Last Week to Submit Your Fungi & Lichen Photos - Thetis Island Bioblitz!

Hello everyone,
This is the final week to submit your fungi and lichen observations for the Thetis Island Fungi Bioblitz!

Even if you haven’t registered, you can still take part. If you’ve been snapping photos of fungi or lichens since September 1 on Thetis Island, simply upload your pictures to the contest here: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/thetis-island-nature-conservancy-mycology-blitz

The Bioblitz closes on November 1st, so don’t miss your chance to contribute and win!

Prizes will be awarded for:
- most observations- best photo- coolest fungal find

Winners will be announced during the first week of November.

Questions? Reach out to Amelia at amelia@thetisislandnatureconservancy.org

Happy exploring,
The ThINC Team

For Sale - Split/Seasoned Firewood Ready for Burning This Winter

Little more than half a cord of primarily fir, and bit of arbutus
You pick up. It is very easy access, just back your truck in. At the top of our driveway, right by the main road
$150
Paul or Noella
250-246-6623

From the Library

A Friend of the Library is available 

Saturday 10-1, 

Sunday 1-4 and Tuesday 12-1sh.

Enjoy the cozy, warm space.
Celine

Soup’s On: Wednesday, October 29th

11:30 am until 1:00 pm

Gather at Forbes Hall for a very Thetis Island lunch...

Menu:
Cabbage Roll Soup

Vegetarian Cabbage Roll Soup

Crusty Dinner Buns

Misc. Treats

Coffee & Teas

Suggested donation of $7 for soup, bread, treats and teas & coffee.

Soup’s On is entirely carried out by volunteers and, as one of the tasks is the program’s accounting, please do not pay with coins smaller than loonies and toonies. All change must be counted and rolled, and it’s work that we would like to do less of.

For those who find large groups challenging, enjoy your lunch in this week’s designated quiet room, the Library.

Everyone is welcome to join us, seniors, seniors who don’t think they’re seniors, workers, families, and everyone who just wants a mid-day meal!

Menu remainders for take-out when available. Soup’s On also supports the Thetis Island Food Pantry.

Coupon Booklets of 10 for your convenience, $70.00

The Soup’s On Team

Hul'qumi'num Language and Salish Art Class

November 21st, 202511am to 2 pm Forbes Hall

As a reconciliation component of this year's Health talk program, we are excited to host Philomena Williams and Stuart Pagaduan for a combined introductory Hul'qumi'num language and Coast Salish art class.

T’uwahwiye’ (Philomena Williams) is a respected Cowichan (Quw’utsun’) Elder from Coast Salish territory on Vancouver Island, B.C. A cultural knowledge keeper and protocol guide, she shares teachings with care—supporting Hul’q’umi’num’ language use, song, story, and the practices that uphold respect, relationship, and community wellness.

Stuart Pagaduan is an accomplished Coast Salish artist and educator. His works are on display in numerous galleries. His art class provides an introduction to Coast Salish Art and the traditions it celebrates.

Cost is $40 and includes a light lunch provided by Forbes Hall Food Services (if cost is a barrier please reach out to me or any Health Group member)

Agenda: 11am: Group A - Language, Group B - art

Noon - Lunch

1pm - Group A - Art, Group B - language

(Each group will have a maximum of 15 people)

For any questions, or to reserve a spot, please contact davidreay@telus.net

After reserving your spot with David, payment can be completed by etransfer. To deposit@forbeshall.ca with memo: "Nov 21 Class"or by cash to David Reay.

CUT OFF DATE is November 16th or when all spots are full.

For Free

Big pile of large golden maple leaves. Freshly fallen and ready to be loaded up for your garden compost.

Text 2502520699

For Sale

Contact charger for iPhone

Belkin brand. Works great. 

Perfect for your kitchen or coffee table. 

$10

Text 2602520699

End of Grooming/Nail Trimming

Hi all,

I’ve decided to discontinue grooming services. 

I tried to keep it going, but my “real job” has become much too busy and unpredictable, and I’ve been having to constantly cancel or reschedule.

I’ve heard Petsmart in Duncan has good availability, and the pet emporium in Chemainus does nail trims (at least last I heard!)

Thanks so much for trusting me with your pets!

Ellen on Hollyberry

Blue Cottage Bread

BLUE COTTAGE BREAD available today at Telegraph Harbour Marina Cafe, open at 8:30 AM

SOURDOUGH with organic chia seeds, flax seeds, toasted sunflower seeds and ground flax. This protein rich bread is sure to keep your tummy happy. Cold fermented 36 hours to develop flavor.

BAGUETTES with Rosemary Kalamata Olives, yeast leavened, cold fermented.

Enjoy. 

With thanks for your support, 

Tracy Higgins 

Update: This Morning’s PAG Session (Weather Dependent)

Hello everyone, 

If it’s raining, today’s PAG session (9-11 AM) will be cancelled. 

We hope to see you this afternoon at our AGM! 

Warmly,

The ThINC Team

Wanted: Pool Liner

Does anyone have old pool liner they no longer want?

Thanks

Carol 250-twofoursix-3699

UN Disarmament Week

In their Nobel-prize winning theory about what influences the mind to distort our perceptions of truth, psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky asked themselves why they slowed down in their car after passing a horrific accident on a highway? Their answer is that we overweight recent events that threaten us, while in fact the reality of their risk doesn’t change.

As time passes without incident, our estimate and attention to certain risks, such as nuclear war, becomes under-weighted. It has been 80 years since the last nuclear strikes. They killed 214,000 Japanese people. 

There’s no greater fatal mistake than to think and behave as if nuclear war can’t happen. Or if it does, that it can be 'strategic' or 'limited' and we will survive its unimaginable devastation. It’s in fact inevitable and will start either by intention or mistake.

Humanity’s only hope is to disarm, a position supported by more than half of all countries in the world. October 24 to 30 is UN Disarmament Week. 

There are more than 12,000 nuclear weapons on earth. They must be eliminated before they eliminate us.

Thetis Island could join the more than 1,000 cities and communities across the world that support the UN's Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.

Dave Steen

604 312 8078