Soup’s On: Wednesday, January 10th at Forbes Hall

11:30 am until 1:00 pm (earlier if we run out!)

Gather at Forbes Hall for a very Thetis Island lunch!

Menu:

Green Split Pea Soup with LOTS of Ham GF DF

or

6 Bean Vegetable Soup GF DF Veg.

Both with toppings!

Focaccia

Assorted goodies

Teas & Coffee

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

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.

The Soup’s On Team

Vitals Monitoring Clinic – Wednesday, January 10th, 2024

Every second Wednesday, Community Paramedic, Vinh Pham, holds a Vitals Monitoring Clinic at Forbes Hall in the Care Station, coinciding with Soup’s On.

Stop by the Care Station this Wednesday to have your vital signs checked or to speak with Vinh.

Forbes Hall Health Services Group

Future Dates: Jan. 24, Feb. 7 & 21

CVRD 2024 Tax Increase

Back in May, 2023 I reported that the Cowichan Valley Regional District (CVRD) Committee of the Whole will meet on May 10/23 to consider a Finance Division 2024 Budget Direction Recommendation 1) That it be recommended to the Board that Option 1 for a 6% increase to the Core Budget be set as the 2024 budget mandate…

CVRD has now progressed through the 2024 Budget cycle and the CVRD Committee of the Whole will meet on Jan. 11^th to recommend the draft 2024 department budgets including Recreational Funding to the CVRD Board. On Feb. 8 & 9^th there will be a special Board Meeting to review all Budgets and on Feb. 28^th there will be a regular Board meeting to approve the annual Budget.

If you want more information about your 2024 property taxes, here is how to contact your elected CVRD Director, Jesse McClinton. https://www.cvrd.ca/310/Jesse-McClinton

Paul Duncan, TIRRA Member

Christmas Tree?

Does anyone want our Christmas tree for their goats and chickens? Our friend in the Okanagan collects them for her sanctuary animals feed every year.

rsmith1960@gmail.com

Sunday at the Pub

Wings and beer all day $20

Paint night, it’s around the corner.
Secure your spot, call us to reserve.

Have a great Sunday, stay warm.

Thetis Island Marina Resort Team

From the Library...

A Friend of the Library will be happy to serve you tea and treats on Saturday from 10-1.

Enjoy your library.

Celine

No Yoga Again

Because I'm still recovering from this nasty cold, we have to skip yoga again today, January 6th. 

Hopefully we'll be back up and running next week for another stretch session!

Brianna 

Haul Needed: Load of Recycling

We are looking for someone with a truck or dump trailer that’s interested in taking a load of recycling to Bings for us for a fee.

If you’re interested, please email me at:
julianjackman@gmail.com or text me at: 647-965-3901

Thanks!

Saturday at the Pub

Come down for the chef choice dinner. Happy hour on lucky lager all day.
Remember to reserve your spot for the paint night on the 13th if enough people or on the 27th all the materials included for $20, and the kitchen will offer finger food at a reasonable price.

Let’s have some fun together.
Thetis Island Marina Resort Team

Knitting is On!

The knitting group is meeting today, Friday from 2-4 pm.

Come on out to socialize and enjoy some goodies!

Sharon and Jutta 

Free Firewood

Free Firewood, Still plenty left. Bring a chain saw and a truck.

Still a few loads left, come for your first load or as second load if
you wish.

Freshly cut trees that died this summer from drought.
Good FIR, needs to be bucked and split, take as much as you need share
with others as necessary.

Please keep vehicles on the road and minimize the mess.
At the Very end of Forbes road. LOT 276

Call or text Peter at 250-252-0758

Bingo Night! - Friday January 19th - 6:30-8:30 pm - Forbes Hall

Come join us for a fun night of Bingo. Meet your neighbour. Win massive pots, some approaching $10. Drinks and snacks of course will be available. Unsupervised play area for younger children.

25 cents per card per game. Prize money is the total collected. 10 games (about 2 hours total)

One line any direction
Three Horizontal Lines
BNO
Pyramid
The letter T
Four Corners
The letter X
Large Picture Frame
Small Picture Frame
Blackout

See you there!
David