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Notable residents
- Michael Ableman - author, organic farmer
- Randy Bachman- musician (Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Guess Who)
- Nick Bantock - author and artist
- Robert Bateman - wildlife artist
- Arthur Black - CBC personality and humourist
- Brian Brett - poet and novelist
- Michael Colgan - nutritionist/bodybuilding writer
- Bill Henderson - singer-songwriter (The Collectors, Chilliwack)
- Robert Hilles - award-winning poet and novelist
- Tom Hooper - musician (The Grapes of Wrath, Ginger, Solo Artist)
- Dan Jason- author, organic farming advocate
- Sky Lee - artist and novelist
- Suzanne Little - musician (Lava Hay, Solo Artist)
- Pearl Luke - award-winning author
- Tara MacLean - singer and songwriter
- Harry Manx - Juno-nominated blues/folk singer
- Stuart Margolin - actor and director ("The Rockford Files" -- former resident)
- James Monger PhD, award-winning geologist
- Ellen Page - Gemini award-winning actress
- Briony Penn - professor (UVIC), author, and environmental activist.
- Jan Rabson - Voice-Over Actor
- Clare Rustad - Canada women's national soccer team
- Valdy - Juno award-winning folk-singer
- Phyllis Webb - poet and radio broadcaster
- Simon Whitfield - Olympic triathlon champion
See also
References
External links
- Government of British Columbia - BC Geographical Names
- Saltspring Island Chamber of Commerce
- A Salt Spring Island resource guide
- Official Salt Spring Currency Website
- Saltspring Island photography by John Cameron
- Islands Trust, Salt Spring Island
- Map of Salt Spring Island, with Business Listings & Websites
- Crow's Nest Ecological Research Area on Saltspring Island
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48°50′N 123°30′W / 48.833°N 123.500°W / 48.833; -123.500
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