Show & Talk ~ Anaïs Gerber

Dear friends,

This is to let you know that the Excellent Frameworks Gallery in Duncan will be hosting a show of my lithographs from September 6th until September 30th, 2017. 

I would like to invite you to an "Art Afternoon" on Saturday, September 9th from 1pm to 3pm to celebrate the opening of the show, where I will be giving a short presentation about my work. 

Address:

Excellent Frameworks Gallery

28 Station Street

Duncan, BC

www.excellentframeworks.ca 

www.facebook.com/excellentframeworks 

I look forward to seeing you all!

Warmly,

Anaïs 

www.anaisgerber.com

www.facebook.com/anaisgerberart   

Nature House ~ August 9th thru 13th

Nature House Open Hours

Friday, August 11th: 11 – 4PM

Saturday, August 12th: 11 – 4PM

Sunday, August 13th: 11 – 4PM

August 9

·        Women’s Paddle: 4-5PM

Meet at The Portal Beach with your boat (canoe, kayak, etc…) for a relaxing evening paddle. All skill levels welcome! Contact Vicki if you’re in need of a boat: 250-246-9126.

August 11

·        Blackberry Picking and Pie-Making: 1-3PM

We’ll be doing some good ol’ fashioned berry picking at the Nature House this week. Afterwards, we will bake up a storm and make some classic blackberry pie!

August 12

·        Owl Box Building Workshop: 1-3PM

*Who-who* wants to join us in making a western screech owl box? Western screech owls are listed federally as a threatened species. They prefer nesting in holes in older trees, and this can be replicated through the use of these boxes. After building the boxes, some will be hung up around The Portal in hopes that a western screech owl will make one its home!

August 13

·        Plants of the Island ~ Guided by Stephanie Cottell, MSc Education for Sustainability: 11-2:30PM

Come join us for a guided walk around the Portal and get to know some of Thetis Island’s native plants~ ecological role, traditional uses,  common and perhaps uncommon tidbits about the flora that surrounds us. Then get creative in the Nature House crafting your own sample plant ID card!

We’ll be doing this in two parts~ a late morning walk, followed by a picnic lunch, and then crafting our cards from 12:30-2:30 (or whenever you’ve finished!).  Please bring a picnic lunch and water to drink. You’re welcomed (but not obligated!) to bring a snack to share. Please also bring a small bag or basket for collecting plant leaf samples and some secateurs if you have them available. Also wear sturdy walking shoes as some of the paths are slippery with arbutus leaves.

As with all of our summer programs, each are by donation, or available to our members at no cost. Memberships are still available! All ages are welcome, however, children 8 and under must be accompanied by an adult for the activities, and children over 8 must be signed in by an adult. If you have any questions regarding the Nature House programming, or would like to get involved, contact Danny at danny@cowichanlandtrust.ca

Free Bed

Single mattress, box spring and metal bed frame, in good shape. Free!!

Celine 246-4349

Free Household Items

Double bed and frame

Single roill-away cot

Bedside table

Sm Rocker chair

4 kitchen chairs

Living room chair with wooden arms

Sm book shelf

Vaccuum cleaner

Old sofa bed

Queen futon

Asst bits and bobs 

Please call ahead 250-715-7132 or

250-804-6460

195 Pilkey Pt Rd

Wire Dog Crated Wanted to Borrow

Wanted to borrow for 2 weeks: wire dog crate.

Simone Luckham 

simone@stonesculptor.ca

Ping-pong Table Wanted to Borrow

The Rushes would like to borrow a ping-pong table, paddles & balls for the weekend of August 12th & 13th.

Please contact Ellen or Keith Rush at 250-416-0013 or ellenrush@gmail.com   

The table will be undercover the whole weekend.

We will pick up and return 

Thank you!

Domaine Jasmin Tasting Room Open

Open Daily in August, 11-4 p.m.

Free Tastings

August promotion, buy any four 750 mL bottles and

Receive one 375 mL Free!

Free Delivery

We'll pick you up, please call 250-246-9494, 250-246-8585 or email info@domainejasmin.com

From the Library ~

Thank you for the donations of books and baking.  Thank you for buying the books and baking.  The sale made $1818.00!!!

The number of helpers this year was amazing.  Here is the team that made it happen.

Steve Frankel, Ruth Goodbody, Joan and Zdenek, Ann Glommen, Teresa Moore, Doug Darling, Bing and Michelle, Ann Barr, Charlene Toplensky, Mary Osberg, Pauline Harwood, Ellen Rush, Catherine Korol, Teresa Elsie, Ann and Paul McMillan, Don Sinclair, Carolyn Askew, Myla Frankel (library helper extrordinaire) and of course Gloria and Helen.

Check out your island library.

Celine 

Salish Sea ~ Media Release ~ August 8/17

'Anointed by The Salish Sea'

PM's Cultural & Natural Immersion in the Briny Waters

Bodes Well for Canada's World Heritage Sites 

[CEDAR, BC] – "We really appreciate the Prime Minister throwing himself into the sea," says Laurie Gourlay, Interim Director of the Salish Sea Trust, the organization that's proposed the Salish Sea as a World Heritage Site.(1) "I wish we had thought of that!"

"Taking a plunge in Canada's heritage is the cure for all our problems," says Gourlay. "Once you get to know the people who've lived and toiled here, as well as a sense of place, there's no denying how lucky we are, and why we need to work together to keep it that way."

To read more, click here.

Free Dock

FREE:  20 x 8  dock.

Like most of us on Thetis Island, it has lots of life left in it.

If interested call Randy at 250-416-1333. First come; first serve.

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