Islands Trust ~ Denman Island Komas Bluff New Release

Click here to view News Release regarding this courst decision.

Pamela Hafey

Communications Specialist

Islands Trust

Recycle Yard Temporary Closure

The large pile of gravel at the recycle yard is finally going to disappear this week.  Highways has asked that the recycle yard be closed to the general public on Wednesday the 30th due to heavy truck traffic removing the gravel.  The recycle yard will be open as usual on Saturday Oct 3rd.

Ernie Hunter

Roadwork Caution

Sealcoating will be done Tuesday & Wednesday on Kenwood & Plateau roads as well as Laura & Rupert lane. Please do not park vehicles on these roads. Drive slowly & be mindful of traffic control people and large trucks.

Thanks for your patience from Mainroad and Shade’s tankers

Chemainus Terminal Update

Members of the FAC met Stephen Mayall, Project Manager, Terminal Construction from BC Ferries on Friday September 25th, 2015. Below is the latest news on this project.

The trestle, ramp, pontoons and wing walls will be replaced.

The resulting structure will be highway legal at 63.5 tons on 8 axles.

Demolition/construction will begin in September/October of 2016.

The berth will be closed for 8 to 10 weeks, starting in early January 2017.

We had a good discussion on what alternate service might look like:

There will be a 40 to 50 person water taxi that will run (ideally) on the existing schedule and service Thetis, Penelakut and Chemainus. At peak times such as the school runs a second 15 to 20 person water taxi may be added if necessary.

Vehicles will go through the Crofton terminal. The details such as schedule and vessel still need to be worked out. For example it is possible that the Quinitsa, which currently services Denman Island and will be replaced later this year with a cable ferry, will be used. The Quinitsa has a 50 car capacity compared to the Kuper’s 32. Again, this is only a possibility. The travel distance is considerably longer and will need to be dovetailed into the existing Crofton Vesuvius run. The actual sailing times and schedule are still to be worked out.

Next steps: 

Ferries will meet again with the local FAC and other key stakeholders mid to late November of this year in Chemainus, and an initial alternate service plan will be developed.

There will be a series of Public Open Houses in the late winter, early spring of 2016 in Chemainus and on Thetis and Penelakut. The Open Houses are for public feedback as they work through the details of the closure plan. They will be looking for any details unique to Chemainus, Thetis and Penelakut.

Finally in September of 2016 there will Information Sessions on Thetis, Penelakut and in Chemainus. At this stage the project has been finalized. The Information Sessions are to communicate the final plan with all the details well ahead of the dock closure. This way people have plenty of time to prepare for the 8-10 week closure during which they will be using the water taxi and a less frequent and longer ferry run to Crofton.

Construction crews will start to show up in Chemainus in September/October 2016.

Any questions, please give me a call.

Keith

Keith W. Rush RPF (Ret)

keithrush17@gmail.com

Ph: 250-416-0013

Cell: 250-732-2766

Soup's On ~ Wednesday, September 30th

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM, or when the soup runs out, whichever comes first!

Bill of Fare: Vegetarian Soup, Chicken Noodle Soup, Bannock, Baked Goodies, Pot of Gold Coffee, Tea, & Brilliant Conversations.

Thanks to the wonderful Thetis volunteer cooking teams who make these events happen! How about joining a team so we can have these soup lunches every week?

We need help ~ with soup cooking, bread/bun and dessert baking on the following dates: November 4, 11; December 9, 16; January 6, 20; February 3, 24; March 2, 16, 23.

Contact Dee Smith donella123@aol.com

The Soup's On Committee

And the Bridge Group invites you to join them in the Library at 1:00 PM.

Free: Batting Insulation & Rug

10 pieces of batting insulation 8' x 16" X 9"

9 X 12 wool shag rya rug, red to brown, professionally cleaned with padding

250-246-4919 bjstuart612@aol.com

Cedar Beach Pizza ~ closed until October 10th

We will be travelling or otherwise engaged until Saturday, October 10.

Hope to hear from you on or after the 10th.

Thanks, Virginia and Andy

Lunar Eclipse ~ How to Watch

Weather Network's Lunar Eclipse Video

Steve Frankel

Super Moon / Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse

The rare Supermoon, sometimes called a Bloodmoon, lunar eclipse should be easily visible on Thetis Island, starting Sunday night  (Sept.. 27) at 6:58 pm and finishing at 9:27 pm.

The moon will already started passing through the earth's umbra when it rises here, but we will be able to see it in totality.

We should have clear skies Sunday evening.

Jeannine Caldbeck

jollity FARM ~ Open Saturday 9:30AM - 1:30PM

Organically Grown Produce and Handmade Sourdough Bread

Last chance to place orders for perennials for fall plantings.

heuchera, lavender, rosemary, hellebore, rock plants and sedums, digiplexis, salvia, euphorbia, actaea, chrysanthemum

*Call for more info or come by this Saturday to place an order

Islands Trust News Release ~ Conservation Tax Discount Bulletin

Click here to view the news release regarding: Property Tax Discount Program for Land Conservation Reaches Entire Islands Trust Area

Islands Trust Chair Peter Luckham (right) welcoming Bowen Island Municipality Mayor Murray Skeels (left) to the program.

Wanted for Thetis Island Elementary: Portable Cassette Players

Thetis Elementary is looking for 2 or 3 portable cassette players (either the hand held Walkman type or the cassette/CD combo type).  

Please contact Lori at 250-732-7680. Thanks!