The People’s Apothecary Garden - Plant of the Week #20 - Raspberry Leaf

Raspberries - the queen of fruits! A summer favourite, these delicate “berries” are actually aggregates (strangely enough, bananas, pumpkins, avocados and cucumbers are true berries). The fruits can be used to make syrup, added into desserts, or eaten fresh off the plant. The leaves also are edible and can be used to make tea, packed with vitamins and minerals.

www.thetisislandnatureconservancy.org/single-post/plant-of-the-week

Charlotte Fesnoux,

ThINC Program Coordinator

Jollity Weekly Order Reminders

It's True Grain bakery pick up this week. Bakery and local dairy orders due by Monday evening (up to 8pm).

Our order form is up to date although some things change a bit at a harvest time, depending on ripeness and quantity.

https://www.jollityfarm.ca/order-form

If you'd like to reserve a dozen or a full sac of corn to stock up your freezer, please let us know. We'll be picking up from Silver Rill for the next couple of weeks or more. Coming up this week will be Peaches &
Cream and Super Sweet Yellow.

With thanks,
Jollity Farmers

Items For Free

6 wooden Adirondack chairs painted grey
6 Mexican punched tin hanging lanterns - 16 point
Scatter mats 4 green, 4 blue mix

Pick up at Overbury near the entrance on the lawn

Improvement District's (TIID) Special General Meeting Vote Results

The Motion:

To support the recommendation by the Improvement District trustees to proceed with the purchase of the Fort Garry Fire Trucks MXV Front Line Pumper ($599,875) and financing up to $200,000 as outlined in the power point presentation.  

https://www.thetisislandfire.ca/tiid-engine1.html

Vote results:
53 – Yes : 4 - No

Anne-Marie Koeppen

Returning Officer, Thetis Island Improvement District

Thanks to Helen Bird, Gloria Taylor and Ann Eriksson for their assistance at today’s Special Meeting. 

Martin Mars and Snowbirds

As posted earlier, the Martin Mars Water Bomber is taking its last flight to the Aviation Museum in Sydney. The Air Force Snowbirds will be meeting the flight path near Crofton. The flight down the coast will end between 6 and 6:30 pm Sunday. The TIVFD will be at the dock with the Engine FROM ABOUT 4:30 on to wave at this firefighting piece of history to thank them for their service. We don’t know how close they will fly to Thetis, but we wrote to Coulson Aviation to let them know we will be there. You can follow their flight path on Flightradar24, a free app. 

TIVFD

Annual Summer Ball Game

The Annual Summer Ball game is on again this year. Saturday August 17th, 2pm at Sheep Dip Stadium (aka… Don Hunter’s field) Islanders welcome.

Just to clarify…there are indeed two annual events taking place next Saturday the 17th.

Family Fun Day at Forbes Hall from 10:30-2:00 hosted by the Thetis Island Community Fund.

And the Summer Ball Game at 2pm at Sheep Dip Stadium.

Don Hunter

Lost Paddle:

If anyone has come across a stand-up paddle board paddle near the boat ramp or towards the ferry dock, please contact Fred

403 305 6016

Thanks!

Nature House Lite Events

Garden Gnome Treasure Hunt at the PAG (Sat, Aug 17th, 11am - 12pm)
Our garden manager Leah has organized another tasty event at the PAG - a treasure hunt to learn about the plants in the garden with hints that will lead you to tasty herbal delights! All ages welcome!

www.thetisislandnatureconservancy.org/single-post/nature-house-lite-garden-gnome-treasure-hunt

Also, don't forget - on Sunday, August 18th, author Sheila Harrington will be presenting her book 'Voices for the Islands: Thirty Years of Nature Conservation in the Salish Sea' at Forbes Hall (2pm). Sheila included an entire chapter about ThINC and our conservation efforts as the youngest conservation organization in the Salish Sea.

Hope to see you there,
The ThINC Team

St. Margaret's Cemetery and Green Burials

Reminder that representatives of St. Margaret’s Cemetery will be in the board room at Forbes Hall Sunday from 1- to 3 pm to answer questions and provide an update on proposed plans for a Green Burial component to the cemetery We will have the maps and reports prepared by the committee who worked all year researching a plan for development.

We welcome all questions and curiosity.

See you there.
Suzanne Sarioglu
Chair St. Margaret's Cemetery.

Baby Items Needed

2-week-old baby coming to visit Thetis on Monday from the East Coast!  Looking for some baby stuff so they don't have to travel with quite as much stuff!

Does anyone have a bassinet, boppy, baby swing, 0-30-pound life jacket, etc?

Anything would be helpful!

They are here Monday 8/12-8/20!

Thanks!

Kylie - Kylie.calzone@gmail.com

203-300-7698

Bike Helmets Wanted

I would like to buy or borrow two bike helmets for our visiting grandchildren, ages 3 and 5.

Thank you

Ellen Rush   ellenrush@gmail.com

Saturday Ride from Chemainus to Cobble Hill

Hi all,

I'm hoping to catch a ride today (Saturday) from Chemainus to Cobble Hill (Chapman Rd.) to pick up my car from the mechanic's. I can go morning or afternoon, doesn't matter. And I'm happy to chip in for gas!
Thanks,

Leah

250 246 3950 (landline)