Soup's On ~ Wednesday, February 25th

Forbes Hall

$5.00

11:30AM until the soup runs out, or 1:00PM, whichever comes first! Take-Out will be sold if there is enough soup.

Menu

Mushroom Soup

Butterhorn Rolls

Assorted Goodies

Pot of Gold Coffee and Tea 

Amusing discussions, laughter and tall tales

Then, at 1:00 PM everyone is welcome to play bridge in the Hunter Room!

Camera Club ~ Thursday, February 26th

Reminder: Camera Club meets this Thursday February 26th at 7pm in the library.

Everyone welcome,

Carol Sowerby

FAC ~ BCFC January 2015 Traffic Stats

Jan 2015 Traffic Graphs

Jan 2015 Traffic Stats

Brian Hollingshead the chair of FACC has done his usual outstanding job of summarizing the month's results; please his summary here.  Additionally he has expanded on how BCF traffic continues to fall while all other BC indicators are rising. 

Route 20 (Chemainus-Thetis-Penelakut) vehicle traffic was up 3.67% for the month resulting in a YTD loss of -0.54%.  Passenger traffic was also up for the month at 7.42% resulting in a YTD loss of -2.35%.  My theory for the increased traffic was the tremendous turn out for the celebration of life for our dear Gwen Hunter on January 24th.

Best Regards

Keith Rush Route 20 FAC.

keithrush17@gmail.com

Mosquito ~ Control 2015 response

Please click here to view another response to Pat English's letter regarding Mosquito control for 2015.

Grant Gordon ~ Mainroad Contracting plans

New TIVFD Burn Permit Procedures

Telus is getting out of the Pager business as of March and that means we will no longer be using the Burn Permit Pager during Fire Season from April 1 to October 31. 

Instead, the TIVFD is moving to a NEW system. 

You will have a choice of how to apple for a Burn Permit after April 1st:

1. You may apply in person on Wednesday evenings from 6:45 to 7:30 pm at the Firehall on Mission Road and on Saturdays from 10 am to noon at the Garbage Dump, for a written permit from Andy Lamb or Travis Clayton;

or

2. You can apply on-line through the TIVFD website by clicking here.  Note: there's permanent link under the Fire Department Section ~ left hand side thetisblog's Front Page

When you apply in person on Wednesday evenings at the Firehall during the forty-five minute window or on Saturdays during the two hour window at Garbage (the Solid Waste Recycling Centre on Pilkey Point Road), you will receive your signed permit immediately.  It may take up to 24 hours to obtain a permit online...we do not have "operators standing by"...so you will have to plan ahead.  Please don't expect a same-day on-line permit.

They tell us that we have 29% of the normal snowpack in the mountains here, so we may be looking ahead to a very dry spring and summer.

Thank you in advance for complying with this new system.  We hope it will be efficient for everyone.  Please note, you do not need a Burn Permit for yard waste fires, burn barrels, or campfires until April 1st.

Thetis Island Volunteer Fire Department

St. Margaret's Cemetery Bank Restoration

St. Margarets Cemetery would like to let the community know that in order to prevent further erosion on the bank down at the cemetery we have CLOSED off a path near the Capernwray gate entrance which gave access to the beach. This action is being done upon the advisement of shore line restoration experts. We ask that you respect the signs. Do Not use the path and allow the natural vegetation to reestablish. This is all for the long term health and maintenance of the cemetery.

Thank you for putting the interests of the Island and the cemetery first.

St. Margarets Cemetery Board

Islands Trust News Release ~ Community Stewards

Islands Trust Seeks Help to Thank Island Community Stewards

Click here to view the news release re Islands Trust Seeks Help to Thank Island Community Stewards.

Thank you.

Pamela Hafey

Communications Specialist

Islands Trust

www.islandstrust.bc.ca

Increase your Mettle with Nettle!

Nutritious, fresh, local nettles for sale, lovingly picked with gratitude for our Earth.

$5 bag (large ziplock) 

Call or email 24 hrs ahead, pick up on Wednesdays or Saturdays at the recycling yard.

Stephanie 250-246-5269;  stephanie.cottell@gmail.com

Featured recipe link:

Thanks to Airi Star for this tasty idea!

http://www.northernwilds.co.uk/wild-food-recipes/thai-nettle-soup/

from the Library ~

New in the collection:

The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt

Sapiens- A brief history of humankind

Downton Abbey - season 5

The end of memory - Jay Ingram

Children's picture books

and many others.

Please note: The series The Wire was returned with dvd #2 from season 5 missing.

Unfortunately, the previous borrower did not sign the borrower's card.

Thank you for your donations to the upcoming Library Book Sale.

Please place the books under the table.  If you think I should consider the book or DVD for the collection please leave it on my desk.

If you are interested in helping with the set up, April 3, selling or reboxing April 4 please let me know.

Thanks for supporting your local library.

Celine

Do You Know the Thetis Island Quarterly Magazine?

The ever popular Quarterly Magazine will be distributed next week - the first issue of the year. If you are a member of TICA-Thetis Island Community Association and have paid your 2015 fees, all four 2015 issues will be sent to you at no extra cost. So if you have been putting off sending your membership form in, now is the time to do it!

Need a form? Access the pdf here, or pick one up in the Hunter Room at the Community Centre\Forbes Hall.

TICA

Islands Trust Fund News Release ~ Eel Grass Mapping

The Islands Trust Fund and partners recently completed the first-ever comprehensive mapping of eelgrass beds in the Salish Sea. 

Click here to view the news release.

200-1627 Fort Street, Victoria, BC  V8R 1H8

http://www.islandstrustfund.bc.ca

A conservancy for Canada’s islands in the Salish Sea

Mosquito ~ Control 2015 responses

Please click here to view two responses to Pat English's letter regarding Mosquito control for 2015.

Peter Barr ~ TIRRA involvement?

Steve Bird ~ help available