Weather Forecast from Coastal Fire

Maybe they want to keep sending good news…so here is the Coastal Fire Centre weather forecast for the weekend:

Saturday to Monday: The rain and wind look to take a break for the weekend. While conditions will remain mostly cloudy, temperatures rebound to seasonal, and a SW flow will deliver typical winds in the 10-20 km/h range with some light gusting. Another low moves inland on Monday, while less intense we can still expect another round of widespread rain and some gusting winds.

Tuesday to Saturday: While the first half of the week remains relatively unstable, there are indications of a weak ridge of high-pressure developing midweek. While models aren’t all in agreement, we should see some stable conditions for a few days with seasonal temperatures and drying. 

Fire Chief J. Caldbeck

Thetis Island Vol. Fire Dept.

Beginners Silversmithing Course

Starting mid-October, I will be offering a beginner’s silversmithing course for making jewellery. Sessions will run Saturday afternoons into December.

Registrations will be accepted until October 12th. Course will start October 19th. Space is limited so a second class start date will be announced later if required.

Send me your email and I will send you detailed course outline and the cost.

Rena.

silverwolf360@hotmail.ca

2025 Thetis Island Calendar: Last Call for Photo Submissions

Here we are at the end of September, already!

Please have any final submissions in by Monday, September 30^th.  

If you’ve been notified that your submitted image files are too small, please send in your higher format ones by Monday. 

Images to be 1 MB or larger, send to info@forbeshall.ca

Thanks so much to all those who have sent in your photos, we’ve received a broad range of scenes from a large group of photographers!

TICA Board

Thetis Community Assembly Minutes and Addendums

Here are the minutes and addendums from Monday's Community Assembly. 

Thank you to the organizations' participants and to the engaged group of islanders who attended the meeting.  The updates and the public forum both resulted in good discussions.

Minutes

Infrastucture Working Group

Indigenous Working Group

Community Climate Resilience

Next Assembly is planned for April 2025.

Ann Dickie, Keith Rush

Co-facilitators / TCA

BC Greens Door Knocking & Events Thetis Island

I'm coming over with a few volunteers, Thursday October 3rd for door knocking, lawn sign placement as well as hosting an open public event for people to meet me and discuss their ideas of Thetis Island. 

October 3rd - All day 
Evening at the Pub with Cammy (public) 4-7pm 
Thetis Island Marina & Resort

RSVP: https://bc.gvote.ca/rsvp/eve_f1c11f5e7

Thank you,

Cammy Lockwood

BC Greens Candidate, Cowichan Valley

Ping Pong: Thursday 26 Sept at 7pm

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

Ping Pong Team

Forbes Hall Fall Work Party: Saturday, 28 Sept–starts at 9:30 am

Join us for a couple of hours of outside work to get the gardens and grounds tidied up and ready for fall and winter.

Special baked treats, hot beverages and comradery for all those that turn up to help.

What to bring: work gloves, appropriate footwear, and anything you may have that will assist in this type of work!

Looking forward to seeing you,
TICA Board

Canadians Can Affect the US Election

US election law permits any American citizen, living anywhere in the world, to vote in his or her last state of residence by absentee ballot, no matter how long they’ve lived abroad or if they have dual citizenship. Approximately 1.8 million eligible American voters living Abroad received ballots in 2020, and Vote from Abroad users logged in from 221 different countries.

In the State of Arizona in 2020 there were 18,435 ballots from Abroad and the State was decided for President Biden by 10,457 votes. 

A similar outcome happened in Georgia where there were 18,475 ballots from Abroad and President Biden won by 11,779 votes.

If you are an American or dual citizen, regardless of party affiliation, you can quickly and easily register to vote at: votefromabroad.org

If you aren’t an American citizen, you can still have a positive affect by encouraging all your American friends and relatives, no matter where they live, in the USA or any other country, to register and to vote.

Thank you, 

Nan Beals

Free Sawhorses

I have 4 or 5 sawhorses that have been outside for the past year if anyone has a use for them, still in good shape.

rsmith1960 at gmail.com

Ralph S.

Forbes Hall Orientation Sessions: 1:00 pm on both Wednesday, September 25 and Thursday, September 26

If you are an activity leader at or regular user of Forbes Hall Community Centre these sessions are for you! 

Don Sinclair will give you a general orientation of how to access and exit the hall, along with how to use and care for the rooms and their equipment. 

Simply turn up at the hall at 1 pm on either day and join the tour.

Thanks,

the TICA Board

Fire Extinguisher Clinic Reminder: 28 Sept, Fire Hall

The Annual Fire Extinguisher Clinic is this coming Saturday, from 1:00 to 2:30 pm at the Fire Hall. Free extinguisher inspection and a chance to purchase new ones if needed or ask questions about needs.

See you there.

TIVFD

BINGO Friday: 4 October 7-9pm, Forbes Hall

Early September BINGO did not go well. It turned out to be a very busy time for Islanders.

October, hopefully, is a bit more settled. We also changed the start time to 7:00 pm in response to requests for more time for supper (apparently puffed wheat cake and rice Krispie squares are not considered supper by all...). 

Please mark the date on your calendar.

David Reay