Garbage Property Tax

Regarding: http://www.cvrd.bc.ca/index.aspx?NID=1761

The purpose of the CVRD Bylaw 3713 is to set a 5 year upper limit on our request for funds for the operation of our solid waste system.  The actual amount that shows up on your tax bill is determined at the TIRRA General meeting in October and voted on by the membership.  This year it will be October 24th.

For questions/info:

Ernie Hunter

TIRRA chair

250-252-0144

thetis@island.net

New Items for Sale or Free!

Click on any of the following for more information

10 Ft Zodiac Boat 

Honda Outboard Motor 15HP

New Washing Machine

Colour Printer Scanner

Compact Clothes Dryer   GONE

Double Futon GONE

Coastal Fire Centre's Wildfire News posted ~

http://www.thetisislandfire.ca/wildfire-news-archive.html

This edition discusses fire management and more. 

Visit the Thetis Island Volunteer Fire Department website for local information and the most recent Fire Weather Forecast 

Owner Found!

Today I found a small box containing a small amount of older Canadian (paper) currency at the Thetis Island Free Store of our garbage and recycle yard.  If you have mistakenly left this at the Free Store, please contact me to claim the box and its contents.

Myla PH# 250-246-2099

Mosquitoes ~ Discussion Continued...

A few years back I noticed a decline in the Roughskinned Newt population on Thetis.

In past years, the orange bellied newts could be regularly found as road kill by the recycling station and School. This prompted newt crossing signs to be posted. I doubt the absence of road kill mean the signs worked.

Mosquito larvae is a favourite food of the newts which may be a contributing factor to the mosquito bloom.

I am curious as to whether the increased population of resident geese on our ponds may have impacted their population's decline as geese like to feed on newt larvae.

As a side note I have not seen any bats at my place. In past years they served as a regular summer night mosquito patrol squad consuming 1000's of mosquitoes every night.

Perhaps the conservancy group couldresearch the correlation of geese populations and decline of newts, consequently increasing the mosquito population.

Lynda Poirier

Saturday's Community Fair

The Community Fair returns on Saturday (after taking a week off for the Summer Soiree).

Forbes Hall 10AM ~ 1PM

Everyone welcome!

Vendors please arrive prior to 9:30AM to set out your wares!

Coffee, Tea & Home Baking available at the Cafe.

See you all on Saturday!

Meteor Shower ~ November 16th

Fire Fighter Muscular Dystrophy Campaign ~ Update

There will be a Fire Fighter Boot at both the Market and the Fair on the weekends.

Cowichan Bay Fire Dept. Deputy Chief Cam Ferguson's campaign.  Click here to view his fundraising campaign page to donate.

Fire Chief J. Caldbeck

Jazz Duo

Hello islanders,

This month on Thursdays I will be singing with jazz guitarist and professor at VIU, Pat Coleman at the Old Firehouse Winebar in Duncan. Please pass along the information. If all goes well I will be studying there with the same mentor as Diana Krahl this fall!

The more you know the less you know....

Have a great August everyone.

Old Firehouse Winebar

40 Ingram St. 

8th, 15, 22, 29 @ 8pm - No Cover

Zandra Burns

Community Church

Thetis Island Community Church welcomes all ~ 

David Young is our speaker for both Sundays this month which will allow him to finish his wonderful study of the Gospel of John,  dealing with the first half of Chapter  21 this Sunday and the second half on Sunday the 25th of August. 

David’s sermon, entitled “IT IS THE LORD”  has as its theme “ How to get from the "Night of Nothing" to the "Breakfast on the Beach  - and the invitation to Come and Eat".  The answer for the 'how to' is by recognizing, responding to, and receiving the gifts the Lord has for us.   

Church begins at 10 AM at Forbes Hall and everyone is most welcome to attend.

FAC Update

Coastal Ferries Public Engagement August 2013

Please see linked below the RFP that was issued last week by the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure.

The timing looks similar to last falls round of consultations.  

Document Request for Proposals for Coastal Ferries - Public Engagement

I will provide more information and details as they become available.

Regards

Keith W. Rush

Chemainus-Thetis Island-Penelakut Island FAC

Ferry Advisory Committee

Mosquitoes ~ Discussion

For many years, Bob Davies & Roy Pickford managed the slough gate, at the culvert by Roy Holloway's, to prevent the salt marsh from flooding on the highest tides of the summer.  It was on the ocean side of the culvert.  We rarely have mosquitoes at our place, as the updraft seems to keep them down in the valley towards the slough. However, this year we are inundated!  We even went so far as to purchase repellant!

Ann Dickie

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Mosquitoes have been an issue for me all over the Island including Forbes Hall both indoors and out at all hours--this year! 

Thanks, Pat, for discussing the problem.  

Claire Hess

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In 20+ years of living on Thetis Island we’ve never seen the dusty, grey salt marsh mosquitoes as bad as they are this year. 

We’ve even had to stop our morning walks with the dog as she becomes surrounded by a cloud of them.  I seem to remember years ago when there was a surge in the population that something was adjusted to a flapper valve on the culvert that goes under the road from the slough.  Exactly what this was about, I have no idea.  Does this ring a bell with anyone?  

Does anyone know what to do to make the situation more bearable?  

Sure hope someone remembers!

Pat English