seats at this incomparable farm-to-table adventure. Our hosts, Michael Ableman and Jeanne-Marie Herman are already...

Community Park campaign release video to encourage charitable donations for park land acquisition

Salt Spring Community Park campaign has released a new video to share the story about their goal for establishing a new multi-use trail network and protected area on Salt Spring Island. Salt Spring Community Park will be a new 75 acre park with trails for the public on the northeast slope of Hwmet’utsum/Mt. Maxwell that...

Salt Spring Island Community Parks Acquisition Campaign Launched

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...