General Overview

Salt Spring, considered to be the unofficial capital of the Gulf Islands, has a modern hospital and extended care facilities, several medical and dental clinics, senior citizens housing, schools, library, a full range of shopping facilities, beaches, public tennis courts, provincial parks, a challenging 9 hole golf course, and 9 lakes.

Salt Spring has a vibrant community there is a wide social spectrum of young families, older semi and fully retired people, professional people, many artists and celebrities from all over the world. The climate is wonderful, precipitation is usually 36 inches with 2004 sunshine hours annually (comparable to Vernon in the interior). Winter is the rainy season, seldom below freezing, summers are usually dry and very pleasant. In a normal year, the flowering trees are in full bloom in the first week of March, often in February.

Amenities: Hospital, 3 Elementary schools, Middle and High School, RCMP, ambulance, 8 parks, 5 community halls, 5 gas stations, 2 banks & a Credit Union, churches, taxi, water taxi, 2 major grocery stores, scheduled airlines, post offices, couriers, government agent, 2 building supply stores, marinas and lift, retails stores, restaurants, pubs and coffee shops; 2 golf courses, dive shop, kayaking outfit, horse riding, campgrounds, lakes, beaches, trails and much, much more. Enjoy local markets and village shopping, an art exhibition, theatre or a concert, relax to the soothing sound of gentle waves against the shore, have a round of golf, swim in the ocean or fresh water lakes, cycle along pastoral country lanes or hike through the quiet woods.

Related Links:
Salt Spring Island Profile
http://www.saltspringisland.bc.ca

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