Jollity Weekly Order Reminders

It’s True Grain Bakery and Bagel week.  

Submit orders for baking and local milk and yogurt by 10am Monday morning. Use our order form www.jollityfarm.ca/order-form

Grocery pick up from superstore, 49th and community farm shop confirmation by Wednesday afternoon please.  

With thanks from your local farmers! 

Questions info@jollityfarm.ca or 259.415.0101

4 Winter Tires

Last call: 4 winter tires with rims, in excellent shape.  The size is 195/60RH 

We will be advertising on Vancouver Island today. 

$25.00 each. Photos available upon request.  

call or text Genny Redman at 250-210-3087

Forbes Hall November Calendar

Link: http://static1.1.sqspcdn.com/static/f/1330286/28556924/1667576753787/11+2022+calendar.pdf?token=iQaU4ZduQdNYNBR5xLQ9aioKayA%3D 

For future reference the calendar is posted on thetisposts.ca on the right side of the page, and on thetisisland.net.

Ann Dickie

Forbes Hall Facilities Co-ordinator

Boat Ramp – House Moving – Date change from Dec. 2 to Dec. 14

Just to let anyone know that might be wanting to use the boat launch on the morning of Dec 14, 2022 that Nickel Bros. will be barging in our house that day, so we have to ask that no trailers be parked there that morning instead of Dec. 2.

I am really sorry for any inconvenience this might cause.

Shelley and Dennis Harder
Cell: 403-636-1111

Forbes Hall Library

Each week there are scheduled times when a volunteer library attendant is on duty. 

We look forward to having you join us, we’re there to answer questions, talk about ideas, and generally there to help you out, if needed.  On Sundays we offer tea and goodies – a happy place to meet for a chat with fellow island bibliophiles. 

Hours: 

Saturday 10:00 am until 1:00 pm

Sunday 1:00 pm until 4:00 pm

Monday 10:00 am until 1:00 pm

The library is always open after 10:00 am when there is a Community Activity at the hall and the entry door is open.  We have a simple honour system for signing out books and DVDs, instructions are at the sign out desk.  If you need help, ask the attendant on duty.  For returns when the building is closed, please use the drop box by the Courtside Entrance. 

We hope you enjoy our lovely little island library.

Celine,

your volunteer librarian

Sunday Church

There will be a guest speaker this Sunday the 6th

The message is about the work of the Holy Spirit

10 AM at the Community Centre, all are welcome.

Further info---Ernie Hunter 250-252-0144

PO Boxes Information (finally!)

Canada Post is moving on getting us more postal boxes and I have a very good contact who is working for us on this project.  Things are moving but it will be done in stages.  The first stage is we need to register all current box holders.  Everyone who owns a box must come in and present proof of ownership of their property and an Id to the postmasters to register. The following is acceptable to register a PO Box:

-  Driver’s license with address

-  Utility bill, phone bill with address

-  Tax assessment

-  Care card or Provincial ID card with address 

Anyone who wishes a PO box can come in and register on a separate sheet.  Once we get all 230 current boxes registered and, hopefully, a large registration of people who want boxes.  We will have a strong case to get more boxes.  This process will go through ‘til Christmas, and when it is processed, we will then go to the next stage of acquiring the boxes.

Slow but sure, but we are getting there

Fred and Zola

Boat Ramp – House Moving – Dec. 2nd

Just to let anyone know that might be wanting to use the boat launch on the morning of Dec 2, 2022 that Nickel Bros. will be barging in our house that day, so we have to ask that no trailers be parked there that morning. 

We're really sorry for any inconvenience this might cause.

Shelley and Dennis Harder

Forbes Hall : Another Successful Vaccination Clinic!

We had a large turnout for vaccination day and the day went smoothly. The vaccination team from Island Health worked through any issues and computer glitches. Booking appointment times maintained a steady manageable flow of clients and ensured that the vaccination team came with sufficient supplies of vaccines.158 Islanders came to Forbes Hall for vaccinations. 138 flu vaccines and 85 covid vaccines were administered.

Thanks to the Thetis Island Community Fund for supplying post vaccine snacks as well as lunch for the vaccination team. Thanks also to the volunteers who came out to help the Health Group make it all come together:

Guk Sarioglu, Don Sinclair, Sue French, Georgina Maule, Erin Mawson, and Kathleen McGarvey (thanks Kathleen also for volunteering to join the Health Committee).

Forbes Hall Health Services Group

Michelle Sutter, David Reay, Ann Dickie, Jeannine Caldbeck, Shirley Burr

Quarterly Deadline

Just a reminder that the deadline for stories, articles, notices and ads for the winter issue of the Quarterly is November 10th.  If you have an idea, event or a report that can't quite make that timing, get in touch and we'll see what we can do.  If we don't respond within 24 hours, call at 250-246-1509 - the email may have gone astray.   

Thank you!

quarterly@thetisisland.net

Tour de Thetis

Cyclists of all ages, talent-levels and equipment (ie. e-bikes) are invited to ride in the regular free Tour de Thetis Saturday, 9 to 11 am, starting and finishing at the community hall. 

For more information, call Fred Clark at 250 246 9175.

Cold Weather Coming

Yellow weather notification for upcoming cold conditions across B.C.

A prolonged period of cold weather is expected across B.C. beginning this Sunday, November 6th.

The cold conditions will be accompanied by strong winds over coastal B.C., and a risk of low-elevation snow for the South Coast including Vancouver Island the Lower Mainland, and the Sunshine Coast.

This Weather Notification is to provide preliminary guidance for advanced planning. This email is a forecast valid for Sunday, November 6th onward and does not relate to the current weather alerts in effect at weather.gc.ca.

Fire Chief J. Caldbeck