Ping Pong on Thursday

Come join us at Forbes Hall for ping pong, Thursday nights from 7:00 pm ‘til we get tired or 9:00 pm, whichever comes first…

Ping Pong Team

Fire Hazard Rating: Moving down to MODERATE DANGER

That little dump of rain overnight has moved the fire hazard index down to MODERATE DANGER once again.

Early Shift for High Hazard Activities is cancelled.

Campfires are still the only outdoor burning allowed by the Province at this time.

Fire Chief J. Caldbeck

Thetis Island Vol. Fire Dept.

Meet Debra Toporowski

Come meet Debra Toporowski, the woman who hopes to be elected MLA for our new provincial riding, Cowichan Valley.

A member of the Cowichan Tribes, Debra is a two-term elected Councillor in North Cowichan and a five-term elected Councillor of Cowichan Tribes.

Debra is the NDP candidate for the Cowichan Valley in the October 19, 2024 provincial election.

Debra is looking forward to meeting Thetis Islanders on Wednesday, 18 September, 2pm to 4:30pm at Lot 62 North Cove Road (Askew residence).

Light snacks and refreshments will be served. 

For more information please contact:

Carolyn Askew 12askew@gmail.com or

David Reay davidreay@telus.net

Christmas Market: Have You Got a Crafting Hobby?

Knitting? Woodworking? Sewing? Baking? Metal work? Pottery? Jewelry making? Weaving? Carving? Painting? Card making? Crocheting? Felting? Rug hooking? 

And I’ll bet there are lots we didn’t even think of! 

The Christmas Market would love to have you join us.

November 30th - more details to follow – but in the meantime, you can get busy making things for your table. 

Christmas Market Committee

Chimney Cleaning Season Again!

It’s time to get your chimney ready for your cozy winter fires.

Clean your chimney now or get together with some neighbours and have a chimney sweep company come over to do several homes on the same day (and share the ferry costs). 

Here are three companies in the Cowichan Valley:

• Black Jack Sweeps & Services (Duncan)
• Canadian Chimney (Ladysmith)
• H&B Chimney Sweeps (Duncan)

A clean chimney is a safer chimney.

Thetis Island Vol. Fire Dept.

For Sale: Ceiling Fan

Silver Hub. 5-bladed (white; flips to medium-colour faux wood grain), 41.5-inch diameter, pull chain, works well.

Includes all mounting hardware. Has CSA safety approval logo. $40

Please contact: Jonathan, jt.bhbkis@gmail.com

BC Ferries: Thetis Island Terminal Work

A note from Tamara Olson of BC Ferries on the upcoming terminal work for Thetis Island.

Following up on the update for Phase 2 of the work planned for the Thetis Terminal.

We are pleased to report that the work at Chemainus Terminal is now completed and the work for Penelakut is well underway and expected to be finished by the end of the week. 

As I noted in my earlier email, the work at Thetis is set to begin next week, and this work is anticipated to be wrapped up by the end of November.

For the first phase of work from mid-September through to mid-October there will be no operational impact, with work taking place in-between sailings.

During the second phase of the project, the scope needs longer stretches of time for it to be completed and access to the trestle and ramp. Because of this, the majority of the work will take place overnight (10 pm – 5:30 am), and it will require some cancellations to the last sailing of the evening to Thetis.

The dates of these are as follows:

Cancelled Sailings October 21 - November 1, 2024:
Monday to Thursday: 10:30pm departing Chemainus
Fridays: 10:50 pm departing Chemainus

Final Opportunity to Sail to Thetis Island:
Monday to Thursday: 8:55pm departing Chemainus
Fridays: 9:05 pm departing Chemainus

As the vessel will still be able to sail from Chemainus to Penelakut on this last sailing as scheduled, service to Penelakut on the above sailings and weekend schedules will remain unchanged.
The vessel will then return to Chemainus where it will tie up for the evening. There will be a dedicated overnight crew on the vessel who will sail the vessel in the morning to reposition it for the 6:00am sailing
where schedule will resume as normal. We are going to be sharing a Service Notice with this information today and will also provide an update on the community page. We will ensure the Service Notice is posted and distributed so everyone is aware of the last trip cancellation on the dates above. 

And for your reference, when the team looked at the numbers, the vehicles carried are typically 1vehicle carried, sometimes 2, so we hope this last sailing cancellation over the 10 days will be minimal to most on the route, and that with the advanced notice for the mid-October cancellations the few that do use it will be able to make alternate arrangements if needed.

Thank you,
Tamara Olson (she/her)
Community Relations Manager
British Columbia Ferry Services Inc.

Submitted by: Keith Rush, Route 20 FAC

Free: Colour Laser Printer

Does anyone want/need a Samsung CLP 300 Colour Laser Printer?

Call Dave @250-710-3399

Free: Tempered Glass Panels

My cousin Mel Turner is coming to visit me this fall from Vancouver.
He has some tempered patio glass that he does not want to end up in the dump and is willing to bring it over when he comes, if there is someone here who wants and promises to make good use of it, perhaps for a greenhouse. 

Here are the specs: The glass is 25” high. There are 9 pieces ranging in length from 23” to 78” 

Let me know if you are interested.
Gary Geddes, 250-246-8176 or gedworks@islandnet.com

For Sale

Easy turn round barrel type composter. 2 separate compartments. $50

Phone 250 510 8647 after 8.

Rodney Brownlee

Cedar Beach Pizza

Hi all,

Wednesday Closed
Thursday. Closed
Friday. Sold out
Saturday. Open
Sunday. Open
Monday. Open
Tuesday thru Saturday closed

Thanks for your patience!
Virginia
250-246-9770

Fire Extinguisher Clinic

The TIVFD Annual Fire Extinguisher Clinic, facilitated by Aggressive Fire Safety (Lantzville Fire Chief Neil Rukus)), will be held on SATURDAY, 28 SEPTEMBER at the firehall from 1 pm to 2:30 pm.

Bring your home, vehicle and boat fire extinguishers for a free maintenance inspection You can also purchase new extinguishers.

Also, if you need a Lot # address sign as required for your driveway, you can order one from Neil.

Thetis Island Vol. Fire Dept.