Salt Spring Island Trust Area Includes:

Salt Spring Island Local Trust Area includes more than 25 associated islands including:

  • Bright Island
  • Deadman Islands
  • Piers Island
List of all Islands

News Salt Spring LTA

Find out what's happening in and around your local trust area

Local Government Elections

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Honouring National Indigenous History Month and National Indigenous Peoples Day

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Update: Salt Spring Island Official Community Plan & Land Use Bylaw Review

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Species at Risk: Great Blue Heron fannini subspecies

SARA Species of Special Concern Life stage and activities observable in the fall: adults fishing and hunting at the edges of the ocean, lakes and […]

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Great Blue Heron. Photo by Lisa Wilcox

Species at Risk: Western Screech-Owl

SARA Threatened Species Life stages observable in the winter: adult pairs courting in advance of breeding season What’s that sound? It’s the Western Screech-Owl’s courtship […]

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A Western Screech Owl pops its head out

Salt Spring Local Trust Committee 2026 Regular Meeting Schedule

The Salt Spring Islands Local Trust Committee 2026 business meeting schedule is now available. To review the agendas, minutes and recordings of any Salt Spring Island […]

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Islands Trust Salt Spring Island Office – New location

Now Open at Our New Location We are pleased to announce that our office is now open to the public at our new address: Unit […]

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Species at Risk: Little Brown Myotis

SARA Endangered Species Life stage and activities observable in the summer: adults in flight at dusk using sonar to catch flying insects As dusk settles […]

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Little Brown Myotis

Species at Risk: Northern Red-legged Frog

SARA Species of Special Concern Life stage observable in the spring: egg-masses and tadpoles developing in ponds The Northern Red-legged Frog, not to be mistaken […]

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Northern Red-legged Frog

Islands Trust Council Statement on the Scope and Meaning of Section 3 of the Islands Trust Act (Object Clause)

On May 6, 2025, Islands Trust Council met in Committee of the Whole, to discuss the Statement on the Scope and Meaning of Section 3 […]

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Meet Your Local Trust Committee

Jamie Harris

Jamie Harris

Salt Spring Island Trustee

Timothy Peterson

Timothy Peterson

Lasqueti Island Trustee, Executive Committee Vice-Chair

 

 

Laura Patrick

Laura Patrick

Salt Spring Island Trustee, Islands Trust Council Chair

 

 

Island Profile

The Salt Spring Island Local Trust Area is home to 48 at-risk species. The area is critical habitat for Dun Skipper butterflies, Gray’s Desert-parsley, the Little Brown Bat and Sharp-tailed snake.

Mature Forest Growth

10

%

of area

Protected Areas

20

%

of area

Population

Salt Spring

11,795

Trust Area

Sensitive Ecosystems

27

%

protected