Great Salt Spring Stick Competition delights

By KRISTA CHAPMAN FOR SALT SPRING WHIMSY With everything happening in the world, and technology moving us further away from authentic, in-person human interactions, doesn’t it feel like something is missing? A chance to do something together? Something fun, and dare I suggest, whimsical? I was thinking about this a few months ago when I learned about the Salt Spring Island Foundation’s Neighbourhood Small Grants, so I decided to submit a proposal. A few weeks later, the grant was approved! The path was now set for The Great Salt Spring Stick Competition. The idea was inspired by the global Instagram community Stick Nation. I thought, “I bet there are lots of people on Salt Spring with some pretty amazing sticks they’d love to show off!” As luck would have it, I soon ran into Camille Schmah at Foxglove Farm & Garden Supply. By coincidence (or kismet), she mentioned she had been thinking about organizing a stick competition. My face lit up!

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