Free Furniture

Free for pickup:

Book case: teak veneer room divider, finished both sides, 5'x29"x9.5" (width x height x depth )

Floorlamps, 2: red

All will be stored outdoors soon.  End tables in photo are gone.

Claire 250-246-9445

Laptop for Ethiopia

I am helping a Sudanese refugee in Addis Ababa get some training through the British Council courses. I'm wondering if anyone has a reliable laptop computer that is not being used which I could send to him. If so, it will be greatly appreciated. Please contact me at gedworks@islandnet.com or at 250-246-8176.

Thanks, Gary Geddes

Ride Needed to Thetis from Buckley Bay

My friend John Gilmore will be looking after our place while Ann and I are in the Yukon. He's on Denman at the moment and is looking for a ride from Buckley Bay to Thetis on June 12 or 13. If anyone is up-Island and would be able to pick him up, you can send him a message at the following email address: jn_gilmore@yahoo.ca 

You'll enjoy John's company. He's a charming man and a fine writer and storyteller.

Cheers,

Gary Geddes

Pancake Breakfast ~ July 1st ~ Forbes Hall

North Cove Rd. Fire Drill

The TIVFD and the TIVFD Auxiliary will be conducting a combined wildfire response drill near Mill Road and North Cove Road on Saturday, June 7th morning and early afternoon.

Please be aware that Fire Apparatus and volunteers will be operating on the roads for this essential training workshop.  Please follow traffic direction from our Aux. Traffic Control Team.  

Your safety and the safety of our valuable volunteers is of utmost importance.

Thank you, 
J. Caldbeck
Fire Chief
Thetis Island Fire Dept.

Literacy Camp

A reminder about the literacy camp for 6 and 7 year olds, July 7-11, 9:30 - 11:30 for Monday to Thursday with Friday a little different.

Reading and other fun activities are planned. The cost is $10.  

Please contact Celine Valestrand at valestrands@gmail.com to register by Tuesday, June 17.

Fathers Day at the Bistro

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This Week at Thetis Island Marina & Pub

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Cowichan Wetland Keepers Course

The Cowichan Land Trust has Partnered with the BC Wildlife Federation to offer a Cowichan Valley Wetlandkeepers Course. The course is being offered for free thanks to many sponsors ($100 value).

The course will take place Friday June 20th to Sunday June 22nd. Friday is an evening session from 6:30pom to 9:00pm, Saturday and Sunday sessions run from 9:00am to 4:30pm.   

To register sign up through this Eventbrite link.

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/wetlandkeepers-duncan-bc-registration-10848585411

For questions please email info@cowichanlandtrust.ca or call 250-746-0227.

Yoga Update

Hello & happy summer to everyone!

Just a brief yoga note, we are shortening our yoga classes to 75 minutes, and Sonya is going to start up the Thursday class again.

Therefore, for June, July, and August we will be offering Gentle Hatha Yoga, beginners welcome, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:30-10:45 am starting this week June 3rd.

For more info you can contact Dawn Gordon @ 250-246-9212/250-210-0826 or by email at dawn_gordon@telus.net

Dawn Gordon
250-210-0826

Coastal Fire Centre ~ Revised Information Bulletin

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Islands Trust News Release ~ Input on Proposed Budget

In a new report commissioned by the Islands Trust Fund, UBC researchers found that forests in the Islands Trust area store and sequester more carbon than remaining Coastal Douglas-fir zone forests outside the Trust area. 

The new mapping provides an important communication tool showing that if forests in the Islands Trust area were protected, the Islands Trust area has the capacity to be a major sink for carbon produced in the region.

The following news release (and backgrounder) regarding this topic may be of interest to your readers. Thank you so much for considering this news for your publication. 

News release and backgrounder attached or found online here.  Full report and associated mapping can be found here.

Christine Rikley

Communications and Fundraising Specialist

Islands Trust Fund