FOUND A NEW HOME! Free Boat Trailer

2011 Roadrunner Boat Trailer

20 feet long (had our 17ft boat on it)
Needs new suspension and taillights. No brakes.
Currently on Thetis

Ian
Contact: ian.colpitts@gmail.com

How to Protect your Home Before — and During — Wildfire Season

There has been a number of wildfire updates online and in the news. This CBC article has valuable tips on protecting your home during wildfire season.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/firesmart-homes-british-columbia-wildfire-season-1.7182157

To increase the wildfire resilience of your property, start by cleaning your gutters and roof, removing debris, (branches, dry, leaves, needles, etc.) from around your home, and move combustibles (propane tanks, firewood, scrap lumber, etc.) at least 10m away from your home. Clean out debris from under any decks, and move outdoor furniture (including doormats) away from decks and patios if you are away for a period of time. While these tasks may seem simple, they significantly reduce your wildfire risk. Do your part this wildfire season so we can do ours.

SPU Team (Structure Protection Unit)
TIVFD Auxiliary/FireSmart

Questions or further info, please contact us at
firesmartthetisisland@gmail.com

Lost Crab Trap

Somewhere between Cedar Beach driveway, Clam Bay Road and 83 Blue Heron Road, a green crab trap (about 4 ft by 3 ft by 4 ft) was lost on the roadway at approximately 1230 hrs on Monday July 22. It is part of a monitoring project and is useless as a Dungeness crab trap.

If found, please notify Andy Lamb at 250-246-9770 or andylamb@telus.net

Free Sofa Bed & Bunkbed Wood Frame

Free sofa bed couch & wood bunkbed frame (no mattress) Bunk bed can easily be taken apart to transport. 
If interested contact
Karen 604 240-2711 
karencowburn@gmail.com

Family Fun Day Volunteers

To all those wishing to volunteer to help us with Family Fun Day on August 17th we are meeting on Tuesday 23rd 7pm at Forbes Hall and invite you to join us.

We look forward to seeing you there,
The Community Fund Board

The People’s Apothecary Garden - Plant of the Week #17 - Borage

Other than bee-ing a pollinator favourite, borage imparts a fresh cucumber scent that is a great addition to summer drinks. It is known as a natural calming agent and was considered the ‘herb of courage’ for knights preparing for battle. Today it is commercially cultivated for its medicinal seed oil. Although delicate, it flowers bloom from May through to October.

Plant card:
www.thetisislandnatureconservancy.org/single-post/plant-of-the-week

Charlotte Fesnoux, ThINC Program Coordinator

Jollity Weekly Order Reminders

It's Bagel pick up week. Varieties available:
Cinnamon l Multigrain l Everything l Poppyseed l Plain l Sesame

+ Local red and black currants available again this week. Cost is $8.80/lb. Min. amount for jellies and sauces is 2 lbs, but most recipes call for 5 lbs. Available by order.

+ Cherries and organic strawberries should also be available again this week. If you are using our order form, you can put special requests for berries etc. in the comments box.

+ Mid-week salad greens! If you've eaten up all your salad greens we can put fresh bags in our kiosk on Wed. by request.

Order form here: https://www.jollityfarm.ca/order-form
(Ice cream will be restocked next week. Kombucha changes often so sometimes what you see here may change on Saturday)

+ Join our bouquet club and save $5 every week! Pick up a weekly fresh picked farm bouquet for only $25!
https://www.jollityfarm.ca/flowers

With thanks,
Jollity Farmers and Friends

For Sale

Entire rock collection. Decades of collection. Hundreds of special and unique pieces. Hard to let go but Time to share these treasures finds with someone else who will appreciate. Rare opportunity. Text if interested.

2502520699
Chris

CHEK News Story

Southern Vancouver Island remains under an extreme fire danger rating, and models are predicting smoke to roll into the area early Sunday morning. “On the southern tip of the Island, we have extremely dry forest fuels and the fire risk is very serious. New fires will start easily, spread rapidly, and challenge fire suppression efforts,” said Sam Bellion, Coastal Fire information officer. “So far this season on the Coast, almost all of our starts are suspected to be human-caused,” said Bellion. “As the hot weather continues and the firedanger rating increases, we want to make sure we’re devoting our resources to the lightning-caused wildfires, and not those human starts.” Chek News  Please respect the ban on High Hazard Activities on Thetis Island.

TIVFD

Smoke Alert

Fire Smoke

www.firesmoke.ca

https://firesmoke.ca/forecasts/current/

TIVFD

Sea Star Count Today - Meet at 9:30 am at the Lamb Residence (120 Clam Bay Road)

For today's event, rather than the beach, we will be meeting in Andy and Virginia's "front yard" (the side that looks out at Clam Bay) to go over our game plan :) Looking forward to seeing you there.

Charlotte,

ThINC Program Coordinator

Volunteer Editor Required

TIRRA Thetis Island Residents' and Ratepayers') is looking for a single project volunteer "editor".

Bylaws were last updated in 2022, to provide urgent attention to issues relating to meeting notifications. It was subsequently identified an additional review was required for clarification and simplification. This work has been completed, but we have become "document blind".... TIRRA needs a detail-oriented individual to review with fresh eyes. Whether you prefer to work on paper copies or electronically...we can accommodate. Can you spare a little time to help?

Contact Wendy Hinsperger alexwendy@shaw.ca