Dehumidifier Needed

We're leaving on an extended trip tomorrow and have had a bit of a flood from a tap left on and Ernie recommends a dehumidifier on for a week or two.

If anyone has one, we could borrow or rent, please call Ann or Gary at 250-246-8176. Thanks!

Reminder Strength and Fitness Class Cancelled Friday May 24th

We will be back at it Tuesday May 28th.

See you all then,

Michelle Sutter and Eleanor Vandergaag

Back to the Future: Time Change for August Parade

The TICA schedule has just posted that SATURDAY, AUGUST 3rd is also the famously fantastic Book & Bake Sale at Forbes Hall from 10 to 1 pm. 

Because of this community opportunity the TIVFD is changing the timing of the Thetis Island PARADE to 1 pm. 

You can bring your “float” entry to Mission Road by the fire hall any time that morning, go over to the Book & Bake Sale and even buy some lunch there. 

Then the parade will kick off at 1 pm sharp. 

This will be a great Saturday to celebrate the BC Day Long Weekend and you can quietly rest on Sunday.

Fire Chief J. Caldbeck
Thetis Island Vol. Fire Dept.

What's Fresh @ Jollity Farm?

Open Saturday 10am to 1pm

Salad! Salad! Salad! Lots of mixed greens this week and some freshly
made dressings to go with.
Asparagus
Chard
Kale
Cherry tomatoes
Beets - red and golden
San Marzano tomatoes
Baby cucumbers
Sunflower shoots and pea sprouts
.... and more

+ we've got cans of Kombucha available this week if you want to try a
new flavour.
+ Sorry no bagels this week as the oven was broken at Mt. Royal. Freshly
baked sausage rolls will be available.

See you at the farm!
Jollity Farmers

Weekend Coastal Fire Centre Weather

Weather Forecast

Sat-Mon: 

After good to excellent overnight recoveries, a generally dry day is expected on Saturday in between systems. Maximum temperatures remain on the low side. On Sunday the next upper trough spreads showers across the Fire Centre, accompanied by slightly moderating daytime maximum temperatures, as this system is originating from the southwest, rather than out of the Gulf of Alaska. Monday features drying and a little warmer over the southern zones as a ridge over the US SW pokes into southern BC but northern zones remain unsettled under a brisk jet-stream.

Tues-Sat (6 to 10 day):

Good confidence on the overall extend pattern although details on the intensity of the system late Tuesday are still unclear. Models develop a significant fall-like system southwest of Vancouver Island on Tuesday morning and rain spreads across most of the Fire Centre during the day. Wednesday is cool and unsettled with widespread showers. Drying and some warming is expected Thursday and Friday as ensembles build an upper ridge just offshore.

Fire Chief J. Caldbeck
Thetis Island Vol. Fire Dept.

Reminder: Ping Pong on Thursday

Come join us at Forbes Hall for ping pong Thursday nights from 7:00 pm till we get tired or 9:00 pm whichever comes first…

Ping Pong team

Paramedic Services Week

This week, across Canada, is Paramedic Services Week where we recognize the hard working paramedics for their dedication and challenges they face in the field. 

The TIVFD recognizes the BCEHS Stations 149 (Chemainus) 152 (Duncan) and 159 (Ladysmith) paramedics who travel over on the Island Responder to meet our patients and transport them to Cowichan District Hospital or other trauma facilities. 

We also are sending a shout-out to our Community Paramedic Vinh Pham who visits Thetis regularly to serve our community’s need for ongoing health support.

Fire Chief J. Caldbeck
Thetis Island Vol. Fire Dept.

Cemetery Clean Up May 25th

On Saturday May 25th from 10-3, St. Margaret’s Cemetery Committee will be having its annual maintenance day. The cemetery is a vault of island history and is the permanent home for many of our forebears. From tidying up headstones, to general landscaping there will be a range of projects to suit everyone's interests and abilities.

Please plan to come by and join us, we encourage everyone to join. If possible, please bring small garden tools for general landscaping and/or scrub brushes and water pails to clean grave markers. We would encourage you to contribute to the picnic lunch, where we will remember and celebrate the lives that came before us.

Please contact me if you have any questions.

David Reay

Thetis Island Cemetery Committee

H: 250-246-1593.    E: davidreay@telus.net

Repair Fair Details

Saturday, June 1st.  10am to 2 pm

We have a full house of MacGyver’s. You can come and learn, or you can bring your item with you. If you are bringing an item, please bring all supplies that you anticipate needing (ie: window screen repairs will need new screens plus tubing).
Here is the list of tables (and there may be more).

• Repurposing ideas and displays
• "Ask Me Anything" (about renovations)
• Shoe Repair
• Bike Maintenance
• Small Engine Repairs
• Chainsaw sharpening and maintenance
• Knife and Tool Sharpening
• Small appliances and electronics
• Screen Repairs
• Wooden chair repairs
• Visible mending, zippers, darning and knitting
• Earring repairs
• 3D Printing

A hearty lunch will be available. Please come and enjoy the day with us. 

For more information please contact: David Reay - davidreay@telus.net 

Vicki Walker - 250-246-9126

Presented by Community Climate Resilience

Ukrainian Fundraising Dinner – This Saturday

Join your friends and neighbours this Saturday at the Ukrainian Fundraising Dinner.

We are so fortunate to live in Canada on a peaceful, beautiful island, and this dinner gives us pause to appreciate all that we have, and an opportunity to give.

The doors open at 6:00 pm allowing for time to mingle and enjoy beverages before dinner starts with the serving of Holbutsi, Ukraine’s traditional cabbage roll featuring kasha, followed by the dinner buffet.

No Host bar.

Tickets $30

Available from Ellen Rush @ ellenrush@gmail.com or 250-246-0557

Tickets also available today at the Covid Clinic from Ellen Rush, Ann Dickie, or David Reay

Payment options include:

Cash, cheque or e-transfer to ellenrush@gmail.com Memo: WRAP

Unable to Register for COVID Vaccine Appointment? May 21 @ Forbes Hall

If you received your invitation but were unable to register for the clinic come by Forbes Hall this morning. The clinic opens at 10 and you might have to wait, but we hope to be able to vaccinate all who are eligible, and wish to receive the booster.

Any questions email Michelle Sutter at acanthurus61@gmail.com or call/text at 250 613 8289. 

Note cell reception is poor at the hall but texting and emailing would work……

Forbes Hall Health Services Group

Pullerbear Available to Borrow

ThINC has purchased a Pullerbear tool to assist with the periodic removal of invasive plants in the nature reserves. We would like to make it available on loan to property owners on Thetis to control invasives on their own properties. The tool works a charm for removing medium to large size plants such as holly up to about 2" diameter trunk.  

Note: The tool is very effective (and strangely satisfying) for broom removal but is NOT the recommended method. The disturbed soil triggers dormant seeds to germinate, and you can expect to see baby broom in that area next year.

The recommended approach for broom removal is to cut larger broom (1/2" diameter for greater) just below the ground level. Hear from the experts:broombusters.org and the Invasive Species Council of BC .

To make arrangements to borrow the tool, contact ThINC at info@thetisislandnatureconservancy.org