The Magic of Salt Spring Can Change Your Whole Perspective About Life

From the very beginning, Salt Spring has attracted creative, cultivated, and freethinking people.

Today as in years past, many artists, writers, and craftspersons call this island home. Many came to Salt Spring then for the same reasons they do today—pleasant climate, peaceful surroundings and inspiring scenery.

Community is the Heart of Salt Spring

But, Salt Spring's captivating beauty doesn't just lie on the surface. When you explore what is at the heart of this jewel in the Pacific, you can more fully appreciate its true character.

What you soon come to discover is the other Salt Spring.  The family oriented Salt Spring.  The community involved teachers, students, bankers and just plain ole' ordinary citizens...well, maybe not exactly "ordinary" citizens...but people involved at every level in the community just the same!

Living on Island Time

The lifestyle is slow-paced. People take time to chat in the streets. There are no traffic lights. And what there is, is an abundance of colourful, compassionate and talented people that make Salt Spring not only a one-of-a-kind place to visit, but a remarkable place to live.

Things we love about Salt Spring:

• A life outside the box 
• A new lease on life
• The courage to kick conformity
• A small town sense of security                                             
• A clean, healthy and creative environment         
• Tolerant people
• Not a single traffic light 
• A place to be ourselves
• An enjoyable investment

A wonderful and scenic trip by ferry...minutes by floatplane!

There is something for everyone on Salt Spring Island.

It's Easy to Fall in Love with Salt Spring...

A place where serenity deepens with every curve of the road and rush hour simply doesn't exist.  Majestic, magical forests outnumber concrete sidewalks and even those eventually give way to trails carpeted in moss and bordered by ferns.

Salt Spring Island gives you the best of all worlds—spectacular natural beauty, but with all the basic amenities close by. A diverse and stimulating local culture with large areas of "get-away" solitude.  The village centre of Ganges is designed for people, rather than vehicles with every amenity within strolling distance.  Here, you'll find gourmet coffee shops, organic bakeries and whole food stores, post office, bookshops and friendly local merchants in the style of a community gathering place.  The restaurants, pubs and bistros reside along the fringes of this vibrant village where performances draw those who stroll the promenades along the water's edge.

Weather Getting You Down?

The climate of Salt Spring is often referred to as 'cool mediterranean' and is characterized by cool, dry summers (no humidity here) and very mild winters.  Salt Spring receives half the rainfall of New York.   It rarely snows and if it does it lasts no more than a few days.  If you live where the summers give you either searing heat or sauna-like humidity, you'll love Salt Spring.

Get Back to Where You Once Belonged…

Salt Spring is alive.  To live here means you aspire to be an individual.  Every aspect of  Salt Spring seems alive, and like its name, its inhabitants tend to blend organically, as though its always been home, whether it has been or not.   You'll probably find yourself getting to know a variety of colourful artists, entrepreneurs, hippies, healers and millionaires. 

Salt Spring is the Place to Wander, Ponder, Paddle and Dream...

Outdoor activities include kayaking, sailing, hiking, bird-watching, golf, swimming (salt water or lake), scuba-diving, horseback riding, hang-gliding, fresh and salt water fishing, and tennis. You'll find world renowned gourmet dining or organic take-out.  Salt Spring offers many opportunities to enjoy the outdoors, the arts, and a wide variety of live entertainment in spectacular natural or man-made venues.

Live in the Art of Nature

Salt Spring Island beaches present a most perfect testament to sun and sea.  Its mountain views offer a perspective that seems more otherwordly than anything you are apt to see anywhere!  The island is beautiful year round with mountain backdrops, mild weather and great water conditions.  The forests are healthy, waters teem with marine life and empty beaches and coves.  Discover coastal BC's paradise island for yourself...visit soon!