Girl Guide Cookies for Sale

The Chemainus Fire Chief, Neil Rukus, has a Girl Guide daughter selling GG Cookies (chocolate covered mint biscuits) for $5.00 per box.  I am going over to a meeting at the Chemainus Fire Hall on Thursday evening and if you would like to purchase a box or two to support the Girl Guides of Canada, please let me know.  I can collect your money beforehand at “Soup's On” this Wednesday or you can call me and I will cover the cost and deliver and collect from you at the following “Soup's On” on Oct. 31st.  Please email me at chief11@telus.net with cookies in the subject line.  (I find them very addictive!)

Jeannine Caldbeck

FAC ~ Public Consultation Update

Good morning folks…

The Ferry Advisory Committee Chairs (FACC) met Wednesday October 17th with Ministry of Transportation & Infrastructure (MoTI) and Kirk and Co. Consulting.

We were asked to comment on their plans for the upcoming community consultation program.  Most of our comments focused around meeting details, like time of day, venue, which towns etc.

At this time, it appears that the consultation program will address what the community sees as priorities in considering service adjustments, and NO specific service adjustments will be discussed at these meetings.  This was a big surprise to us.  However, this could change, but the feeling we all got was that ‘they’ will stick to this and will not talk about changes to service.  In any event, it is important that community members attend these meeting to see, hear and possibly comment on what is being presented as it could form the basis for future service adjustments.

FYI, MoTI has booked Forbes Hall for Wednesday November 14th, 2012 from 4 to 9 PM…

I will let you know further details as they arise…

Best Regards…

Keith

Keith W. Rush RPF(Ret)

keithrush17@gmail.com

Ph: 250-416-0013

FAC Updates

New Traffic Statistics ~ click here

Supper's On ~ November 3rd

Menu now posted, click here.

Echo Design ~ new baby, new hours

Click here for more information.

Community Fund ~ October Fundraising

October is Community Fund Month -  Please consider a donation -  The Community Fund helps meet community needs for short term medical treatment, service for seniors, education at all levels, and support for other charities that benefit Thetis Islanders.  There are three ways to donate: Simply send a cheque to the Thetis Island Community Fund, P.O. Box 12-14, Thetis Island, BC V0R 2Y0. Or, if you annually donate to the United Way, please designate “Thetis Island Community Fund” on your United Way form. You may also donate online by clicking here.

Ellen Rush

Slow Down & Move Over!

Farewell Soup's On for Ken & Beth Bolster ~ Wednesday ~ October 24th

This coming week's Soup's On will be a Farewell Lunch for our dear friends and neighbours, Ken & Beth Bolster, who are moving away at the end of this month.

Please join us to say good-bye and to share lunch.  

As well as lunch, we will have some baked offerings on the Cooks' Bake Sale table.

Lunch Menu:

Midwest Chowder

Pumpkin Cardamom Bread

Tasty Treats

Teas & Pot of Gold Coffee (thanks, Nan!)

By donation ($5 suggested)

See you then!

Local Trust Committee Regular Business Meeting

Please note that the November 21, 2012 Local Trust Committee Meeting will start at 10:45 AM instead of the usual 1:00 pm start time.

The meeting will still be held at Forbes Hall.

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

New Books at the Library

There are several new books in the library as of Wed. One is ‘An Irish Country Wedding’.  One of our patrons asked for more books by this author and this is his newest.  Check the new books out. 

Sandy

Fire Prevention Week is Over...

You practiced two ways out of every room so that at dark o'thirty with smoke and heat you won't have to think about how to leave. And I know you tested your smoke alarms this month already, confirming they are working so you will have time to get out. Thanks for lowering the risk of losing you as a friend and neighbour.

Fire Chief J. Caldbeck

Houses burn faster these days....

Click here to read article.