ThINC Community Hallowe'en Dance Reminder

Tickets are still available for the THiNC community Halloween dance to take place on October 31 at Forbes Hall. This event is sponsored by ThINC (Thetis Island Nature Conservancy).  With country and folk music caller Doug Paterson who appeared here at the Harvest Dance of 2013 it is  sure to be fun   Also featuring musicians  Paul Ruszel on guitar and Eric Desaulnier on fiddle and banjo.

Tickets can be picked up at the recycling yard or by calling Suzanne 246-9965 or Vicki 246-9126

$10 adults suggested: $25 per family

Come as your favourite flora, fauna, ghoul or sprite or just come as you are!

Dinner provided by Nettie and Don will be available at a separate cost. $ 15 per person.Shepherd’s Pie and Apple Pie for dessert. Vegetarian and gluten free options will be available.

Doors open for dinner at 5:30 and the dance to follow.

Free Woodstove

Free: Fisher "Baby Bear" wood burning stove. Heats up to 1500 sq. ft. Excellent condition. Heavy

250-246-2966

Chimney Sweep Coming to Island

H & B Sweeps are coming to Thetis shortly. 

Need three or four people who want their chimneys swept 

Please call Pat Brown at 250 246 1023 to arrange.

Green Party Sign Pick Up

Anyone on Thetis who still has a Green party lawn sign and wants it picked up, please contact the Bannisters and we will make sure it is taken care of phone: 250-246-9753 (leave a voicemail with name and lot number). 

Zumba

Just a reminder that Zumba is on Tuesday's at 2pm and Saturdays at 9am weekly, come and join the fun. Any info call Helen at 250 246 2469 or email sdrib@telus.net

Ray Gordon

With heavy hearts we share with you that Ray Gordon passed away at the Cowichan District Hospital on October 22nd 2015. 

“Twilight and Evening Bell,

And after that the Dark.

I Hope to see My Pilot Face to Face

When I have Crossed The Bar ” 

Dad, you have crossed the bar,

with love from the Gordon family

ThINC AGM ~ Saturday, October 24th

Thetis Island Nature Conservancy Annual General Meeting

Forbes Community Hall, Sat. Oct 24, 2-4PM

Come join us as we review ThINC's activities for 2015!

Dark Mornings Ride Needed ~

Edith Hyatt volunteers Mondays and Thursdays at the Chemainus Thrift Shop and Ron Hyatt normally drives her to the 8:05 ferry so she can be on time for work. With the change in daylight coming, and now that Ron is 94, it is best that he doesn't drive in the dark.  Edith is looking for a ride to the ferry  on Mondays and Thursdays to the dock from her home on Klahowya Road. If you normally travel from that side of the island to the 8:05 ferry on those days Edith would very much appreciate a lift starting in November.  Please call her at 246-3038.

Jeannine Caldbeck

Draughting Table for Sale

I have a very nice Draughting Table, adjustable, sturdy. For Sale.

Michael at svstleger@gmail.com

Bioengineering Ecological Restoration Course

We have rescheduled our Bioengineering Ecological Restoration course to November 23rd and 24th. We are excited to offer this course for FREE thanks to our sponsors and funders. 

The two-day course is aimed at anyone wanting to learn more about ecological restoration options with an emphasis on bioengineering techniques. Soil bioengineering is an applied science that uses live plant materials to perform an engineering function such as slope stabilization, soil erosion control, or seepage control.

Topics to be covered include:

    * Factors involved in successful restoration

    * Successional reclamation

    * Soil bioengineering techniques

    * Regional differences in climate, soils, hydrology, plant types, and growing seasons

    * Maintenance and monitoring.

Instructor David Polster is a plant ecologist with over thirty years of experience in vegetation studies and reclamation. He has developed a wide variety of reclamation techniques for the re-establishment of riparian and aquatic habitats.

For more detailed information please visit http://www.cowichanlandtrust.ca/content/bioengineering-workshop

The registration FREE and the optional course manual is $45. Pre-registration is required. I have attached a copy of the course poster with agenda and registration form to this email for your convenience. Please feel free to pass the information on to anyone you think will be interested.

For further questions or to register for the course, please contact me by phone: (250) 746-0227 or email: info@cowichanlandtrust.ca.

Remembrance Day

You are invited to attend a Remembrance Day gathering at Forbes Hall on Wednesday, November 11th. Meet at the flagpole at 10:55 and at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month we shall remember them. Following the Silence you can lay a flower and then we will go into the community centre for the reading of In Flanders Field and a short Remembrance Day video. Also, Graeme Shelford will facilitate a sharing time. 

Soups On at Forbes Hall at 11:30 follows this gathering, so please stay and support TICA by having a $5.00 lunch and visit with your neighbours. 

TIVFD

GONE! Free Iris Corms

I have dug up my entire iris garden and have a goodly bundle of iris plants with lots of new healthy growth resting at the beginning of my driveway - 123 Clam Bay Road.  Drive up the small incline to a wide flat area on your left.  The plants are under a green tarp.  Best to bring boxes for transport as you do not want to break off the new shoots.  Take as many or ALL of them, please.  I can't tell you what the colours are BUT there are some magnificent specimens, mostly from our Dearly Beloved Quack Farm of the past.

Thanks for helping me and the plants,

Merry Gooding