Telegraph Harbour Marina ~ Yard Work Needed

Beginning the first week of April, Telegraph Harbour Marina is looking for individuals to help with yard work.

Compensation according to experience. Please reply via email if interested, thank you.

email: sunny@telegraphharbour.com

Power Outage Notice: Planned Maintenance

Notice of an upcoming power outage impacting all of Thetis and Penelakut Island (as well as a portion of Ladysmith). The outage is scheduled Saturday April 8 from 10am to 2pm.

We need to switch off power in your area for about 12  hours while we conduct system maintenance. To keep our crews and the public safe, power must be switched off while we complete this important work.

Where: All customers on Penelakut Island and Thetis Island

When: Saturday, April 8, 2016

Time: 10:00 am to 2:00 pm

To protect your equipment from damage during the outage, please turn off all lights, electrical heaters, major appliances and unplug all electronics. We’ll restore power as soon as we can.

Visit http://bchydro.com/outages

or call 1 800 BCHYDRO (1 800 224 9376) for more information.

http://bchydro.com/

Smart about power in all we do.

News Release - Islands Trust Council Approves 2017-2018 Budget

Islands Trust Council Approves 2017-2018 Budget; click here to view.

BC Ferries News Release ~ April 1 Tariff Adjustment

BC Ferries announced their April 1st fare adjustments yesterday...please see the highlights below as supplied by Darin Guenette of BC Ferries

1.   Vehicle and Passenger Tariffs – Routes 1,2,30

•        +1.9% all vehicles fares, 

•        no increase to passenger fares

2.   Vehicle and Passenger Tariffs – all other routes, (including Route 20 Chemainus-Thetis-Penelakut)

·        No increase to passenger and vehicle fares (including commercial vehicles…).

3.   Reservation fees (Routes 1,2,3,30 &17)

·        Reservations made 7 or more days from travel date - reduced to $10.00 (from $15)

·        Reservations made 1-6 days prior to travel - reduced to $17.00 (from $18.50)

·        Day of departure reservation - reduced to $21 (from $22)

4.   Reservation change fees (Routes 1,2,3,30 &17)

·        Reduced from $9 to $5, in order to encourage customers to change their reservations rather than leave them unused       

5.   Freezing over-length rate for private vehicles

•        No increase for ‘greater than 20ft’ per foot rate.

6.      New  extra wide pricing band for Vehicles >= 13ft wide on routes 1,2 & 30 only

•        100% increase per additional ft  ($13.24)

7.    Increase to Assured Loading booklets

•        +$10 per trip

•        Book of 10 $1450 to $1550

8.   Reduced Group Pax requirement to 10 

•        previously a group needed to be 16 or more people in the same vehicle in order to receive a group discount

9.   Proceed with increasing Northern cancellation rates

•        Doubling of current cancellation rates; Route 10/10S were $30, Route 11 was $15; will now be $60/$30 respectively.

•        Result of previous analysis and FAC discussion, as a way to discourage ‘frivolous reservations’ being made.

Note: that although BC Ferries had forecast a need to increase all fares for the entire Performance Term, and the Commissioner approved a max of 1.9% increase, we determined that we did not need to increase most fare categories for the upcoming fiscal year.

Keith Rush Co-Chair 

Route 20 FAC

Outdoor Burning Permits required from April 1

Outdoor Burning Permits for yard piles, incinerators and campfires are required from April 1st. Permits will be available on-line at http://thetisislandfire.ca/  or in person our garbage/recycling centre during open hours after April 1st.

Industrial burn piles require both a Provincial Registration number and a TIVFD burn permit as well as a site inspection.

TIVFD

Pilot Project: Forbes Hall Community Kitchen ~ Take-Out Reservations

Pilot Project: Forbes Hall Community Kitchen ~ Take- Out Reservations

We are ready to finish up this pilot project with the last dinner being held on March 20th.  Please book now for a great take-out dinner.

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This week’s menu is:

Caesar Salad

Garlic Bread

BBQ’d Ribs

Mixed Pepper Rice Pilaf

Roasted Corn & Zucchini

Fruit Crumble

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Limited orders are being taken now for Takeout Dinners for Monday, March 20th.

Each take-out will include two servings, and the cost is $30 per take out (2x $15 per serving).

All are sold by pre-order on a first come, first serve basis.

Pick up will be available from 4:30-5:00PM at Forbes Hall.  All will be pre-packaged.

Thanks to all who have supported this endeavor.

