FAC Chairs Submission to the Budget Committee

Good morning,

 

Please note that the Ferry Advisory Committee Chairs, have made a submission to the BC Budget 2014 Consultations.

Click here to view the document, Coastal Ferries: An Unnecessary Crisis

 

Call if you have any questions,

 

Best Regards...

Keith Rush

Trailer Wanted ~ Trailer for Sale

Trailer Wanted

I am looking to purchase a rather small trailer for my truck to transport an about 100kg chipper from my neighbour's house to mine.

Gurk Sarioglu

e-mail: goksenin46@gmail.com

phone: 250-246-9965

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Utility Trailer Project

We have an utility trailor that needs a new home -

frame, axle/wheels, towable now. $50.00 - located at #116 pilkey point

road. 

Click here to email Mike for photos 

Michael Ferguson 

Soup's On ~ Wednesday October 23rd

Forbes Hall 11:30AM ~ 1:00PM or 'til we run out!

Menu:

Beet & Cabbage Borscht (& a vegetarian option)

Beer Bread

Assorted Goodies

Tea & Pot of Gold Coffee

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$5 Minimum Donation 

See you Wednesday.

For more information on Soup's On, click here.

Soup’s On is sponsoring a Food Drive!

Note: During the month of October, Soup’s On will be sponsoring a Food Drive for Harvest House in Chemainus.  Please bring any non-perishable food items to donate.

Boat Launch Extension ~ October 19th

This morning, the boat launch was resurfaced.  It is closed for use until Monday, October 21st at 9AM.

Patrick Mooney, Keith Rush, Michel Poirier, Doug Darling, Dave Greene, Alex Rozewicz, and Dave Tarris (taking the photo).

Quarterly Deadline ~ Monday, November 4th

The deadline for the Winter Quarterly is Monday November 4th

Please send any articles/info etc to:  sowerby@seaside.net

Thanks

Carol Sowerby

Frances Saul

Frances, the wife of Les Saul, longtime resident of Thetis Island, died Thursday evening, October 17 in Victoria at the age of 83, following a month-long illness. She will be interred in St. Margaret's cemetery on Thetis Island. 

Les Saul

saulgbt@telus.net

Shake Out Drill 10:17AM October 17th

TIVFD Capt. Tom Milliken looks on as Thetis Elementary pupils demonstrate Drop, Cover & Hold On for Shake Out Drill

TIVFD Capts. Tarris and Milliken and the Thetis Island Kindergarten class.

Island Trust Letter regarding BC Ferries Funding

Click here to view a letter from Islands Trust Council Chair Sheila Malcolmson to the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government regarding BC Ferries funding.  Sheila makes the case that the 2003 Coastal Ferry Act has failed to deliver on its intention and promises.  Additionally, the chronic lack of government funding has resulted in fares that are past the tipping point of affordability and are having serious negative impacts on coastal communities.  A good read and background information for the next set of coastal ferries consultation.

Best Regards...

Keith Rush

Assistance needed for Remembrance Day gathering ~

I need assistance with organizing a short Remembrance Day gathering for Monday, November 11th, at Forbes Hall at 10:45 am.  Les Saul is unable this year to take on this tradition that he started several years ago, and I have assured him that we will carry on without him. 

The gathering is a chance to come together to remember and honour the contribution relatives, friends, and our respected veterans made to their nation's peace and safety, regardless of which nation, war, peacetime deployment etc. they served in.

Please email me at chief11@telus.net if you can help or contribute.

Thank you.

Fire Chief J. Caldbeck

Thetis Island Fire Dept.

Ride to Victoria Needed - Tuesday, Oct. 22nd

I am looking for a ride to Victoria on Tuesday, October 22nd. I would be more than happy to contribute to fuel expenses and hopefully return the favour at some time.

 

Steve Frankel PH# 250-246-2099 / E-Mail: frankel@island.net

Boat Launch Closure ~ October 19th

The launch ramp at Telegraph Harbour will be closed Saturday, October 19, 2013 from 7 a.m. until Monday, October 21 at 9 a.m. due to resurfacing. Sorry for any inconvenience.

 

Doug Darling

Chair

Thetis Island Port Commission

www.thetisisland.net/community2006.htm

Forbes Hall ~ Open October 29th

Forbes Hall will now be open on October 29th.  Please disregard earlier notice.

Anne-Marie Koeppen

Hall Manager
Thetis Island Community Association
Box 14-0, Thetis Island,  V0R 2Y0
250-246-1991
hallmanager@thetisisland.net