Forbes Hall Closure ~ Tuesday, March24, 2015

The hall will be closed all day Tuesday.  All Tuesday use in the hall is canceled.

We thank you for your cooperation.

Virginia Lamb, TICA

Summer Nature Camp

Young nature enthusiasts and your parents, please put July 6-10 on your calendar for the 2015 Nature Camp. This year look forward to learning about butterflies and bees, owls, eelgrass, survival skills and much more. The program is designed as a half-day morning camp for 8-12 yr olds.  More information to come in the near future. This program is offered by the Thetis Island Nature Conservancy.

Ann Eriksson

Moore Hill

The Thetis Island Nature Conservancy is aware that TI Lot 172 at the summit of Moore Hill has recently been listed for sale. This 52 acre property is adjacent to the reserve owned by the Nature Trust of BC for the threatened Townsend Big-eared Bat, contains a wide variety of habitats from summit to sea, and is an important watershed, making it highly desirable for conservation.

ThINC would love to see this area protected as a nature reserve and is talking with conservation partners about this opportunity.

Any islanders who are interested in protecting Moore Hill,

please get in touch with Ann Eriksson at 250-246-8176.

Outboard Motor for Sale

150 HP Optimax, 477 hours, RPM, Speedo, all controls and cables, system monitor, stainless steel prop, Mercury Service Manual and all receipts.  Excellent condition. $4400 obo. 

Phone: 250-416-0286

FAC ~ Performance Term 4 Preliminary Price Cap

The BC Ferry Commissioner today set the "preliminary price cap" of a 1.9% increase on ferry fares for each of the four years 2016-2019, challenging BC Ferries to find further productivity improvements of $27.4 million by the end of the four-year Performance Term.

So what does this "preliminary price cap" mean?

Ahead of each new performance term, BC Ferries must submit forecasts of expenditure, traffic and revenue to the BC Ferry Commission, assuming existing service levels will be maintained. This information was provided by BC Ferries in December 2014, though most of the financial detail was excluded from the submission before publication. 

The Ferry Commissioner's task is to review those forecasts, making adjustments as necessary, before calculating a "preliminary price cap" that assumes government support continues at existing levels. Following a period of public consultation, government will then consider whether further action is necessary to close the gap between expenditure and anticipated fares income. Any adjustments are then taken into account before a Final Price Cap is announced by the Ferry Commission in September.

The 1.9% preliminary price cap announced today signals a welcome move towards the Transportation Minister's commitment to achieve annual price cap increases in line with inflation. Latest CPI statistics show annual inflation close to 1.1% in BC, following the recent fall in fuel prices, so there's still some way to go.

The Ferry Commissioner's full statement can be downloaded: http://www.bcferrycommission.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/News-Release-PT4-March-18-2015.pdf

Regards

Keith W. Rush Route 20 FAC

keithrush17@gmail.com

Ph: 250-416-0013

Cell: 250-732-2766

TIVFD ~ Shredder available

Desk top cross-cut shredder, working, free or w/donation. TIVFD  252-0228 Duty Officer

TICA ~ AGM April 13, 2015

THETIS ISLAND COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2015

7:30 PM

At Forbes Hall – The Community Centre

Financial Report

Committee Reports

Elections of Board Members

Refreshments will be served

Soup's On ~ Wednesday, March 18th

Forbes Hall  $5.00

11:30 AM until soup runs out or 1 PM, whichever happens first! Extra Soup? You could buy take out.

Menu

Green Split Pea Soup with Ham or Vegetarian Lentil Soup

Irish Soda Bread

Dessert Goodies

Pot of Gold Coffee & Tea

"If it was raining soup, the Irish would go out with forks."

Brendan Behan      (A Will type joke!) 

Remember, at 1:00 PM there will be Bridge in the Hunter Room.

Everyone is welcome....you don't need to be an expert!

Thanks from Blue Dot

The organizers for the Blue Dot Declaration on the southern Gulf Islands would like to extend a special thanks to all the trustees of the Trust Council who voted unanimoulsy in favour of adopting the initiative. A special note goes out  to our two Trustees from Thetis Peter Luckham and Ken Hunter. 

Thank You!

We will be keeping the community in touch with the progress of the Declaration as it moves forward.

Suzanne Sarioglu

Community & Home Support

Check out the new page on Island Groups & Activities, by clicking on the associated image on the right hand of your screen.

Library News

Some of the new materials in the library.

Game of Thrones season 4  DVD

Boardwalk Empire seasons 3,4,5 DVD

The Boxtrolls DVD

The Theory of Everything DVD

Birdman DVD

Lawrence in Arabia - Scott Anderson

My Grandfathers Blessing - Rachel Remen

The Confabulist - Steven Galloway - Fiction 

The Jaguar's Children - John Vaillant (The Golden Spruce, The Tiger)

The Girl on the Train - Paula Hawkins - Fiction

Merchants of Culture - John Thompson - non-fiction - publishing industry

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A reminder of the SPRING BOOK SALE

April 4 10 -  2

TICA CAFE will be serving some tasty items.

Do you want to volunteer to help with the book sale.

Friday 1 p.m. set up

Saturday 10-2 sale

Saturday 2 pack up

Maybe you have an hour to spare?

Let me know.

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Celine valestrands@gmail.com   250-246-4349

Thanks for supporting your local library!

Thetis Island Marina & Pub Dinner Specials

Served 5 - 7 PM

1.Tuesday, March 17 ~ St. Patrick's Day Special
  Irish stew with soda bread $11.95

2.Friday, March 20 ~ BBQ Ribs
  Barbecue pork ribs with fries and coleslaw  $12.95

Families and Groups Welcome
Reservations Recommended
Call us at 250-246-3464

We look forward to seeing you soon !