Election Results: Islands Trust, CVRD Area G, Recreation Referendum & SD79

November 15th Local Election Results from CivicInfoBC

Island Trust:

Ken Hunter 129 votes (elected)

Peter Luckham 111 votes (elected)

Doug Fenton 71 votes

Emily McIvor 43 votes

Cowichan Regional District Area G (Saltair, Gulf Islands):

Jesse O McLinton 689 (elected)

Lynne Smith 330 

CVRD Recreation Levy Referendum:

Yes 8985 (passed)

No 8005 

School District #79: Cowichan:

Joe Thorne 5918 (elected)

Cindy Lise 5893 (elected)

Elizabeth Croft 5295 (elected)

Randy Doman 4989 (elected)

Jennifer Strachan 4508 (elected)

Cathy Schmidt 4193 (elected)

Edwardo Sousa 4073 (elected)

Johanne Kemmler 3889

Laura Interlandi 3591

Jason Adair 3276

Jeremy Smith 3145

Serena Winterburn 3814

Marina Sapozhnikov 2538

Janice John-Mitchell 2353

Patricia Dawn 1970

Jen Elmore 1945

Patricia Gaudreault 1820

Shannon Collum 950

Combined Vaccine Clinic Nov. 2nd at Forbes Hall

There will be a combined COVID-19 and flu vaccine clinic at Forbes Hall Nov 2 from 10 - 3:45.  This will be for everyone 6 months and older.

You will receive an invitation for either vaccines and you will need to register. (yes this year you will  be invited for the flu vaccine)  If you have not received an invitation by Oct 24th please email Tessa.Mackinnon@islandhealth.ca or call the Provincial Call center at 1-833-838-2323 to register.

The recommendation is that you receive a COVID booster at least six months after your last dose. If you wish to receive a fall booster sooner, while Island Health is visiting Thetis Island, you may be eligible as long as it has been 3 months since your last dose. Please call the provincial booking line to determine your eligibility: 1-833-838-2323. If you’ve had a COVID infection, it is recommended that you wait 3-6 months before receiving a booster. 

Further information will be coming regarding the type of COVID booster vaccine. It will be the bivalent one, but we are unsure whether it will be Moderna, Pfizer or either. 

Any questions please email fmsutter@shaw.ca

Forbes Hall Health Services Group

VIHA Memo to Thetis Islanders

Free Strawberry Plants

Cleaning up the garden for fall and I have an abundance of strawberry starts/plants.  There will be a wheelbarrow set at the start of Pioneer Road by the Pioneer Pacific sign until the end of the day on Monday.  

Take one, take them all!  

Enjoy
Andrea and John Gall

For Sale! Contents of House on Thetis Island

Oct 16^th Thru 20^th (Sun – Thurs)

All Offers Will Be Considered

By Appointment Only!
Please Call 250-246-9524 & Ask for Kim

**Lots of Kitchen Items, Candles, Candle Holders
**Lots of Great Baskets, Decor & Many Books!
**Many National Geographic, Science & Other Magazines

**2 Dozen Pieces of Art!
**Desk Set: 1 Table Lamp & 1 Matching Floor Lamp $60
**Wicker Table Lamp $50

**2 New Upholstered & Metal Den Chairs (Cost $700) $300 For Both
**1 Large Plaid Livingroom Chair (Cost $650) $150

**Dining-room Table (Pecan or Walnut) & 4 Chairs $400 Obo

**8 Place Set of Mikasa China (Cost $500) $100

**13 Antique Spools/Candle Holders $200 Obo

**Antique Oak Bar & 2 Barstools $4,000  Obo

**Custom Upholstered Office Chair Like New (Cost $500) $150

**Lawn Care Items: Lawn Mower, Blower, Tools, Saws

**Queen Futon Mattress $60

**5 TV/Stereo Stands (Metal Or Wood) All On Wheels

**Sofa bed $300 (Never Slept In)

**New Queen Headboard White Distressed $100 Obo

Free Furniture, Floor Tiles, etc.

All available in yard along the side-of-road, 129 Pilkey Point Rd (between
Clam Bay Rd & Sunrise Pt. Rd) .

Shelf unit with cabinets:   80" high x 30" wide x 17" deep (faux light wood finish).
Floor tiles--cork backing.
Hard-sided pet carrier.
Covered litter box.
Office chair (thick foam seat, high back).
Yard solar-powered lanterns.
Freezer blocks.

Virginia

Arsenal Dog Training: Christmas Chaos

Christmas is coming... and we all know how stressful the holiday season can get. Events,   company, baking and all sorts of things that can be out of the norm for most of us. Now - add a dog into the mix...
 
Imagine every visitor you have come over, your dog jumping on them, in their nice clothes... Or as you're shuffling around the house bumping into your dog, catching them counter surfing for food or even messing around with presents and that nice Christmas tree you and your family set up!
 
