Thetis Island, BC
Canada
49oN x 123o40'W
Last Rays of Summer ~ Sept. 21
Keith Rush
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Thetis Island Community Association
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Who's Who of Thetis Pets Registry
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Thursday, July 31, 2025 at 4:51PM July 2025: .9 mm
July 2024: 11.6 mm
Average July: 12.2 mm
July 2025 YTD: 436.8 mm
July 2024 YTD: 593.6 mm
Average YTD: 509.5 mm
Lowest July: '0' mm in 2013 and 2021.
Highest July: 38.5 mm in 2022
Keith Rush
Thursday, July 31, 2025 at 1:36PM Today, Thursday is the day to drop of your book donations from the famous Book and Bake Sale on Saturday.
I will be at the hall 10-12. Maybe earlier maybe later.
If this does not work for you, leave them on the patio, bring them on Friday, we set up at 10, or before 10 on Saturday.
Thank you for your continued generous donations to this event.
Celine
Thursday, July 31, 2025 at 1:35PM Hey Nature Lovers!
In case you missed it, ThINC is hosting a Bio-Blitz Challenge using the app iNaturalist. It is a fun and meaningful way to explore Thetis Island’s wild side while contributing to real scientific research. Whether you're part of a ThINC program or just love snapping photos of local plants and critters, this is for you!
You’ll learn to identify plants, animals, and marine life through hands-on activities and guided experiences woven into programs like: Junior Biologists, Sea Life Centre Critter ID, and Expert Excursions. OR - take it on solo - go ID crazy and upload your sightings anytime!
How to join:
1. Sign up at iNaturalist
2. Join our project: ThINC 2025 Bio-Blitz - www.inaturalist.org/projects/thetis-island-nature-conservancy-2025-bio-blitz
Start observing! No need to be connected - upload photos when you can.
The challenge runs until August 24th, but any photos taken since June 1st count.
There will be prizes, with winners announced at the Nature House wrap-up on August 24!
Got questions? Reach out to Amelia at amelia@thetisislandnatureconservancy.org
See you out there,
The ThINC Team
Thursday, July 31, 2025 at 1:34PM FireSmart Tip - Build a ‘Stay at Home Emergency Kit’ and a ‘Leave Immediately Grab-and-Go Bag’.
When it comes to wildfires, it’s always a good idea to start preparing—even if you feel like you aren’t at risk. Taking proactive steps to protect your home and family can make a big difference if the unexpected happens.
Follow this link for instructions and videos: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/emergency-management/preparedbc/build-an-emergency-kit-and-grab-and-go-bag
For more info, email firesmartthetisisland@gmail.com
Structure Protection Unit/FireSmart, an auxiliary of TIVFD
Thursday, July 31, 2025 at 1:34PM Hi Friends of Thetis and the Sea
I am hoping you’re having a great Summer and enjoying the epic weather
My Name is David. I am a Professional Waterman And Member of the Canadian National Paddle board Team.
Recently I have been training on my traditional Prone Paddleboard off the shores of Thetis.
Prone paddle board discipline requires the use of hand paddling on your knees, different than Sup ( standup) where a paddle is used.
I just wanted to take a sec and reach out and state that on numerous occasions this week, while training I have been approached by people on the shore, inquiring if I’m in distress or in need of an extra paddle.
Thank you very much for checking in on me everyone.
If you see me out paddling with my hands on my orange paddleboard I’m doing OK out there.
In gratitude,
David
Thursday, July 31, 2025 at 1:33PM If anyone has a fairly new, lightly used, sitting in your garage not being used E-Bike, I could be interested in buying it from you!
Please call Joe @Emcon, 250 538 8004!
Cheers!
Thursday, July 31, 2025 at 1:32PM Thursday, July 31, 2025 at 1:31PM In 1887, the Dominion government took more than 800,000 hectares of unceded Indigenous land, and gave it to the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway Company as payment for building a 115-kilometre railway. Belonging to the Coast Salish and Nuu-Chah-nulth peoples, this belt of land was 32 kilometres wide, stretching from near Sooke in the south to Campbell River in the north.
This seizure and privatization of land, known as the E&N land grant, marked a major act of dispossession for Indigenous peoples. The land was quickly subdivided and sold off, mainly benefiting a few wealthy, politically connected settlers and companies. Over time, these "private forest lands" remained under industrial and private control, with companies holding large blocks of land originally belonging to Indigenous nations.
The ongoing struggle is about how private property rights have been repeatedly protected and enforced on this unceded Indigenous land, especially in opposition to efforts by Indigenous groups like the Hul'qumi'num Treaty Group to reclaim and assert their rights. This history is part of a longer story of Indigenous resistance to the E&N land grants, and it highlights the ongoing disputes and issues around land ownership, forestry, and Indigenous title on Vancouver Island.
The work presented is part of a larger collaborative project that is inspired by, and in conversation with the Hul'qumi'num Treaty Group, Estair Van Wagner, Sarah Morales and Brian Thom. Find more information here.
Location: Vancouver Island University - Cowichan Campus Theatre, Duncan
Registration: To help us track registrations please register through Eventbrite. If there are tickets available, you are welcome to just show up on August 13th. By donation at the door.
Recording: The presentation will be recorded and made available for viewing after the event.
Presenters:
Michael Ekers, Department of Human Geography, University of Toronto
Michael Ekers is a faculty member in the Department of Human Geography at the University of Toronto. He has been researching and writing about the legacies of the Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway land grants for the last decade, with a focus on the extractive forestry practices specific to so-called private land and enduring exercise of Indigenous rights and title to the same belt of land. He teaches in the areas of environmental geography, political ecology and economy and agrarian studies. Prior to his life in academia, Ekers worked in the forestry industry for nine years, mainly in British Columbia.
Albie Charlie, Quw'utsun Elder
Shared by Stephanie Cottell
Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 7:56AM Dear Fellow Thetis Islanders,
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined us for the Nature of Water Weekend - it was a wonderful success!
Special thanks to those who generously hosted site visits and shared their knowledge through engaging talks: Matthias and Jutta Zapletal, Mike Harris, Doug Fenton, Vicki Walker, Pauline and Alex Harwood, David Slade, and Tobi Elliot.
Together, we explored one of our most precious shared resources - water - and deepened our understanding of what we can do to help protect and conserve it for future generations.
With gratitude,
ThINC & CCR
Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 7:55AM Hi, our 20-year-old son is looking for a ride to Victoria either the evening of Aug 4th or morning of Aug 5th. Is anyone heading that way? Happy to pay for gas!
Thanks!
The Watsons
Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 10:36PM The TICA board thanks those who have already donated or pledged towards the Solar Panel Project at Forbes Hall.
This posting is to remind the community that our target date for donations and pledges is tomorrow, July 31st.
Should you wish to support this initiative, it will aid us with financial planning for the project.
Many thanks
TICA Board
Online pledge form and information: https://forbeshall.ca/
Link to Donate / Pledge pdf:
Original Cover Letter PDF
Briefing Notes and Information PDF
Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 10:35PM The best time to view the meteor shower on July 29 from Thetis Island is after midnight and before dawn, with the peak viewing hours likely being around 3:00 a.m. local time.
This is because the radiant points of the Southern Delta Aquariids and Alpha Capricornids (the constellations of Pisces, Aquarius, and Capricorn) will be highest in the sky.
Since Thetis Island is in the northern hemisphere, these constellations will be visible low on the southern horizon, meaning the farther south in North America you are, the better the view will be. A clear, dark sky with minimal light pollution is also crucial for optimal viewing.
Allow 15 minutes for your eyes to adjust to low light.
Jeannine Caldbeck
