Friday and Saturday Specials at the Pub

The weekend is upon us! Come try our feature three course menu, available today and Saturday.

And don't forget we have darts tonight starting at 6pm.

Appy:
GRILLED ONION, PEPPER, AND CAPICOLA FLATBREAD with ricotta and mozzarella cheese and basil vinaigrette

Entree:
HUNTER NEW YORK STEAK with creamed cheese smashed potatoes, pan seared asparagus, bacon, and wild mushroom and shallot red wine demi sauce

Dessert:
MIXED BERRY AND MANGO COBBLER made in house and topped with French vanilla ice cream

See you there!
Kelsey, Chef Murray, and the Thetis Island Pub Team

TICA Community Celebration: Looking for a Couple of People with Special Talents

We are looking for a couple of special people to be part of TICA’s Community Celebration on June 14^th.

The event will start with an hour of visiting and mingling, with an emphasis on children and families.  To help with this hour, we’d love to have a creative face-painter (or two) and a magician. 

If you are artistically gifted, and love being with kids, please consider helping us out at this special event. 

Or, if you love pulling that rabbit out of your hat, finding coins behind ears or other similar pursuits, please be in touch, we’d love to have you join us! 

Lastly, if you know someone who has either of these talents, please ask them to get in touch.

Please contact us at info@forbeshall.ca

Ann Dickie

Looking for a Wooden Picnic Table

Hello everyone – 

We are looking for a wooden picnic table – doesn’t need to be perfect.  Something like the one shown.

If you have a picnic table you’d like to sell or get rid of, please let me know!  Text me at 604 353-3806.  We are at 268 Forbes Road. 

Thanks,

Carolyn

Specialty Daffodils are Ready!

Our specialty varieties of narcissus (daffodil) are ready! If you’d like to order for pick up Thursday or Friday just email aimee.vand@gmail.com or text 2508899723. 

We’ve got a special island price if you order direct: x4 mixed bunches for $15 (20 stems). Pick up at Jollity farm kiosk. 

Also available at the farm shop / cafe and Saturday Market :) 

Why we love narcissus: 

- Great spring food for pollinators (we always leave some in the field for them)

- No irrigation required

- No sprays (of course, we never spray) so you can handle and smell safely

With thanks, 

Aimée

Soup’s On - Wednesday, March 26

11:30 am until 1:00 pm

Gather at Forbes Hall for a very Thetis Island lunch...

Menu:
Bacon & Lentil Soup
Farmhouse Bread
Assorted Home Baked Goodies
Coffee/ Tea

Suggested donation of $7 for soup, bread, treats and teas & coffee.

For those who find large groups challenging, enjoy your lunch in our designated quiet room, the Boardroom.

Everyone is welcome to join us, seniors, seniors who don’t think they’re seniors, workers, families, and everyone who just wants a mid-day meal!

Menu remainders for take-out when available. Soup’s On also supports the Thetis Island Food Pantry.

Coupon Booklets of 10 for your convenience, $70.00

The Soup’s On Team

Clothes Washer Wanted

My washing machine quit, I need another. Does anyone on Thetis have a working one I could buy?

Please call Joe your roads guy at 250 538 8004!
Thanks

Westisle Heating & Cooling Coming

Westisle Heating & Cooling is scheduled to come over to Thetis on April 8th if anyone is looking for maintenance or repairs on your heating & AC system let them know, they have room for 2 more clients.

Ralph

Free Gyp-Roc

Free- one 4x8 ft sheet of Gyproc -new-
Ph or text Colleen @ 250-710-6853

Offering House Swap in Edmonton

Would you like to spend some time in Edmonton? Our son-in-law is a Professor at the University of Alberta and is entering a Sabbatical year, meaning he can continue his work anywhere in the world while relieved of teaching duties.

What better place than Thetis Island? Especially if he brings our daughter and two grandsons with him! Ideally, this would be a house swap in the fall, winter or spring. They have a two bedroom home in the Richie neighbourhood, just off Whyte Ave..

Or perhaps someone has a two bedroom home that you would like cared for while you are off Island. They are thinking of 3 to 6 weeks.

If interested, contact Grace Banks at 604-795-1118 (text or call) and I will put you in touch with them.

Taking Deposits for Thetis Island Lamb

I have a few remaining lambs available now to preorder for the fall.
My lambs are lovingly cared for and raised on pasture here on Thetis Island.
They are processed at a licensed abattoir and butcher on Vancouver Island.
Pay your deposit now to secure your whole or half lamb. Delivered cut and wrapped in the fall (exact dates depending on growth rate).
Thank you so much for your interest and support!
Please email Emily at mlmcvr9@gmail.com if you have any questions.

TODAY: Alistair McGregor - Thetis Island Event

Our Member of Parliament for Cowichan-Malahat at the time of dissolution, Alistair McGregor is going to be coming to Thetis Island. He is looking to hear from Islanders on their concerns both local and national.

Alistair will be at Forbes Hall from 2pm to 4pm, Tuesday March 25th. There will be both a formal Q&A session and an informal meet and greet.

How should our government respond to the Trump tariffs, do minority governments achieve results, has there been progress on tankers in our waters, There are plenty of issues to discuss. Please come out, your voice is important!

If you want further information, please contact me.
David Reay

778-899-3216
davidreay@telus.net

TICA: Looking for a New Board Members

Board Vacancy

As the Thetis Island Community Association is now debt free, the board is very much looking towards the future. There is a vacancy on the Board for Vice President to be filled as TICA moves forward with ideas and new focus.

The current board members are a very committed group of individuals with varying backgrounds, that work well as a team by listening to all points of view and vigorously discussing issues that relate to TICA’s work. The board would like to have someone join the team who is eager to explore and help direct TICA’s focus over the next few years.

We commonly have one or more board members joining us in a virtual meeting, so part-time residents are welcome, as are those who live on Thetis full time.

Please give TICA and its Forbes Hall Community Centre consideration for both your interest and time. 

Looking to Add Two New Directors at its AGM on April 26th

With the debt fully paid off, TICA directors are now asking themselves, “What’s next?”. To answer this question, the board has been examining its mandate and role and what its focus will be in the coming years.

While TICA must continue to fulfil its mandate to oversee and manage Forbes Hall, the board would now like to re-evaluate its operations through an environmental lens. To this end, TICA will be adding a board position with a dedicated Environmental portfolio. The new board member will be someone with a strong interest (and perhaps experience) in exploring and promoting environmental issues and solutions and will work with other board members and volunteers to develop operational plans and projects for the future.

The Board has noticed the growing number of babies, toddlers, children and youth living, playing and learning on Thetis Island. There is room for programs and activities at Forbes Hall that are specifically designed for, and directed to, these children and youth. In acknowledgment of this, TICA will be adding a board position with a Child & Youth Initiatives portfolio. This director will liaise with parents and youth to accommodate new initiatives and events, bringing the ideas to the Board for discussion and implementation.

If you are interested in any of the above positions, please contact a Board member:

Ron Bannister ron_bannister@telus.net
Ann Dickie dickie.ann@gmail.com
Ellen Rush ellenrush@gmail.com
Don Sinclair sinry@telus.net
Teresa Moore teresamoore386@gmail.com
Marjan Jackman thetismarjan@gmail.com