Holiday Hours @ Jollity Farm and Cafe/Shop

The farm is open as usual Saturday, March 30 from 10 am to 1pm.

If you or family are traveling to and from Thetis this holiday weekend,
our farm shop/cafe in Chemainus is open:
Friday 7am to 4pm
Saturday 7am to 4pm
Sunday 8am to 3pm
Monday 7am to 4pm

Lots of yummy treats available to stay or go, featuring all our farm
fresh ingredients!

(Kombucha is also on tap at the cafe and the flavours may be different
than at the farm)

What's Fresh @ The Farm This Week:
Kale tops
Green and red kale bunches
Spinach
Radishes (small amt)
Golden beets
Spaghetti squash
Nettles
Parsley
Eggs

On the kombucha taps:
Citrus Ginger
Botanical Pear
With thanks, Jollity Farmers

Thetis Island Marina

Thursday at the Pub

Burger and beer on special.
And our regular menu also available with few new items.
Our chef Ricky is back come say hello.

See you at the Pub.
Thetis island resort team

Return of the Chef

Hello everybody. I hope every single one of you have been doing well. I know I have been busy since I left, ended up cooking fresh caught Arctic Char at an outpost lodge at Tree River, NU by the Arctic Ocean, even got brave enough to do the Arctic dip or stupid enough, you choose. Some of you may remember me for cooking your 2020 Valentine’s Day dinner with the funky aphrodisiacs here on the Island just before the pandemic. Well, I came back because I was absolutely heartbroken that I had to leave the first time I came out here. I love this Island and the people on it.

I made some good friends here and hope to make many more. It's so nice to see so many familiar faces, so please stop by and say "hi". I'd love to continue the relationships I was developing with the local farmers; I remember I used to help feed some of the livestock.

New Menu & Weekly Specials
I am rolling out the new menu this week with some more Seafood dishes like Tuna Poke Bowls which can be turned into a Vegan option, Bacon & Leek Beer Mussels with Garlic Bread, Baked Salmon Mac & Cheese, Steak Sandwich & Prawns, Scallop Fettuccine Alfredo, Coconut Breaded Prawns, and Seafood Chowder. I also added some new sandwiches like The Buffalo Chicken Burger, and the funky Nacho-Cheese Burger with Doritos that I know darn well the kids will go crazy for.

Our feature nights will be Burger & Beer Thursday, Fish n' Chips Friday, Ribs Saturday, and Quarter Chicken Dinner Sunday.

Moving forward we will have a Wings Wednesday when we start opening up on more days. This Sunday I will have Turkey Dinner with Mashed, Steamed Vegetables, and Stuffing. I also started making fresh soups and sandwiches for our lunch specials, so c'mon down to the Marina, it's time to 'break an egg' ha ha. Much love...
Ricky Morgan Strongquill
Executive Chef
Thetis Island Marina Resorts

Easter Celebration

We invite the community to come together this Saturday to have some fun and celebrate Easter with some crafts, old fashioned games and yes... an egg hunt!

Snacks and drinks will be served.

Crafts and games start at 1:30pm
Egg hunt at 3:00pm

Check back on Saturday's eSPOKES for any updates

All are welcome!
If you'd like to come help out let us know or just come show up!

Telegraph Harbour Marina

Mushroom Help Needed

We're looking for someone with knowledge of growing mushrooms using mycellium syringes. Trying to figure out which locations might work best or might not work at all.

Have a few other basic questions that could use some advice on, TIA.

rsmith1960@gmail.com

Your Address

Please check your address sign at the head of your driveway. Did it survive the winter’s snow ploughing, windstorms, etc.? Is your Lot Number clearly visible from both directions from the road? Are the numbers a minimum of 6 inches (150 mm) in height and easily read? Emergency vehicle drivers need to be able to find your address quickly.

If you wish to purchase a standard Lot Number sign (many Lots on the island exhibit these white signs with reflective blue numbers) contact the Fire Chief at firechief@thetisislandfire.ca for information on how to purchase one.

