Mark Your Calendars for the Great 2014 Art Soiree Event!

Saturday, August 9th.

Advance sale of tickets at $25 will be offered at the TICA AGM 

There is limited seating for this silent and live auction of works of art and great goods and services with live music, dinner & Keith's "refreshments" .

This great summer social event is a joint fundraiser for TICA and the Thetis Island Community Fund.

Free Seedlings

We have a number of Weeping and Curly Willow limbs/seedlings for rooting and planting.

They root very easily and can be potted or planted in the ground****

Note: These ornamentals are attractive and very good for wet and very wet ground areas. ****

They are not to be planted near home drainage systems or drainage pipes as their roots will travel to those areas.

These trees do require water, not good for dry areas. 

If you would like some, contact us @ E-Mail; frankel@island.net or Phone 250-246-2099

Steve Frankel

Thetis Island Marine Association AGM

The Thetis Island Marine Association 2014 Annual General Meeting

Monday, May 12, 2014 ~ 7:30 PM

Please submit agenda items or queries by May 9th to tima@thetisisland.net

or to TIMA  Box 15-3 ,Thetis Island V0R2Y0

Thetis Island Improvement District AGM

Notice of Annual General Meeting for the Thetis Island Improvement District

Saturday, April 26, 2014

10:00 am

Forbes Hall

Please attend!  Everyone is welcome!

Telegraph Harbour Bistro ~ Mother’s Day Breakfast/Brunch

Sunday May 11, 2014

8 am – 12 noon

Reservations Appreciated 

To honour Mother’s Day we will be offering the following French Toast Specials

1) Hazelnut chocolate spread & fried banana with whipped cream & toasted flaked almonds

2) Berry Fruit Compote & shaved white chocolate

3) Bacon with melted goats cheese & toasted walnuts

Price: $15.00 + tx

Bistro French Toast: Brioche bread dipped in cinnamon & vanilla egg ~ lightly sautéed in butter with your choice of one of the above 3 toppings

We will also be running our regular Bistro Breakfast Menu

Thank you.

Tara & Ron (250) 246-9511

Basket Making Workshops with Joan Carrigan

BASKET MAKING  on Thetis with Joan Carrigan, basket maker and teacher extraordinaire!

When: Two one day workshops on May 24 & 25.
Where: Jane LeBaron's and Bill Sharp's, Lot 182, Porlier Road.
To Register on a "first come, first served" basis: email Jane atlebaronjane@gmail.com

May 24th: Small Basket using Northwest Materials for 8 - 10 people.This workshop will run from 9:00AM - 4:30PM and the cost is $100/participant.

May 25th: The Willow Tension Tray. This material requires hand strength so as long as people are aware that they need healthy hands and strength then we will be ok. The workshop will run from 9:00AM - 4:00PM and the cost is $95/participant.

Basket Using Materials from the Northwest

Willow Tension Tray

FAC ~ BC Ferries March 2014 Traffic

Please find attached the March 2014 Ferry Traffic Report (which is BC Ferries fiscal year end), with a detailed commentary by Brian Hollingshead.

Traffic Report & Traffic Stats

Chemainus-Thetis-Penelakut (Route 20) year end traffic results for Fiscal Year 2014 was: vehicle traffic for the month bucked the coastal trend and was up 1.68% and ends up with a positive YTD at +.64%.  This equates to 78,692 vehicles compared to 78,189 last year.  Passenger traffic on the other hand was off 5.70% for the month and ended the year down 2.60% which works out to 241,100 passengers compared to 247,556 last year.

As a brief footnote; our local FAC will be meeting with BC Ferries executives on May 26^th to review the new schedule and address any local issues that may have arisen since our fall meeting.  So…any comments or concerns, please give me a call. 

Best Regards

Keith Rush

RV Trailer to Rent, Borrow, or Purchase

We are starting renovations on our house in May and are looking for a decent trailer to house us for at least 8 weeks while the work is done. 

If anyone has, or knows of one, we can put on our lot for that time frame, borrowed, for rent or reasonable purchase, could you please contact Alisha Rennie 250-416-0395

Gypsy Dancers of the Salish Sea

A page has been set up for Belly Dancing under Island Groups & Activities.  

Click here for photos & information.

Belly Dancing Update ~

Belly Dance classes are cancelled for the TICA AGM at Forbes Hall on Thursday, April 24 at 7:30 p.m. 

On May 1, there will be no Belly Dance Class but the Hall will be open for practice.

Gypsy Belly Dance class will resume on May 8 - remember to bring your Tambourine, your smiles, and your Duende!

Halaki

Thetis Island Elementary Top Ten Winner ~

Thetis Island Elementary is one of Science World's BC Green Games Top Ten Elementary School Winners.  The school receives a $1000 prize for their Salmonids in the Classroom and Beyond Project.

Click here for a link to the winners page & the project.

Kelly Bannister

Congratulations to all the students for winning the prize! You make our whole island proud of your accomplishments.

Jeannine

Extinguisher Clinic and New Fire & Life Safety Trailer

The TIVFD is pleased to be able to bring the new Cowichan Valley Fire Chiefs' Association Fire & Life Safety Trailer to Thetis Island on Friday, May 9th.  The Trailer will be available to the school children in the morning, with Sparky giving a tour and a fire safety seminar.

The trailer will then be available for all residents to check out in the afternoon, starting at 1:00 o'clock.  At the same time, we will be putting on our annual Fire Extinguisher Clinic with live fire training by Aggressive Fire Safety.  Yes, there will be door prizes drawn again this year!  Bring your home fire extinguishers to the Fire Hall for a free inspection.  New extinguishers will also be available to purchase as well.

Wait, there's more!  Do you have the required Lot Number posted at the head of your driveway, numbers visible day and night from both directions and at least 6" (150 mm) in height?  Aggressive Fire Safety is selling Lot Address stakes that can be made up for your lot number, and you can order one when you come to the fire hall to practice extinguishing a fire with the training extinguisher.

And for those of you with a sweet tooth, Sidney Rukus from Chemainus (daughter of Fire Chief Neil Rukus) will be selling Girl Guide Cookies in front of the Thetis Island Fire Hall at 296 Mission Road, while the Extinguisher Clinic is on.

Mark May 9th on your calendar.  See you there!  1 pm for the extinguisher clinic.

Thetis Island Fire Dept.