The Barnacle Rate of cut decried I Had a Dream...... To Everything There is a Season! Jurisdiction changes hands Woodstop Dance raises $6000 for trees Texada Land Sale Clear Cut About Face Community forms Texada land watchdog group   Gulf Islands Driftwood Early-morning action is anti-loggers' first blast Slow down on protests, say long-time island  loggers Festival broadens meaning of community Texada’s key players subjects of legal paper chase Chaining protest blocks truck, has peaceful ending Texada forced to look for logging road access Land fund breaks $200,000 mark Developer buys 6,000 Texada acres Protesters gear up as first trees fall Texada moves toward overall plan Islanders invited to help save special Salt Spring lands Texada protesters turn up heat

Shift in land use of watershed threatens Maxwell Lake water Gulf Islands Driftwood, 03/28 Maxwell Lake is one of two community water supply lakes used by the NorthSalt Spring Waterworks District (NSSWD). It currently provides about 75,000,000 gallons of water per year, and demand is projected to rise to the maximum safe long-term yield of about 100,000,000 gallons per year within the next decade. (more) From the German Press