Fire Chief J. Caldbeck

Islands Trust Webinar: Living with Fire

https://mailstorm.caorda.com/campaigns/lt209jdyzr6b2/web-version/bz299xot5we64

Reminder: Soup's On Cancelled for Wednesday, March 27th

Our sincerest apologies, due to medical reasons, Soup’s On is cancelled for Wednesday, March 27th.

The final two Soup’s On days for Spring 2024 are April 3rd and April 10th.

It is unusual that we could not find a replacement as we have a truly dedicated group of cooks, and we thank them for their tremendous dedication to this program.

Thanks to all the wonderful islanders for their incredible continuing support for so many years, and we’ll see you in April!

Don Sinclair and Ann Dickie

TIMA Annual General Meeting

Notice of Annual General Meeting for Thetis Island Marine Association

Tuesday March 26- 5pm-6pm TODAY

New Business includes mapping of buoys, registrations, compliance

rafts and floats update.

Membership and elections.

Lynda Poirier

TIMA 

WETT Inspection

Hello,

Wondering if anyone on the island is able to conduct wett inspections for wood stoves.
Also if anyone has any information or insight into who to contact for this service that would be fantastic.

Best regards
Mike Dufort
Mdufort@telus.net

Improvement District Elections: Dixon Strachan

Dixon Strachan is running for an open trustee position on the Improvement District. Dixon narrowly missed being voted to a seat last year.

For those of you don’t know me very well I have been a full-time resident of Thetis for 33 years. You see me on the ferry taking your tickets working as a deck hand for 22 years now. I’ve been involved in many community groups since 1991 I have decided to invest my personal skills and time again.

Previously volunteering on the fire department for 14 years both as a regular member and first responder then Captain. This gives me a good understanding of our remote location and the necessity for good fire protection and emergency health response care.

Whilst working in my current career I have developed many skills as an educator, safety rep on the highest joint level between Union and management and dealing with work site safety and labour relations.

I have a solid background to offer any committee.

Dixon Strachan

Improvement District Elections: Ian Ralston

Ian Ralston is running for an open trustee position on the Improvement District.

I have lived on Thetis since 1991, in the past I served on the Fire Department, later I served as a trustee and Chair of the Improvement District.

In my work and in volunteer positions I have a wide experience of working with committees, community engagement and the development of consensus on difficult issues including within the context of local and provincial government policy and procedures.

I also am experienced in running a small business and small and large projects, including management of budgets and planning, procurement, options analysis and practical implementation.

Ian Ralston

Improvement District Elections: Platform from Dixon Strachan and Ian Ralston

Dixon and Ian are running for open trustee positions on the Improvement District.
There are two trustee seats available this time, so we are both running as a team. We would like to serve together as trustees. We have a long-time friendship and work well together with very similar goals and strengths that would complement the Improvement District and its Fire and First responder service. It’s our hope you would vote for both of us for the next 3-year term, allowing us to invest our time and experience for the community.

An Improvement district is designed to provide neighborhoods/communities a method of
accomplishing local improvements.” Thetis Island’s demographics are changing, with an increasing population and larger younger and middle-aged population many with families who are career-based on the island. They need to be able to work year-round to survive on the Island in order to maintain a sustainable demography for the island. Our Improvement District provides the Fire Protection and First Responder service for Thetis.

WE NEED TO:

-Continue our GREAT first responder medical aid service and fire prevention service, and to encourage more involvement.

-Continue practical management of interface fire risk in support of the rural nature of our community.

-Continue maintaining and providing the best fire and response equipment we need for these services.

-Retain current department members and increase membership.

-Develop, in consultation with the Fire Department and the community, the capital plan necessary to ensure long term sustainability for the department and make that plan consistent with community objectives.

-Increase transparency and improve financial reporting to the community.

-Increase community engagement and involvement on issues under consideration at the Improvement District.

-Improve the ability for local businesses to work and function year-round even during fire season as livelihoods can be affected. This could be implemented through a permitted work site system with safety equipment on site.

-Improve the ability for homeowners to maintain and manage their Rural properties.

Including our Institutional, commercial and Agricultural properties year-round even during fire season in order to help the Fire Department help us.

Please consider voting for us; any questions call or txt Dixon at 250 701 5310 or call Ian at 250-246-4774

Dixon Strachan and Ian Ralston