Family Fun Day - And the Winners Are...!

A huge thank you to the Thetis Island Community Fund for putting on a wonderful Family Fun Day and for having us along! Our two activities - Mystery Tea Tasting and Tree Ring Counting - were a hit, with well over 50 people taking on each challenge throughout the day.

Mystery Tea Tasting

Once again, our herbal teas proved a worthy match for even the most seasoned sniffers!

Congratulations to:

Winners: Sam Sinclair and Vanessa Kiley - tied at 8/10!

Runners up: Monica Harvey, Ben Ellershaw, and Miriam Ellershaw - 7/10

Tree Ring Counting

The section of tree round on display showed 307 rings, but this was only a portion of the full trunk. The tree was an old growth Western Red Cedar, closer to 700-900 years old (or older!). Let that sink in - this tree was already ancient when Europeans first arrived on this coast.

Congratulations to:

Winners: Monica Harvey and Paige Roper - Tied with a guess of 300

Runner up: Muni Minardi - guessed 318

Well-done to everyone who gave it a go! Maya will be in touch shortly with the winners to sort out the prizes!

Thanks,

ThINC

Quarterly Deadline Coming Up: Saturday, August 15

The deadline for the Fall issue of the Quarterly is Saturday, August 15th. This is a little later than usual so there will be no extensions this time. Please send any changes to ads or notices to be included to: quarterly@forbeshall.ca

thanks

Carol Sowerby

Youth Pickleball Postponed

Next Youth Pickleball will be Wednesday August 19 at 9:30 am. There will be no session on Wednesday August 12.

All ages welcome for Drop-In (youth up to age 16).

No sign up required. Equipment provided. No experience necessary.

See you next week on Wednesday the 19th.

The Happy Picklers

Petition in Support of Increased Federal Funding for BC Ferries

Petition in support of M-35 Federal Operation Support for BC Ferries - Motion 5 Jun 2026 MP Gord Johns Courtenay/Alberni - Petition e-7474 (Transportation)

Courtenay-Alberni Member of Parliament Gord Johns has brought forward a Motion to the Federal Parliament in support of fair funding for Ferries in BC.

Please read https://www.gordjohns.ca/ Motion M-35, Gord Johns Letter to The Honourable Gregor Robertson, PC, MP, Minister of Housing and Infrastructure and Minister responsible for Pacific Economic Development Canada and the Petition.

If you wish to sign the petition it's located at this link:

https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-7474 (bottom of page)

Signatures close on Sept 29.

TIRRA Board

Lynne Smith

4 Snow Tires for Sale

4 Snow tires (Bridgestone Blizzak) on black rims. Compatible for a Toyota RAV4 2017

225/65R17. (102S)

Tread depth 6mls

Asking $200.00

Please text or call 250-893-4954

Lesley Milliken

Free

Yamaha electric piano p200

Has a couple sticky keys...

Comes with wood stand

Tony Smith

778-919-7263

1989 24' Royal Classic RV For Sale - $13,000

Engine starts on first crank (engine was rebuilt and I think the seller said there were 8,000 kms on it

- Propane updated

- Awning

- Furnace

- Range

- Tub and shower

- 6-gallon gas water heater

- Fridge/freezer replaced in 1997

- Radio/cb

- Dual battery (2019); built in charger

- Brakes done 2018

- New tires

- Backup camera

- Clean septic

- One owner prior to us and unfortunately, we were only able to take it out once

- Inside in very good shape

Donna

604-837-6694

3rd Annual Thetis / Penelakut Water Games Day

click to enlarge

Missing Life Jackets from "Kids Don't Float"

Two of the three life jackets from our TIVFD/RCM-SAR Loaner Program station are missing and have been since before Friday. If you accidentally packed them in your vehicle when you left the Community Dock with the kids, please bring them back and hang them up at the dock. They are a much-appreciated loaner item on the Thetis waterfront and dock for children's safety.

Thank you.

Thetis Island Vol. Fire Dept.

Nature House Week 7: August 13-16

A week of looking closer - at the shoreline, at the intertidal zone, and at the underwater world hiding in plain sight. We're kicking things off with a special schedule change: this week, TIME Jr. gives way to the Annual Seastar Count on Thursday morning, and we'd love for TIME Jr. families to join us! The week carries through with intertidal exploration at the SLC, sun printing at Wild Creatives (fingers crossed for sunshine!), and closes with Dr. Sara Ellison inspiring us to pull on a mask and fins and discover what's living just beneath the surface of our local waters.

Full details on the ThINC blog: https://www.thetisislandnatureconservancy.org/single-post/nature-house-week-7-august-13-16

ThINC

Call Out for Thetis Island Calendar (2027) Photo Submissions

Looking forward to seeing this year's collection of fabulous photos!

Photo Submission Information

Requirements and information for submitting your photos.

Meeting these four requirements will help to ensure your photo makes the first cut.

1. Photo file size - minimum of 1.5 MB: if you take photos with your phone, email the photo from your photo app not through another app such as Facebook. Note that photos will be cropped to landscape orientation, edited as needed and enlarged to 8" x10" for printing.

2. People: no identifiable people will be included.

3. Local images: must be of, on or from Thetis.

4. Focus: check that the image is clear and in focus -- if using a phone, enlarge the image to check before sending.

Note: Calendars are landscape-oriented, it is important when a portrait-oriented photo is submitted that the file is large enough to have good definition once cropped to 8.5 x 11 landscape-orientation.

Cut off for submissions is September 14th.

E-mail submissions to info@forbeshall.ca

Subject: Calendar

Include the following in your email:

Your first and last name (not all email addresses let us know who you are).

Location or identifier: where the photo was taken from, what the photo is showing, etc.

Month photo was taken in.

Limit of eight photos from each photographer, choose wisely! Separate into groups of no more than three per email.

All submitted photos are given with your permission to be edited, used in the calendar, displayed, or used in any other way that benefits Forbes Hall Community Centre. All will include photo credit.

Proceeds benefit TICA and Forbes Hall.

Available in November 2026 for $30.

Once again, we're excited to see Thetis through your eyes!

TICA Board

A Gentle Reminder About the Thetis Eco Share Shop

A big thank you to everyone who has supported the Thetis Eco Share Shop with material and financial donations. Your generosity helps make the Share Shop a wonderful resource for our island community!

Just a friendly reminder of a few guidelines:

Please do not leave broken, damaged, or soiled items.

No clothing, please.

No books, except for useful instruction manuals.

Please do not leave your garbage or unwanted trash behind. If an item isn't suitable for the Share Shop, please take it with you.

Everything at the Share Shop is free -- both items being left and items being taken.

Please do not remove any propane tanks. These tanks belong to Telegraph Harbour and must remain at Telegraph Harbor.

Thank you for helping us keep the Thetis Eco Share Shop clean, tidy, useful, and welcoming for everyone.

Take what you need. Share what you can. And please leave no trash behind!

from Richard and Tess DeMarco