April 15/16 Ferry Traffic

Dear Island Neighbours,

We wish to make you aware of some upcoming ferries that will be especially busy due to activities at Capernwray Harbour. 

Wednesday April 15th: We are inviting approximately 150 guests to our property, which will affect the 12:30PM, 8:05PM and 10:35PM sailings. 

Thursday April 16th: Approximately 70 of our students depart, affecting the 5:45AM and 7:45AM sailings.

We thank you again for your understanding and we hope this helps you plan your travel next week.

Capernwray Harbour

Main Office: 250 246 9440

House Concert - ViNTA

We’re hosting a house concert here on Thetis Island with VINTA, an award-winning chamber-folk group coming through on their West Coast tour.

This one’s a bit special. It’s a window into White family history, longtime friends, and incredible musicians. We’re really glad to have them here for a relaxed evening of music.
It’ll be a cozy, living room style show.

Thursday, April 16
Doors at 7pm
Music 7:30 to 9:30pm

Sliding scale:
Adults $20 to 30
Youth $5 to 15

For e-transfer, please send the appropriate amount to emilynstam@gmail.com

To reserve a spot:
Fill out the Google Form here

Jaime White

Forbes Hall Spring Clean Up: Event Date May 23rd

The spring work party at Forbes Hall will take place as originally planned on Saturday, May 23rd and not Saturday May 16th as previously sent out as a correction. 

We apologize for any confusion this may cause. 

The TICA Board

Thetis Cetacean Sightings Notifications

Want to know when orcas, humpback whales, or porpoises are visible from Thetis Island? With many eyes on the sea, it turns out they’re here more often than you might know. Lots of recent orca sightings. And there’s a chatter-free way to know as soon as they’re around, and tell others if you’ve spotted a cetacean, too.

How to join:

If you don’t already have the Signal app on your mobile, download it (https://signal.org/), open it, and set it up. Allow notifications.
(Signal is a messaging app like WhatsApp, but non-profit, and not Meta/Facebook.)

Then, on the mobile where you now have the Signal app, click on this link to join the Thetis Cetacean Sightings group: https://tinyurl.com/thetiscetaceans.

Once you’re in, you’ll hear from others on Thetis when there are orcas, porpoises, or other whales around Thetis. And, if you spot them yourself, send a message to the group saying where they are and where they’re headed.

To protect everyone’s peace, please use this only for sharing real-time info about cetaceans around Thetis. Many thanks to the 65 current members, all of whom respect this. (Thumbs-ups and thanks for reports are allowed!)

Happy whale-watching!

Adam (Sandell)

Green Burial Discussion

If you're interested in discussing green/natural burials, join the circle on Sunday, April 12 at Forbes Hall. 

We'll be in the Board Room- 2:00 pm. 

Share your thoughts, ideas, information. Contemplate the details and get comfortable with the last great adventure.

Maureen

Found: Sunglasses

Sunglasses near Recycle depot

pls contact Sharon

778-679-5298

Diver Needed

Looking to hire a diver to assess the condition of an existing concrete block for a mooring buoy.

Depth is approximately 30 feet.

Compensation negotiable.

Contact Dugald

Dugaldmcsmith@gmail.com

Looking for Poker Games

Wondering if there are any consistent friendly cash poker games happening on the Island that are open for others to join or if anyone else is interested in having a low stakes game sometime.

Text Austin at 236-971-6464 

Capernwray Harbour Ferry Traffic Schedule

Dear Island Neighbours,

It is that time of year again when we will begin to invite groups of various sizes to Capernwray Harbour for retreats.

Our April-June Ferry Traffic Schedule has been posted on thetisposts.ca (it can be found on the right side of the Main Page). Additionally, it is put up on the Bulletin Board by the ferry dock, or if you would like to have a physical copy, you would be welcome to come to the Office here and we can print one for you.

I hope this helps you plan your travel well over these months. Thank you for your kind understanding!

Capernwray Harbour

Main Office: 250-246-9440

Weekend Pub Specials

WEEKEND PUB SPECIALS

Dinner specials available 4:30-7pm Friday- Sunday

APPY:  Lamb Lollipops

Cut From Rack of Lamb, Mint Pesto

MAIN:  Cioppino 

Classic Italian Tomato and Fresh Fennel Based Seafood Stew w/ Salmon, Mussels, Prawn, Swordfish, Scallops and Cod

DESSERT:  Berry Pound Cake White Chocolate Bread Pudding                 

Amaretto Cream Sauce

Lunch special available Thursday to Saturday 11:30-4pm

LUNCH:

Italian Deli Sandwich

Mortadella, Italian Ham, Genoa Salami, Provolone Cheese

Eggplant Caponata, and Dressed Arugula on Toasted Ciabatta

Special Weather Statement - Issued for:

East Vancouver Island - Duncan to Nanaimo, B.C. (081310)
Metro Vancouver, B.C. (082512-082513-082600-082711-082713-082714)

Strong and gusty westerly winds.

What:
- Wind gusts up to 70 km/h.

When:
- Late Monday afternoon to late Tuesday morning.

Impacts:
- Strong wind gusts may toss loose objects and break tree branches.
- Local utility outages are possible.
- Disruptions to services and travel are possible.

Additional information:
A vigorous cold front will cross the South Coast on Monday. Strong westerly winds gusting up to 70 km/h will develop in the wake of the front. The winds will ease late Tuesday morning.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to BCstorm@ec.gc.ca or post reports on X using #BCStorm.

Keith Rush

Food Recall Warning

Various brands of cheese products, including salad kits containing cheeses, have been recalled nationally due to contamination by the Listeria monocytogenes bacteria. Products listed include some types of Western Family and Paradise Island cheeses that are sold locally.

Do not consume, use, sell, serve or distribute recalled items. For the full list of recalled affected products, and for more information, go to : https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/various-brands-cheese-products-recalled-due-listeria-monocytogenes#tablefield-node-81840-field_affected_products-0