Please call Don Sinclair 250-246-4291 to pre-order your dinner.

 

Appliances for Sale

New, never used, Fridge, Wall Oven and Cooktop- All three, $3,950

1. Frigidaire Professional Drop In Cooktop, 30" W Electric, Depth 24.5", Stainless, 4 burner, FPEC3085KS (Model).

2. Frigidaire Professional, 30" W Single Wall Oven, depth 24.5", Height 29", Stainless, FPEW3085KF (Model).

3. Frigidaire Professional Frig, Stainless, All frig, no freezer, 30" W x 24" D

Jamie Hayward

250-210-2701

Thetis Island Marina & Pub ~ Friday Night Dinner

Friday Night Dinners Return + Winter Kitchen Open

Friday Night Dinner - Burgers and Fish ’n Chips!

March 17, 2017: 5-7pm

Beef, Grilled Chicken, Crunchy Chicken or Veggie patty served on a toasted Kaiser bun with fresh-cut fries.

Beer battered Cod with fresh-cut fries, coleslaw, tartar sauce and lemon

Groups and families welcome

Call to reserve your table

250-246-3464

Winter Kitchen Open 11am – 5pm

Daily selection of soups, stew, chili and meat pies

FAC Letter to Candidates Nanaimo North Cowichan

Dear Alana and Doug,

As candidates in the race for the Nanaimo North Cowichan seat, I thought you might like to see the attached ferry fact sheet that our local ferry advisory committee along with the FACC has put together.

It is intended to be non-partisan. Our constituency is the ferry-dependent coastal communities.

It is intended to inform people who may wish to discuss ferry matters with politicians of any leaning and at any level.

The bottom line on this is that ferry fares have long since past the tipping point of affordability, and they continue to rise. Since the new coastal ferry act of 2002 contributions by the BC Government to BC Ferries has been stagnant. When viewed as a percentage of total revenue the government's contributions have actually decreased. It is time that someone in Victoria stood up for ferry dependent communities and lobbies which ever party comes to power for more funding for BC Ferries.

If you have any questions, or require more information from me, please do not hesitate to call, email or text...

Click here to view Ferry Facts document.

Keith W. Rush 

ThINC Billets needed ~ April 29-30

The Thetis Island Nature Conservancy (ThINC) is looking for households willing to billet  participants who will be attending the Community Workshop on Marine Nearshores: Increasing Resiliency in a Time of Climate Changes, April 29-30.

The participants will need  billets for the night of Saturday April 29 and which would include breakfast on Sunday April 30. All other meals are provided by ThINC. The workshop is open to all Gulf Islanders so here is a chance to meet some of our neighbours!

For more information call Maureen Loiselle at 250-246-2184 or email sunrisegrail@gmail.com.

ThINC

Community Marine Nearshore Workshop

Seachange Marine Conservation Society and the Thetis Island Nature Conservancy invite Thetis Islanders, along with members of Gulf Island conservancies, to join us on April 29 and 30 for a Community Workshop on Marine Nearshores: Increasing Resiliency in a Time of Climate Changes. The desired outcome of this two day training is to increase participation of Gulf Island community members in monitoring nearshore marine habitats in a time of rising sea levels and more intense storms. This event will serve as a pilot for other islands within the Islands Trust area to become more active in the conservation of marine habitats.

Presenters include Nikki Wright and Leanna Boyer from SeaChange (eelgrass, beach wrack and marine riparian), Ricky Belanger (shoreline monitoring; forage fish spawning), Andy Lamb (rockfish use of eelgrass ecosystems), and Florence James (First Nations traditional use of marine nearshores).

Participation is by donation to the Thetis Island Nature Conservancy to assist with expenses. For registration information and a copy of the agenda contact  ThINC@thetisisland.net  or go to www.thetisislandnatureconservancy.org .  Please register by April 1. Space is limited.

Join us on the beach for what promises to be an informative, inspiring and fun weekend.

Ann Eriksson

Thetis Island Nature Conservancy

Mike's Rental Request

Recent unfortunate unforeseen circumstances leave my son Mike Latte needing to find accommodation in Victoria by May 1st or before:

Single male, ideal tenant, responsible, helpful, very quiet, no smoking, no pets, no need for parking. Short term or long term, bachelor or one bedroom, 6 mo or one year lease. Limited fixed income on long term disability. Thank you

Call Mary Forbes at 250-246-2276, Victoria cell 250-883-4823, or Mike Latte at 250-479-0626