Boats or Floats

In addition to the usual flotsam, jetsam, prawn floats, Styrofoam, bottles and beer cans, inter alia, Foster Point has, in recent weeks, snared a canoe and a dinghy.

If these (the boats or floats) belong to you, then please call Chris or Susan (250-897-5294 / 250-218-9256)

From the Library...

Your TICA island library is open Saturday 10-2, Sunday 1-4 and Monday 10-1.

Enjoy
Celine

Goosey Gander Sho

The Goosey Gander Shop will be open Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 4pm both days.
Thanks to all the wonderful items brought in by Thetis Islanders and all you happy shoppers, the Shop has now re-homed 1681 items since opening last summer!

This week more new treasures from Thetis and around the world have arrived, including an excellent quality case of antique drafting tools, a butter churn and an upright vacuum.

From afar there is an ocarina from Chile, an opium bottle from China, a worry stone from Zimbabwe, a black lace fan from Spain, and three exquisitely detailed tiny miniature scenes from El Salvador. There’s also more earrings, fun dishes and casseroles and a vintage Trivial Pursuit game. Come have a look!

Thank you,
Nan Beals

For Sale: Massage Table & Oxygen Concentrator

Professional type Master Massage Table with fitted Heating Pad and Case. In 'Like New' condition. $175.
Oxygen Concentrator. Purchased last December brand new and only has 41 hours on it.

Paid $1,800, Asking $1,000

Pictures at https://www.thetisisland.net/notices2006.htm

Contact Kim Perreault at lovemyislandlife@gmail.com

Community Emergency Alert System

By subscribing to receive emergency alerts, users will get more immediate information to protect themselves and their family. Cowichan Alert is used to alert people in an affected area (anywhere is the Cowichan region, including Thetis Island) of the following types of incidents when they occur or likely to occur imminently:

• Wildfires (particularly for evacuation alerts and orders)
• Flooding
• Hazardous Material release
• Landslide / post-earthquake hazards
• Severe weather events (Environment Canada Alerts come through the system, these are usually advisories)
• Significant road closures/disruptions (Drive BC Alerts come through the system, these are just advisories not life threatening)
• Boil Water Alerts

Use this link for more information and to sign up:  

https://cvrd.ca/3369/Emergency-Alert-System

Fire Chief J. Caldbeck 
Thetis Island Vol. Fire Dept.

Thetis Island Improvement District Special General Meeting: Saturday, August 10th

The Thetis Island Improvement District (TIID) will hold a Special General Meeting Saturday August 10th at 10 AM at Forbes Hall Community Centre.

The purpose of the meeting is to obtain formal support from landowners for the recommendation by the TIID trustees to proceed with the purchase of a new front line fire engine. 

This will be done by a secret ballot vote.

Please see a list of documents and commentary in the Engine One Replacement Documents at: https://www.thetisislandfire.ca/tiid-engine1.html

We will provide more information on the final purchase price and financing plans prior to the August 10th meeting.

Keith Rush 

Chair

Thetis Island Improvement District

Sea Star Count - Thank you!

A big thanks to everyone who came out to the sea star count at Clam Bay this past weekend! T

he four teams of counters made short work of the task and contributed to community science and our understanding of sea star wasting along the BC coastline! We counted over 1600 sea stars with only around 30 that were wasting.

Also, thanks once again to the Lambs for being excellent hosts. The company was grand and the cakes delicious!

Charlotte, ThINC Program Coordinator

Coastal Fire Weather for the Weekend

Thurs-Fri: Thursday sees below seasonal temperatures, but dry weather and moderate winds persisting across the Coastal Fire Centre. Temperatures heat up on Friday, which will result in continued dry conditions. Overnight there will be fair recoveries with our relative humidity.

Sat-Mon: Consistent warm and dry weather continues into Saturday. The Coastal Fire Centre will see a new system moving in on Sunday, bringing widespread rain into the start of the week on Monday.

TIVFD

Thetis Island Merchandise at the Book and Bake Sale

Thetis Merchandise will be available for sale at the Book and Bake Sale, Saturday August 3rd at Forbes Hall Community Centre.
If you would like to purchase TICA merchandise items prior to the Book and Bake Sale please contact Ellen Rush at ellenrush@gmail.com to arrange a time to meet.

Items for sale include t-shirts, ball caps, blankets as well as the Thetis Island Map.

The t-shirts have different logos, with artwork by islander Bill Dickie.

There are also black t-shirts available in long or short sleeve, complete with artwork by Maynard Johnny Jr. – this is the same art that is on the exterior of Forbes Hall.

TICA
Proceeds benefit TICA’s debt reduction program.

Free - Fabric Scraps

Leftover bits from making children’s clothing. European made cotton (95%) spandex (5%) which meets OEKO-TEX Standard 100 criteria certifying safe from harmful chemicals. Stuffing for pet beds? Foot stools? There will even be scraps big enough for small projects. Uses only limited by your imagination! I’d just rather not put it in the garbage!

Email puzzlnut@telus.net
Pat English

Missing Cat

Missing orange large cat named Rusty in Meadow Valley strata. Very friendly, may have entered a garage and got shut in. If found please contact Sharon 778 679 5298

Wanted: 2 Men with a Truck

Wanted, two men with a truck to take my broken washing machine from my house and dispose of it, $150.00 offered, 

Contact John at 250-246-1211, thanks.