EXTREME FIRE HAZARD Today, Thursday

Reminder: Starting at 1 pm Thursday is the complete shutdown of all high-risk activities (mowing, chain-sawing, milling, excavating etc.) while we are in EXTREME FIRE HAZARD. Electric weed trimmers with plastic string are allowed, as are electric chainsaws used above ground where the chain will not strike a rock. Electric lawn mowers with metal blades are not permitted.

Propane campfire appliances are allowed, but no solid fuel fires.

Please report any smoke columns to 911. Let’s all hope this Extreme Fire Hazard period is short and uneventful.

TIVFD

Seastar Count Tally

Thank you to everyone who came out to count purple seastars (and eat seastar cookies) on Monday at Cedar Beach. Here are the final numbers (drum roll):

1,490 total purple stars Pisaster ochraceus of which only 14 showed wasting (0.012%)

21 mottled stars Evasterias troschelii and 11 leather stars Dermasterias imbricata.

This (purple star #) is an increase over the last count which is likely at least in part due to a larger group of participants, the use of flashlights and a somewhat lower tide. That said, it is almost certainly a lower number than the actual population because many specimens (particularly smaller juveniles) were simply not observable.

Andy Lamb and The ThINC team

ThINC Nature House - Today's Activities, Thursday, July 6th

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Wild Creatives: The Soul of Trees (all ages)

Location: The Nature House at The Portal, 254 North Cove Road

Erica would like to invite you to a tree ring printing art day with Brazilian artist Marcia Aftimus on Thursday, July 6th. We are hopeful that our finished pieces will represent our interconnectedness with nature by showing our similarities with trees. We will be drawing, writing, and painting on our prints. Anyone of any age who is interested is welcome to join.

To check out some of Marcia’s beautiful works, see: www.marciaaftimus.com and examples of what you might create, see our blog post: https://www.thetisislandnatureconservancy.org/single-post/nature-house-week-1-events-july-3-9

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm ThINC Tank: Screening of Island of the Seawolves (youth, adults)

Location: The Nature House at The Portal, 254 North Cove Road

Join us for a documentary screening of the first episode of Island of the Sea Wolves (2022)! This series explores the wildlife of the Vancouver Island coast and sheds light on the unique species of sea wolves that inhabit the coast. Join us to view some exceptional cinematography and gain some insight into the world of the sea wolves. It will be followed by a discussion of the episode.

Mercedes-Benz SUV Recall

On certain 2021, 2022 and 2023 Mercedes-Benz SUV models there is a safety hazard with the fuel delivery system. If you own one of these vehicles, check :

https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/transport-canada-recall-2023353-mercedes-benz#wb-auto-2

TIVFD

Plan Your Meals with the Jollity Fresh List

Open Saturday 10-2

The zucchini season is upon us so get ready to enjoy all those seasonal favourite recipes like tempura, zoodles, BBQ skewers, chocolate zucchini muffins, breaded zucchini sticks, veggie lasagna, stuffed zucchini and more! (maybe you have some favourite recipe ideas to share with us?)

On the harvest list for this weekend:

Zucchini (did we already mention that :)

Mixed greens

Bok choy

Radish

Cucumbers

Carrots

Beets

Basil

Cabbage

Cherry tomatoes (certified organic from Suntrio)

Beefsteak and Soma tomatoes (from Sunwing)

Cantaloupe melon (certified organic from Longview)

Free range eggs

On the kombucha taps:

Citrus ginger or Nettles and petals 

From the production kitchen:

Sundried tomato hummus

Peanut sauce

Jolly green sauce

..... and maybe Chocolate Zucchini cake (if we have time!)

+ FARM FRESH FLOWERS! (available at Jollity and Telegraph Harbour Marina)

With thanks,

Jollity Farmers

A Big Thank You

A great big thank you to Virginia and Andy Lamb and their large crew of enthusiastic helpers who provided the Thetis community with an impressive Pancake Breakfast on Saturday July 1st.

The TICA Board

Canada Day Breakfast - Thank You

Thanks to everyone who attended the Canada Day Breakfast! We served in excess of 160 people...a new record for the event and managed to clear $1545.

And a huge Shout Out to all the volunteers. They worked incredibly hard to produce a great breakfast, in a timely, efficient fashion and all with a smile.

Next year we will be prepared for 200! See you July 1. 2024.

The Canada Day Crew

Cedar Beach Pizza Closed Wed July 5-10

We are away for a few days. Pizza will reopen Tuesday July 11. We will be fully restocked with our annual order from Bosa Foods. 

As always, if you have future dates that you know about now, we do take orders well into the future.

Thanks for your support
Virginia and Andy

Wednesday KIOSK OPEN @ Jollity Farm

The kiosk is stocked from approx. 10am to dusk. Lots of fresh goodies harvested today!

Striped zucchini

Baby cucumbers

Romaine lettuce

Salad greens

Carrots

Beets

Cabbage

Kale

Chard

Basil

With thanks!

Jollity Farm

15-Foot Fibreglass Sailing Dinghy and Trailer for Sale

15-foot Fibreglass Sailing Dinghy and BC Titled Trailer.

3 Stayed Aluminum Mast.
Jib and Mainsail with Battens and all control lines.
New Centreboard.
Rudder, Tiller and extension.
Paddles.
Spare tire with the trailer.

$1,500 - Text or call Chris for more info or photos - 778 688 2071

Chris Roff

christopherjroff@gmail.com

Hacked E-mail

The email address for the fire chief was hacked Tuesday morning and over 960 messages for new subscriptions, from all over the world and in many languages, were dropped into the inbox and spam folder for firechief@thetisislandfire.ca. 

Veronica deactivated the account eight minutes later for me and is bouncing back all the next ones. But that account will remain deactivated for ten days to see if that will also fix the issue.

If you need to send email to the fire chief, use chief11@telus.net for now.

Thanks,

Jeannine

TIVFD

Seeking Volunteers to Assist with Saturday’s Concert

We are seeking 2-3 volunteers for this Saturday’s concert at Forbes Hall. We would SO appreciate 2 people to help with set up (chairs, tables and stage) at 4pm and take-down/quick clean after the show and 1 person to help with ticket sales and checking off names at the door from 6:30-7pm.

Complimentary concert tickets for volunteers.

Contact Brianna if you’d like to join the fun. 😀

Text or WhatsApp 250-686-0266

Thank you in advance!

Brianna