Family Fun Day ~ Saturday, August 12th

4-8 pm at the Community Centre and Grounds

The 2017 Family Fun Day is a 4-hr event with a DJ and dancing in the tennis courts, games & activities for all ages, face painting, a balloon sale with a prize in every balloon and a whole lotta fun open to the entire community.

Highlights of the afternoon will be the Silent Pie Auction and the Dunk Tank that will be $5 a ball or 3 for $10.  Who would you like to see get dunked?  :D 

There will be BBQ'd hamburgers & hotdogs with chips, juice and a ice cream bar for $10 & $8.  Guest are also asked to bring a non-perishable food item for the Chemainus Food Bank.

This amazing event is completely organized by volunteers and jointly hosted by the Thetis Island Community Association and Thetis Island Community Fund. 100% of the net proceeds will support both of these organizations.

TICA maintains our community center and grounds so that all islanders may freely participate in social, fitness and educational activities offered at Forbes Hall. TICF supports the community in the areas of education, health care and senior’s support.

Looking forward to seeing you!!

Freighter Anchorages Public Meeting

Anchorages Concern Thetis, a concerned group of Thetis Islanders, is holding a public meeting on Tuesday August 8th at 1:00 pm to discuss the increase of freighters anchored beside our island. The upcoming hearings for the Oceans Protection Plan give the opportunity for our island input into where freighters should and should not anchor while waiting to enter the Port of Vancouver.

We will review how and why freighters anchor off Thetis and discuss opportunities to move these anchorages away from Trincomali Channel.

The social and environmental impacts of these large freighters are a concern for all of us. While the folks on the east water side of the island bear the brunt of all night generator noise and ship lights, the impact to the sea bed environment and it's effect on fish habitats should concern us all. Every boater in the world famous Trincomali Channel needs to be concerned about the safety impact of these behemoths on sailboats, kayakers, and canoeists. If you like catching rockfish you will want to be at the meeting.

We urge everyone who lives on, owns property on, or is just visiting Thetis Island to come out for what promises to be a lively and informative presentation. Find out what you can do to help. 

Robert Spencer

Wanted to Rent

WANTED TO RENT

Hello Thetis Islanders!

Myself (45) and my two children (10/12) are looking for a serious lifestyle change. We currently live in Parksville, and after experiencing a wonderful mini vacation on Thetis, and hearing from our friends that live there full time how much they enjoy it, would like to spend the next school year and perhaps beyond, living on this gorgeous island. I am a painter by trade, and can also do minor repairs, basic carpentry, and other work such as yard maintenance, etc.. I am not afraid to try my hand at anything to bring in an income or possibly trade for accommodation, such as house sitting or a place to park an RV for the next school year. We are quiet and responsible and would treat your property with the utmost respect. I can provide personal references attesting to this and look forward to hearing about any proposals to help make this dream become a reality. I do own a 3 bed/1.5 townhome in downtown Parksville if anyone wants to do a home swap.

Thank you in advance,

Deborah Shorthouse

250-240-5253

Free Bubble Wrap

Garbage bag full of bubble wrap. 

Carol 250-246-3699

For Sale & Free Items

Skill Saw, working, needs new blade $10.00

Music CD's all copied by me, lots of oldies, etc, great for car or a party, plus plastic carrying case $5.00

Electric Hand Held Dirt Devil Spot Cleaner "Power you can see" rotating brush, excellent condition, barely used. $25.00

Electric chain saw  $30.00

Free Camp Columbia bar fridge/mini fridge.

Metal door blinds sold. 

Chris   250 246 9942

Book & Bake ~ Thank-you!

Wahoo!!!  Thank you to my team of helpers (details to follow) and to the bakers and buyers for the wonderful book and bake sale.  The hall was abuzz for hours.  This is a special island for sure.

Celine

A big thank you to all the home bakers who donated baking to the Book and Bake Sale. It was a great success.

Gloria and Helen

For Sale & Free Items

FOR SALE: Sunbeam Bread Maker (Model 5891-33). Fully functional in good working order. asking $40 (was $100 new)

FREE: packing styro-pellets (several bags--take 1 or all), plastic bubble wrap (in both large or small bubbles), paper-backed bubble-wrap

contact Virginia & Jonathan at vitzthum@indiana.edu

or 250-984-3033

Dog-sitter Needed

Our granddaughter will be visiting us next week for a few days.  Because Rowena is a special needs child and terrified of dogs we need to farm out our  "pup" while she stays with us. Mixie is older and cannot handle large, bouncy dogs but otherwise is little trouble.  If you would enjoy the company of a happy, waggily tailed dog for a few days please contact me at innessmc@telus.net

Thanks in advance,

Cecilia

 

Custom Baking

Custom baking available for all occasions from satisfying your sweet cravings to dinner party provisions to birthdays or weddings. Cakes, cupcakes, pastries, breads, etc Please email Bronwyn Fraser, 778-928-8162 or at crumbsandcaramel@gmail.com

Pat Brown

Pat Brown passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 5th, at Chemainus Hospice after a short stay in Duncan Hospital at the age of 93. A Celebration of Life will be held for Pat at a date to be announced in the near future on Thetis Island.

Val Brown

Photos from ThINC Nature House ~ Fish Day

Click on photo to view others in the gallery.

 photos courtesy of Kelly Bannister

Butterflies & Bugs ~ at the Nature House August 19th

Mark Your Calendars for upcoming nature house event

Butterflies and Bugs - August 19

Don't know a swallowtail from a skipper?  A dasher from a darner?  Join biologist Patrick Lilley as he leads a walk through the forests and fields around the Portal in search of Thetis Island's largest and most colourful insects; the butterflies and dragonflies.  He'll talk about some of butterfly and dragonfly species found on Thetis, their life cycles, and their habitat needs.  Together, you'll learn how to catch, handle, and identify some of them.  Patrick will also talk about how you can improve habitat for butterflies and dragonflies on your property and why you might want to do so.  He'll also introduce some of the great resources out there for those who want to learn more.  Bring your butterfly net, a pair of binoculars, and a field guide if you have them!  (Don't worry if you don't---he'll bring some to share too.)

Patrick is a professional biologist and conservationist who grew up spending his summers on Thetis Island.  He comes back to visit as often as he can.  Trained as a plant ecologist, he developed an interest in butterflies (and now dragonflies) because of their close relationships with plants and some of BC's rarest ecosystems.  Over the last decade, Patrick has worked on the conservation of several rare BC butterflies, including the endangered Taylor's Checkerspot butterfly.  Much of this work has been on southern Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands.  He was also involved in initiating the BC Butterfly Atlas, a community-based citizen science project aimed at increasing our knowledge of the status and distribution of butterflies in British Columbia.