Islanders can
buy groceries, gas or clothes with $$’s as initial support from local merchants has
been overwhelming.
Doug Mitchell, President of the Salt Spring Island
Chamber of Commerce says, "The Chamber wholeheartedly supports Salt Spring Dollars.
We immediately realized the many benefits of having a local currency and we believe it
will be an enormous marketing success."
Some merchants have decided, from time to time, to
offer a premium exchange rate for $$’s to help promote on island shopping.
As Salt Spring dollars are backed by CND$’s at
our local banks, an immediate trust in the business community has been created in the
local currency.
Some merchants interviewed said that they would be
using their "overflow" bill compartment in their cash register to handle the
$$’s, just as they do American dollars.
The SSI Chamber of Commerce’s website address – www.saltspringtoday.com
has been placed on the front of every bill.
