Rainfall Stats: September 2024

September 2024: 58.6 mm

September 2023: 45.5 mm

Average September: 57.8 mm

September 2024 YTD: 713.1 mm

September 2023 YTD: 504.7 mm

Average Year to Date: 590.6 mm

Lowest September; '0' mm in 2012

Highest September; 131.4 mm in 2022

Keith Rush

Christmas Market at Forbes Hall. November 30th from 10:00 – 2:00

Have You Got a Crafting Hobby? Knitting? Woodworking? Sewing? Baking? Metal work? Pottery? Jewellery making? Weaving? Carving? Painting? Card making? Crocheting? Felting? Rug hooking? 

We would love you to join us. Tables are $15 (same as last year) and there will only be so many available. 

Registration is open now. Email Eleanor Vandergaag at roneleanorv@gmail.com. 

Questions? Need more information? You can email Pat English at puzzlnut@telus.net, or Eleanor at roneleanorv@gmail.com

Market Committee

LPN Foot Care Clinic at Forbes Hall & In Home Visits

Thetis Island LPN Foot Care Clinic

Friday, November 22nd will be home to home in the community.

Saturday November 23rd appointments will be held at Forbes Hall Community Centre. 

Please contact Burnie at 778-587-5050 or burnet@telus.net for a booking.

Forbes Hall Health Services

Garden Shed/Greenhouse for Sale

Approx. 8 ft x 8 ft with Dutch doors, reroofed 3 yr ago with clear polycarbonate panels. Tile floor. Must be moved soon. $800 obo

Carol 250-246-3699

Cammy Lockwood Vote Green October 19th

I'm looking forward to coming to Thetis Island on Thursday October 3rd for door knocking, lawn sign placement as well as hosting an open public event for people to meet me and discuss their ideas for Thetis Island.

October 3rd - All day
Evening at the Pub with Cammy (public) 4-7pm
Thetis Island Marina & Resort

Event Details
When: Thursday, October 3rd 4pm-7pm
Where: Thetis Island Marina & Resort, 46 Harbour Rd, Thetis Island, BC V0R 2Y0, Canada

Please RSVP so that Cammy knows to expect you: https://bc.gvote.ca/rsvp/eve_f1c11f5e7

Cammy Lockwood (she/her)
BC Greens | Cowichan Valley Candidate

Post Office Closed on Monday

Just a reminder that the post office is closed today for Truth and Reconciliation Day.

We will be open as normal at 10am on Tuesday.

Thetis Island Post Office

National Day of Reconciliation (Thetis Island Event)

For those of you that are not attending events on the big island we are looking to have a small event.

National Day of Reconciliation gathering today (Monday) at 10:00 at the head of Telegraph Harbour.

Look for the deck chairs on Pilkey Point Road.

Discussion of the events leading to the establishment of the Day.

Bring your coffee / tea/ Latte and a chair.

Hope to see you there.

Carolyn Askew/ David Reay

Bingo Night: 4 October, Friday

7:00 - 9:00 pm Forbes Hall 

Come join us for a fun night of Bingo. Meet your neighbour.

Win massive pots, some approaching $10.

Drinks and snacks, of course, will be available.

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Unsupervised play area for younger children.

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If you think not liking bingo is a reason to skip it, you are wrong. 

25 cents per card per game. Prize money is the total collected.

10 games (about 2 hours total)

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One line any direction

Three Horizontal Lines

BNO

Pyramid

The letter T

Four Corners

The letter X

Large Picture Frame

Small Picture Frame

Blackout

See you there,

David Reay

PAG - Plant of the Week #27 – Rose

And the last POTW posting for the season is: Rose!

Prior to being the People’s Apothecary Garden, the space was primarily a rose garden, hosting several of Carolyn Askew’s large and beautiful rose cultivars (a plant variety that is produced through selective breeding).

When designing the PAG in 2020, we made sure to preserve the rose bushes, because apart from bearing enchanting flowers, they provide aromatherapy and their rose hips (fruit) are filled with nutrients. 

Rose hips are edible, raw or cooked, and all rose hips from native, non-native, and cultivar plants are high in vitamin C (20x more than in oranges!) and have properties that are excellent for healthy skin. 

However, if you are looking to support wildlife, go with native species, such as those found on Thetis: the larger, Nootka rose, and the smaller and more delicate, baldhip rose (Hul'q'umi’num: Oel'qulhp and Xwiinhp, respectively). The reason for this is that cultivars are bred for their flower, and thus focus on the petal vs. the pollen / nectar.

To read more about the various qualities of the rose, view its plant card here (replace the (DOT) with “.” to access the link):

www.thetisislandnatureconservancy.org/single-post/plant-of-the-week

That’s a wrap for this year’s PAG Plant of the Week. I hope they’ve been informative and enjoyable to read. The primary purpose of this activity was to highlight some of the plants at the PAG (and that can be harvested there) and to whet your appetite for medicinal plants!

A big thanks to eSPOKES volunteers for posting each week’s plants and to Leah Winders for maintaining the garden this summer!

Charlotte Fesnoux,

ThINC Program Coordinator

Needed: Recommendation for Reliable Roofer/Gutter Installation

Our roof is currently unfinished, and we need it done before the rains kick in. Will pay ferry travel costs. 

Please contact Terry and Deborah Martin via email (cell is spotty), or land line at 246-1029, terrymartin2005@yahoo.ca, debmartinemail@gmail.com.

Many thanks!

Looking to Hire…

Looking to hire someone for 2 small jobs

Looking to hire someone to insulate some plumbing in a crawl space.

Looking to hire someone to dig a narrow ditch for a 1 inch plastic pipe to be buried, 18 inches deep, approximately 20-25ft long.

Please text or call Julian - 647-965-3901

7200-watt Champion Generator for Sale

Barely used (0 hours), dual fuel - gasoline/propane, push button start - asking $500 or best offer.

Available for pick up on Thetis Island.

Please text or call Julian - 647-965-3901