We want to help give you some training tips for this holiday season that you can EASILY and IMMEDIATELY apply to help show your dog what to do and take that one stress off your plate!
 
We have opened up registrations for our upcoming Christmas Chaos event! This is a virtual event - and for our ARSENAL NATION MEMBERS, you'll receive 25% off your ticket price!
 
Saturday, November 13th starting at 6:00 PM we will be hosting a great event that anyone can attend in the comfort of their own home. OR if you can't make that date, you'll receive the recording to listen to in your own free time. https://link.waveapps.com/gycc8t-mq89p5
 
Become an ARSENAL NATION member now at      https://arsenalk9.com/arsenal-nation/
 
Contact Jason or Jenna, call or text 639-533-5554 and/or  visit     https://arsenalk9.com/
 
Arsenal Nation is also on Facebook and Instagram …. Check out their videos on YouTube
 
Both Jason and Jenna  will be living on Thetis Island stating mid-November, 2022.

 

Thetis Voting Location

If anyone is unclear on where and when to vote:

Date: Saturday, October 15th 

Location: Forbes Hall 

Time: 8am – 4pm (note the 4pm closing, which is earlier than we are accustomed to) 

See link for a simple outline of voting locations.  https://www.cvrd.ca/DocumentCenter/View/104812/CVRD-Voting-Places?bidId=

Tricia Hunter

Deadline for the Winter Quarterly

The dead-ish line for Quarterly articles, ads, notices etc. is November 10th, but as always, if there is a story coming that can't quite make it in that time frame, just let us know so we can leave room.  We'll negotiate timing.  But it's a real help to have most things in before that.  Printing takes longer than it used to. Please send items to quarterly@thetisisland.net , but if no-one has responded within a day or two, check with veronicashelford@gmail.com  - it may have gone AWOL.  If you have any images to send, please make sure they are the "original size", not downsized for emailing.

Thank you!

The Quarterly Team

SOAS Fundraiser: Homegrown

Just for clarification, HOMEGROWN  is the name of the fundraiser for School Orchards Africa (SOAS) which will be held at Forbes Hall on Nov. 4^th

It will consist of a cash bar, and potluck dinner with local entertainment to follow. Although there is no charge at the door, we do require you to get a 'ticket' by registering online or by phoning us at 246-2184. 

It is a fundraiser, and we hope you get "Bang for your Buck". Your donations make the project possible. Join us for a fun evening.

Maureen for SOAS

Please click here to register: https://forms.gle/uD9qFcVYMS1kZ2yf7  

Check out the poster on www.thetisposts.ca .

Free Shasta Daisy Seeds

Anyone looking to fill in a corner of their property or create a field full of daisies? Just finished dead heading my Shasta daisies.  Have two big pails of seed heads.  These are so easy to grow and are drought tolerant.  I never water them. They love to reseed, so you need a sunny spot that you don’t mind them taking over. Several varieties growing between 1-3 feet tall

If you want a pail or two, they’re free for the taking 

Noella

250-246-6623

Post Office Updates

Election day Oct 15, Saturday

Sometime between 1000-1400 the postmaster will be gone to vote.

Parcels:

Regular parcel post can be up to 6 weeks before arrival.

Xpress post states 8 days add 2 days to get to Thetis and another 2 days for general fudge factor.  Therefore 14 days.

Etiquette:

The post office is not run by Canada Post. It is a postal outlet that Thetis Island Marina is good enough to sponsor. It is not a money winning proposition.  This enables us to do things such as deliver on island letters without postage and juggle PO boxes to fit our needs (still working on getting more).  Without post masters (in this this case Zola and Fred) you  will be picking your mail up in Chemainus. 

I am not sure whether it is the weather or the full moon.  But the level of rudeness has increased significantly to where Zola has experienced racist comments.  ENOUGH.

We are new to the job and doing well, in my opinion, all things considered. so, moving forward:

We don t care if you got an email that states your parcel is here.  If we do not have it we do not have it.  Refer above.  If it is beyond those time frames then by all means we will chase it.

If you do not have a tag we will not be looking for your parcel.

If you want somebody else to pick up your parcels give us a signed statement.

We do not know everyone on the island ... yet.  So if we do not know you we will be asking for ID.  Having said this Zola and Fred do have a number of you in the memory banks but just a heads up to infrequent visitors.

But those of you who do not like our service and are choosing to complain to the PO and Thetis Island Marina just remember you can lose the PO if it becomes too big a headache.

For the 99 percent of you who have been so supportive my apologies but for the 1 percent creating the flack they need to understand the consequences of their behaviour. 

FRED

Barbell Wanted

Anyone with a no longer used barbell they would be interested in selling?  I will purchase weights as well if available.

Ryan

250-514-6917