July 1st Sail Past

The July 1st Sail Past, initiated by Don and Gwen Hunter years ago, began as a parade on the water. Decorate your boats and cruise around Penelakut and Thetis.

This year we’re going to change things up a little.  In memory of Gwen, lets return to how the Sail Past used to be… and give the fish a break from balloons lost at sea.  Please NO BALLOONS in boats this year.  We can have a balloon war at Don’s beach where debris can be picked up and disposed of responsibly.  If you have a balloon launcher you’ve been looking forward to using, bring it to the beach and we can have a launcher competition!

1:30pm: Depart from Thetis Island Marina.  Sail/cruise up the east side of Thetis, back down the west side.  Reconvene at Don Hunter’s beach for dinner and music.

Bring whatever food you wish to eat.  BBQ’s will be available to cook with.  We will also have a propane campfire.  No wood-burning campfire will be permitted.  Donations toward propane costs would be appreciated. 

Please respect Don’s property and those who are organizing the event by taking all garbage and recyclables home with you.  Come enjoy a fun evening on the beach with live music and celebrate this great country we live in!  

For more info please contact Tricia Hunter 246-8954  hunter_studio@hotmail.com

Nature House Opening

The Thetis Island Nature House at the Portal (254 North Cove Rd) is opening on Saturday, June 30th. Join us for a potluck lunch at 12 PM.  No lifeguard will be on duty so, at your own risk, swim or snorkel at 1 PM. 

Sunday, July 1st the Nature House is open for drop-in from 1 to 4 PM. Please bring your own shirt to paint on with maple leaves for Canada Day. 

See you there! 

For Sale: 3 Items

For sale, two fir casement windows. 

1-36x75x6”

2-53x64x6”

Great for studio or shed. Nice hardware, they need a good clean.

$65 each or both for $100

Peter 246-8025

TIRRA Information

Thetis Island Resident's and Rate Payer's Executive

(TIRRA), is very pleased to inform you that Wendy Hinsperger has volunteered to step in as (Acting), Pres/Chair of TIRRA. until further notice. Wendy is also a volunteer with our TI Solid Waste committee. In addition, we welcome Quentin Goodbody as our Vice President of TIRRA.  

Sincerest thanks to BOTH Wendy and Quentin for agreeing to step foward and support our community.

Volunteering is the essence of a strong, vibrant and healthy community. Please consider volunteering on one of our communities numerous committees. It's good for our community and good for YOU! 

A Very Happy and Healthy Summer to ALL! 

OBO, Your TIRRA Executive

Paving Tuesday, Weather Permitting

Paving is planned for Tuesday, weather permitting. Please obey road signs and be aware of heavy equipment and crew.

Thanks,

Mainroad

Thetis Island Marina Driveway Re-Opened!

News from Thetis Island Marina

Our driveway is once again open.

Thank you all for your patience!

ACT ~ Anchorages Concern Thetis

Highlights of the ACThetis (Anchorage Concerns Thetis) meeting June 18, 2018, 7 pm, Forbes Hall.

Over past couple of months there has been increasing momentum between the various advocacy groups to establish an overarching alliance between the groups that will enhance/augment the direction, common voice, and strengthening of overall positioning. 

ACT is developing petitions for our local MPs and MLAs to deliver to their respective chambers...Watch for it, discuss it with any ACThetis member (or email info@acthetis.com) and sign it to ensure our voices are heard.

ACT is pushing Islands Trust to find a way to use their existing Bylaws that prohibits commercial anchoring within 1000m of Thetis or Valdes Islands, as a tool to limit or stop anchorages in the Southern Gulf Islands. 

ACT Information meeting at the Nature house July 25, 2018. 

Please note that the next ACThetis meeting will be Aug 23th, 19:00h at Forbes Hall.

Doug Fenton 

dfenton12@gmail.com

Cat Needs a Home, Dehumidifier for Sale

Our  oldest son has a purebred ragdoll cat, 2 years old, that he inherited to give to someone who has a good home and time for a cat.

He and his wife are never home. So if you are interested please contact Kim at 250-436-1548

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Danby Dehumidifier  $50

Used 3 summers to take moisture out of my basement.

Works great. No longer needed

Can connect directly to drain hole or empty as you go. 

Kim 250-436-1548

Cowichan Valley Art Tour & Sale

Visions 2018 is sponsoring their annual Art Studio Tour and Sale: 

July 6,7 and 8 - 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.  Find the brochure online here: visionsarttour.ca 

One of the artists this year is our son, Christopher French, #19. Chris grew up on Thetis and now lives with his wife and two young children in Duncan. His love of life and nature shines through his artwork. 

There will be an amazing variety of wonderful art available to view and buy throughout the Cowichan Valley during this free, self guided tour where you can meet the artists and artisans as you visit their studios. 

Enjoy,

Sue French

Soup's On ~ Information & Request

We are working on the 2018/2019 season. To make it another successful

session we need more help and involvement from the community. Some of our

cooks and team members have fallen by the wayside or have moved away from Thetis Island. If you are interested in volunteering please plan to attend our start up meeting on FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14th, 9.30 am in Forbes Hall. Please mark your calendars now as this is an important time to get new information, select your preferred dates and team members.

We need cooks, team leaders and kitchen helpers. For every "Soup's On" event we must have a person in the kitchen who holds Food Safe 1 (or above) Certification to be responsible for making sure that all Food Safe protocols are followed.. This does not necessarily have to be the cook although it is preferable. Please read the following information re FOOD SAFE.

Food Safe Certification that was acquired prior to July 29th 2013 will expire on July 29th 2018. To re-certify it will be necessary to do a refresher course. Refresher courses and those wishing to take Food Safe for the first time can access them online by going to: 

 http://foodsafe.ca/recertify.html

If you have questions or need more information feel free to call or e-mail

Don sinry@telus.net or 250-246-4291, 

Shirley burrleyshir@gmail.com or 250-246-1816, 

or Dee donella123@aol.com

Wildfire News

There are two more Wildfire Newsletters linked at http://www.thetisislandfire.ca/wildfire-news-archive.html :

2018 Season, Issue 3 - The shared responsibility of using B.C.’s forests, Fire management plans, Moving into a Wildland Urban Interface area, The most common reasons for human-caused wildfires in the Coastal Fire Centre, and How can a camp-fire start a wild-fire?

2018 Season, Issue 4 - How a forest dries out, The Fine Fuel Moisture Code and how a wild-fire can start, and How can you tell if forest fuels are dry?

TIVFD

Forbes Hall Expansion Fundraising Campaign Update