Show overview
ASK Salt Spring: Answered has been publishing since 2023, and across the 2 years since has built a catalogue of 61 episodes. That works out to roughly 20 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence.
Episodes typically run ten to twenty minutes — most land between 12 min and 22 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language News show.
The catalogue appears to be on hiatus or wound down — the most recent episode landed 1 year ago, with no new episodes in over a year. The busiest year was 2024, with 33 episodes published. Published by Gulf Island Community Radio.
From the publisher
After most ASK Salt Spring events, CHIR.fm interviews the guest or guests about the highlights of the question and answer session from the event. Thanks so much to Gayle Walker for facilitating this. Hear the major points these important speakers make.
Latest Episodes
View all 61 episodesEp 62Ep. 62 Gary Holman CRD Director for SSI
Ask Salt Spring Answered host Damian Inwood talks to Gary Holman, CRD director and Local Community Commission member, about health care for seniors and regional transportation.
Ep 61Ep. 61 Rob Botterell, Green MLA
Ask Salt Spring Answered's Damian Inwood speaks to Rob Botterell, Green Party MLA for Saanich North and the Islands about the federal election, proportional representation and more.
Ep 60Ep. 60 Rob Botterell, Green MLA
Ask Salt Spring Answered host Damian Inwood talks to Rob Botterell, Green Party MLA for North Saanich and the Islands about the repel of the consumer carbon tax in BC, Bill 7 which gives the NDP cabinet sweeping powers, tax reform and proportional representation.
Ep 59Ep. 59 Sophia vom Bauer Jackson, the Living Library project
Ask Salt Spring Answered talks to Sophia mom Bauer Jackson, adult services co-ordinator for Salt Spring Island Public Library about the Living Library project, where people share their life experiences as "living books."
Ep 58Ep. 58 Eric Jacobsen, Exec. Dir., Lady Minto Hospital Foundation
Ask Salt Spring Answered talks to Eric Jacobsen, executive director of the Lady Minto Hospital Foundation about the Seabreeze Inn housing development for health professionals, doctor recruitment, a possible new clinic and other issues.
Ep 57Ep. 57 Rob Botterell, Green Party MLA
Host Damian Inwood talks to Rob Botterell about the Islands Trust, the BC budget, the future of BC's economy and the threat of tariffs.
Ep 56Ep. 56 Elizabeth May Green MP
In Ep. 56 of Ask Salt Spring Answered, host Damian Inwood speaks to Elizabeth May about the looming threat of US tariffs and how Canada is handling an attack on our sovereignty from south of the border.
Ep 55Ep. 55 Tara Martin, Salt Spring Conservancy
Ask Salt Spring Answered host Damian Inwood talks to Tara Martin, a board member of the Salt Spring Island Conservancy and also UBC professor in Conservation Sciences, about the issue of loss of biodiversity on SSI.
Ep 54Ep. 54 Rob Botterell, MLA
Ask Salt Spring Answered host Damian Inwood talks to Rob Botterell, Green Party MLA for Saanich North and the Island about taking over from Adam Olsen and issues like housing, roads, US tariffs and his role as House Speaker for the BC Greens.
Ep 53Ep. 53 Tisha Boulter, trustee SD64
Ask Salt Spring Answered's Damian Inwood talks to Trish Boulter, trustee for School District 64 about SOGI, the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity resource, and also about falling school enrolment and the expensive water taxi program.
Ep 52Ep. 52 Fire Chief Jamie Holmes
Damian Inwood from CHIR-FM speaks with Jamie Holmes, Salt Spring Fire Chief about the fire smart program for residents, the new $13.3-million fire hall and putting easy to read number signs on your homes to help emergency service providers to get to the right place.
Ep 51Ep. 51 Restorative Justice: Laura Dafoe
Damian Inwood talks to Laura Dafoe about Restorative Justice on Salt Spring Island
Ep 50Ep. 50 Kajin Goh, The Chuan Society
Ask Salt Spring Answered talks to Kajin Goh, Chair of the Chuan Society about the new Hearth pilot project at the portable at the former Phoenix School site on Drake Road, Salt Spring Island
Ep 49Ep. 49 Salt Spring Exchange
Damian Inwood talks to Leslie Ash and Colin How, the new owners of The Salt Spring Exchange about the challenges of running a community platform and plans for the future.
Ep 48Ep. 48 Cherie Geauvreau
Damian Inwood talks to Cherie Geauvreau of the Salt Spring Copper Kettle and the Wagon Wheel Housing Society about helping the islands needy and homeless population and about new housing alternatives.
Ep 47Ep. 47 Andrew Gaetz
Damian Inwood talks to Andrew Gaetz, South Vancouver Island operations manager for Emcon, which hadles repairs and maintenance of Salt Spring Island's road network.
Ep 46Ep. 46 Jamie Sterling
Damian Inwood, host of Ask Salt Spring Answered, talks to Jamie Sterling, executive director of the Southern Gulf Islands Tourism Partnership about Gulf Islands tourism initiatives and ways the SGITP is raising money for affordable housing for employees in the tourism and hospitality trade.
Ep 45Ep. 45 David Norget
Damian Inwood talks to David Forget, co-ordinator for the Mental Wellness Initiative on issues facing the unhoused on Salt Spring Island.
Ep 44Ep 44 Damian Inwood
We talk to Damian President of Gulf Island Community Radio Society about various issues surrounding the launch of CHIR FM (107.9) including programming, The Record Shop, emergency broadcasting, the importance of volunteers and the 9 year journey to get on the FM broadcast air
Ep 43Ep. 43 Justine Starke
Ep. 43 of Ask Salt Spring Answered in which we talk to Justine Starke about a Capital Regional District pilot project called the Rural Housing Program which, if it gets CRD funding, will provide a matching $40,000 grant to people wishing to develop a cottage or secondary suite on their property for affordable rent.