Country Grocer SSI
374 Lower Ganges Rd. V8K 2V7 Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada

Super Tuesday flier for this week. Great Savings. Enjoy the sunshine Salt Spring.

The Gulf Island Secondary School Parent Advisory Committee approached Country Grocer SSI and the Salt Spring Fire Dept. for some tents to cover designated entrances to the school this fall. PAC member Elizabeth Nolan explains... (and Thanks Elizabeth for getting the student-tent shots)

Dianne Morris presents Blake with a $500 donation from Country Grocer. Blake Gold works in our Deli, he’s got a lot of energy and a big heart. He’s been cycling all summer to raise funds for Salt Spring Hospice by riding in his second Cycle of Life Tour. We at Country Grocer are big supporters of ‘COLT’ and we’re really pleased to add to Blake’s amazing fundraising ride. He even rode to the Okanagan and back! If you want join us to show your appreciation for Blake’s ride for... Salt Spring Hospice please go to his fundraising page. http://vh.convio.net/site/TR/Events/CycleofLifeTour2

Tis the time to think about planting Garlic! Greg has some wonderfully bulbous seed garlics. Choose from Red Russian, Asian Tempest, Georgian Fine Porcelain Hardneck, Bogatyr and more.

We're Hiring in many Departments. If you're curious please contact Leah at (250) 537-9893 or drop her an email at [email protected]

Congratulations to the winners of our ‘Who’s Who Behind the Mask’ contest. You each have won a $50 Country Grocer Gift Card and a mask! The Winners Are: Caitie Hunter, Amanda Feder, Paula Smith and the fourth Gift Card has been donated to the Farmers Institute for the Fall Fair.... Please come to our Community Office to arrange pick up of your Gift Card and Mask. We’re open Monday to Thursday 10-2. Our staff are all now wearing masks to protect you and your family. We kindly ask that you return the favour. Thank you for your understanding. Here are names of the masked employees, starting from the top left and going right: Leah, Blake, Chris Paul, Sue, Fernando Jessie, Roger, Rebecca Thanks for playing along in our ‘Who’s Who Behind the Mask’ contest.

We’re Hiring !!! Country Grocer has several positions open, both full and part-time. We offer notable benefits such as an employee discount; medical, dental and pension benefits; and employee bursaries for post-secondary as well as travel. Come and join our team and work in a positive and flexible work environment. Do you fit into one of these job descriptions: Clerks for Deli, Produce and Grocery Departments, Cashiers, Bakers, Meat Clerks and Cutters, Grocery Supervisors,... Sushi Kitchen Staff, Nutrition We have a place for you! Contact Leah McGillivray at [email protected]

A Salt Spring favourite ....

We’re happy to help. We wish all the staff and students a safe and enriching school year.

To make this contest a wee bit easier we have given you some hints on who is who, see our latest post on this contest above on our Facebook page. _________________________________________________ Correctly name the Country Grocer staff behind the mask seen in the video. Your name will be entered into a draw for one of four $50 Country Grocer Gift Cards plus a Mask!.... The entries with the most correct names will be the ones entered. There are 9 staff in total in the video. If you enter more than once your best entry will be put into the hat for the draw. Click the link below to enter. https://saltspringexchange.com//watch-country-grocer-name/ We’ll draw and announce the winning names from a hat on Monday September 14th at noon. Good Luck. Our staff are all now wearing masks to protect you and your family. We kindly ask that you return the favour. Thank you for your understanding.

Aisle 11 Goes Mexican ! As part of our ongoing improvements for your shopping convenience we've brought together a Mexican section at the end of Aisle 11. Tortillas are located in the cooler right beside your favourite Mexican food choices. Olé!

Karen Mouat receives Country Grocer’s donation of $2000 to the Lady Minto Hospital Foundation from Rob Lowrie. This weekend is the annual (and slightly modified) fundraiser, the LMHF Golf Tournament. Country Grocer is pleased to support this very important community foundation.

Our new counter to keep the maximum shoppers to 60 in the store. Enter when Green, Wait when Red. Thank you for your cooperation.

AISLE 7, our Bulk Aisle is now complete including some fancy new dispensers. No more sticky scoops for your safer dispensing. Come in and enjoy the wide selection of Bulk choices at Country Grocer SSI.

Please note our updated hours for our Pharmacist and Prescriptions...

SALT SPRING PHONE BOOK, 100% local content! locally produced! Congrats to the Lions Club for their 40th Edition of The Lions Club Directory !! A must have for every local. Available at the Lotto Counter here Country Grocer SSI for $5.75 (plus taxes). These books go to fund the many worthwhile SS Lions Club projects right here on our island.

See all the Pandemic Postcards on display at the SS Public Library in August. We're pleased to have been a supporter of this SS Literacy project.

Blake Gold, Country Grocer SSI's COLT rider, caters lunch for COLT riders from Think Communications passing through Salt Spring raising funds for Hospices on Vancouver Island & SSI. 'Think' is another big supporter of the Cycle of Life Tour 2020. You can show your support for Blake's COLT ride and Salt Spring Hospice by going to cycleoflifetour.ca

Blake Rides Again ... in the Cycle of Life Tour... For the second year Blake Gold will ride to raise funds for Salt Spring Hospice in this year's Cycle of Life Tour. Because of Covid this year Blake and his team members are riding separately for Hospices on Vancouver Island and SSI. By going to cycleoflifetour.ca and donating to Rider Blake Gold you'll be showing your support for his ride and for the compassionate work that Salt Spring Hospice volunteers do with the dying and their loved ones.

I wonder if Chris has done this before...