Emergency Management Salt Spring Island

05/27/2026

Please consider consider taking part in the Salt Spring Island Community Health Needs Assessment for the Salt Spring Health Advancement Network.

Salt Spring Island Public Library is sharing this important survey from Salt Spring Health Advancement Network.

Is health important to you? Do you live on Salt Spring Island?
We need your voice!!
The last community health needs assessment for Salt Spring Island was completed in 2019. Since then, things have changed a lot. Salt Spring Island is a unique community with unique needs. Strong healthy public policy must be based on accurate and current data, so help us get that data!

Please use the QR code on the image or follow the link in the comments.

To honour your time you can opt in at the end of the survey to a draw for a local gift card of your choice. There will be five offered, in the amounts of $300 (2), $200 (2), and $100 (1).

All data that we collect will be reported back to the community in the fall of 2026. To do this work the Salt Spring Health Advancement Network is supported by the CRD and PlanH, BC Healthy Communities fund.

05/20/2026

Please join us at the Ask Salt Spring session this Friday May 22 at the Salt Spring Island Multi Space (SIMS) (former Middle School) classroom next to the Boardroom, 11:00am-1:00pm.

This session is a great opportunity to ask us anything and have respectful conversations about how we can be prepared for the hazards we face.

Hope to see you there!

05/14/2026

Mandatory water restrictions are currently in place for Electoral Areas, including Salt Spring Island and the Southern Gulf Islands.
Small drinking water systems are especially vulnerable during dry conditions. Many local sources remain at low levels. Each system has specific water use restrictions in place.
Stay up to date on current water conservation levels for CRD drinking water systems:
https://www.crd.ca/news/alerts/electoral-area-water-restrictions
Thank you for doing your part to conserve water!

05/11/2026

For your reference: no reported tsunami threat to British Columbia. 

05/10/2026

, on Salt Spring Island, emergency preparedness starts at the community level?

Preparedness & Organizing for Disasters, Pods, are small groups of neighbours that connect before emergencies happen, so they’re ready to support each another when one occurs🪴

Pod program members share contact lists, identify emergency meeting places and check in on neighbours who may need extra support ✔️

When roads are blocked, power is out, or help is delayed, community members make sure no one is left on their own 💙

This is “In it together” in action 👈

Read more: https://ow.ly/jzQa50YRQ7p



Alt text: A busy outdoor community market with vendor tents and people walking in Salt Spring Island.

05/09/2026

The Emergency Fair is today at the Ganges Firehall until 2pm!

Come on down to learn about how best to prepare for emergencies and meet your local first responders! Free, family friendly event.

05/09/2026

Research shows communities with strong social connections before an emergency experience reduced impacts and shorter recovery times.

Tomorrow at the Emergency Preparedness Fair, you can learn which Neighbourhood Pod you belong to you can contribute to your neighbourhood's preparation for an emergency.

Come on down to the Ganges Firehall tomorrow, May 9th, from 10am-2pm to meet your local responders and upgrade your preparedness knowledge. This year's theme is IN IT TOGETHER. As an island community, we all have a role to play in preparing for the unexpected and supporting our neighbours.

05/07/2026

Effective Thursday May 7th at 12:00 PM:
🚫 Campfires
🚫 Backyard burning
🚫 Open burning

Due to ongoing dry conditions and elevated wildfire risk, open fire prohibitions will take effect Thursday May 7th at 12:00 PM throughout the Coastal Fire Centre, including Salt Spring Island and Vancouver Island.

The prohibition includes:
🚫 Campfires
🚫 Backyard burning
🚫 Open burning

These restrictions are being implemented to help reduce the risk of human-caused wildfires and protect our community during current high fire danger conditions.

Please do your part by following all fire restrictions. Together, we can help keep Salt Spring Island safe this wildfire season!

05/06/2026

This Emergency Preparedness Week, be sure to sign up for emergency alerts for your area.

Do you live in the Juan de Fuca, on Salt Spring Island or one of the Southern Gulf Islands? Sign up for the Capital Regional District (CRD) Public Alert Notification System (PANS) to receive alerts with emergency information in your community www.crd.bc.ca/pans.

If you live anywhere else in the region, visit prepareyourself.ca/get-connected/local-programs for information on how you can sign up for alerts for your area.

05/05/2026

It’s Emergency Preparedness Week!

To highlight the importance of working together and building community resilience, this year’s EP Week theme is “In it together.”

Community preparedness starts with you. If you are prepared for an emergency, you will be better able to support others in your community.

Here are some ways to get prepared:
Know the hazards in your community: www.PreparedBC.ca/Hazards
Gather your emergency supplies: www.PreparedBC.ca/EmergencyKit

Don't forget to join us this Saturday May 9th for the Emergency Preparedness Fair from 10-2 at the Ganges Firehall.