Notice from BC Transportation Ministry

Vintage BC Forest Service Sign (1952)

perhaps a bit outdated in its slogan but the message is loud and clear

photo credit Martha Thomas

Sunday Market

Telegraph Harbour Marina 10AM - 1PM

New Vendors

Produce, Baking, Crafts

Penelakut Art, Knitting, T-Shirts

Beach Art and So much more

Come and Visit US! 

Special Owl Presentation ~

Friday evening, July 10, 7:00pm

Forbes Hall, Community Centre.

This Friday our community is invited to enjoy an evening with Biologist Tania Tripp. She will fascinate us with a slideshow and talk about native owls. After her talk Tania will take us on a dusk walk to try to call in owls. Bring a flashlight for the return journey. 

Tania is coming to teach the final day of our ThINC summer day camp on Friday morning. It is our pleasure to share this great resource person with the community that same evening. 

Come enjoy an amazing owl experience with us! 

Thetis Island Nature Conservancy

Photo by Kathleen Thompson

Thetis Art Show ~ Opening July 15th

We are delighted to announce that the Thetis Art Show will open on Wednesday, July 15th at the "White House"!

Come and see a unique exhibition of artwork by Thetis artists. 

Open 10-4 Wednesday to Friday (and some weekends) from July 15th until August 10th 2015.

For all inquiries, please contact Anaïs Gerber (250 246 1292) or Carolyn Askew (250 246 1518).

Ping Pong rescheduled for July 10th

The usual Friday evening ping-pong session has been rescheduled to Friday afternoon 4pm to 6pm to allow a special event in the evening. 

Matt Hess

 

Twitter Feed for TIVFD

If you have a Twitter account on your mobile device you can follow @thetischief for tweets on TIVFD news and retweeted items of interest for emergencies.

Glass Can Start Fires

A reminder to remove all glass or plastic garden décor that could transmit or concentrate sunlight into a heat source and possibly cause a fire.  Things such as glass globes, Japanese fishing floats, vases etc should be moved into deep shade for as long as fire danger persists.  Pick up any scraps of broken glass you might encounter on your walks for the same reason.

Emergency Social Services Notice to Thetis Islanders

ATTENTION Thetis Island: There is an extreme risk of wild fires! We have never before experienced such hot dry weather this early, and summer has barely begun.

PLEASE: Avoid all risk taking, avoid any activity that might spark a wild fire, no matter what it is! A spark is enough to burn acres. 

REMEMBER: To have your Grab-n-go bag handy

HELP: Keep our Island people and homes and property safe from wild fires!!!

Take care, Mary Forbes, TI ESS

BC Wildfire Links

For BC Air Quality details go to http://www.bcairquality.ca

Current Wildfire Situation - BC Wildfire Service http://bcwildfire.ca/situation/

Interactive Maps - BC Wildfire Service http://bcwildfire.ca/Situation/interactive-maps.htm

Old Wildfire News with tips and information http://www.thetisislandfire.ca/wildfire-news-archive.html

Thetis Island Volunteer Fire Department http://www.thetisislandfire.ca

Fire Hazard Readiness ~ How BC Ferries would respond

The following information has been provided by BC Ferries’ Marine Superintendent Lewis MacKay as guidance on the protocols to be followed by BC Ferries in the event of a major fire or incident on Thetis Island. 

BC Ferries’ default position is to maintain the normal ferry schedule unless they are instructed by Emergency Services to do otherwise. The normal schedule is already known to all of the emergency services and to most island residents. 

BC Ferries’ Operations Centre in Victoria is staffed 24/7 and is their primary point of contact for all emergency authorities. From there, BC Ferries has the ability to mobilise resources to support needs of the emergency services, though it should be recognised that like most organisations, BC Ferries’ resource levels are at their lowest overnight, when crew members may need to be mobilised unexpectedly. In emergency situations, BC Ferries aims to provide an effective response within the resources they have available to them.

In the event of a major incident, BC Ferries would likely receive direction from Emergency Management BC (EMBC) that a local state of emergency was being declared and EMBC would issue direction to BC Ferries to work with local officials on how to prioritize service.  In those circumstances BC Ferries would follow the direction of the emergency authorities, and those authorities would, in turn, be dependent on BC Ferries to advise on what response they are able provide, and on any risks associated with that response.

The question of whether or not BC Ferries would be able to transport private vehicles in an emergency response situation would be a matter for the emergency authorities to determine. BC Ferries will prioritise life over assets, but recognises that the ability to move vehicles assists the movement of people on both sides. Normal practice is, however, to take foot passengers on first. 

BC Ferries points out that the emergency authorities would likely ask them to suspend travel to the island for anyone other than emergency responders in the event of a major incident on the island.  This means that family members already off island may not be able to return until the emergency response is concluded.

This advice will be updated with any further information received from BC Ferries.

Keith Rush,

Route 20 FAC

Does Anyone Need a TV?

We have many older TV’s from small to large sizes, all working condition. $5 OBO.

For more info please call Sue at 250-246-2813 or telegraphharbourinn@telus.net they are located at the equestrian centre.

Printed eSPOKES Deadline

TICF (Thetis Island Community Fund) has provided the printed eSPOKES for seniors without access to computers so that they can keep current with Thetis Island happenings. 

The printed eSPOKES goes to press after the Sunday morning email edition and is sent out in the Monday mail.  Please ensure that your date-sensitive item is received prior to Sunday morning, preferably by Saturday evening.  

If not in time, those seniors will miss out on your item.  If you know of a Thetis Island senior who does not have access to a computer and is not currently receiving the printed eSPOKES, please let us know.

~ Pat English