Province Confirms Funding for Adult Mental Health Supports at Island Community Services

Following an era of uncertainty surrounding the last provincial election and re-organization of ministries, it was confirmed last month that adults living with mental-health challenges will continue to have access to low- or no-cost counselling services to help them get well. “When someone takes the courageous step of reaching out for mental-health support, services must […]

SMART Recovery – Life Beyond Addiction

  SMART Recovery is an evidence-based program designed to help individuals overcome addiction and manage their recovery through self-empowerment and skill-building. October 2025 Meeting Tuesdays 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm (feel free to drop-in) 129 Hereford Avenue And Coming Soon… *Smart Recovery Tools (10 Weeks, Closed Group) *Friends and Family Group

Pathways Victoria – South Island Community Services Directory

A searchable database of Community Services available in the South Island  / Victoria region is available through Pathways Victoria-South Island.  

Online Community Health Directory

A collaboration between island health providers has developed and launched an online directory resource called FETCH – an acronym for “For Everything that’s Community Health”, on Salt Spring Island. The service is available at www.saltspring.fetchbc.ca.  FETCH is intended to provide a repository of easy to access information about health and social service related resources in […]

Point-In-Time Homeless Count 2018

The numbers are in for the 2018 Point-In-Time Homeless Count on Salt Spring Island. The count is evidence of an alarming increase in the number of homeless individuals counted on the island between the count of February 2016 and that of March, 2018. A total of 131 individuals reflects a 58% increase since the 2016 […]