Table for Sale

Sturdy dining/picnic or craft table for sale.39inches x7 ft long

3 x3 in post legs, 1/2-inch fir plank top

Good condition $100.00 ph. or text Colleen 250-710-6853

An After Fire Reminder

This is just a reminder to call 911 if you have an electrical fire with a small appliance, even if you quickly extinguish it yourself (…the training at the annual fire extinguisher clinic does come in handy!). If you call 911 and explain it has been extinguished, a TIVFD officer will still attend and take down the manufacturer, make, model and issue with the appliance in a short fire report to the Office of the Fire Commissioner. This is what generates appliance recalls.

Stove and dryer fires should always be checked out by the fire department…we have thermal imaging cameras to check for smoulder or fire extension into walls or cupboards.

Always check for certification marks, such as CSA, cUL, or cETL, before purchasing electrical products that plug into an electrical outlet. These marks indicate that the products are assessed and conform to the required Canadian national safety standard. That so-much-cheaper non-certified appliance purchase may cost you much more in the long run.

Fire Chief J. Caldbeck

Thetis Island Marina Employment

Looking for cleaners and possibly other opportunities.

Please apply within or email thetisislandresorts@gmail.com

What's Fresh @ Jollity Farm?

Open Saturday 10am to 2pm

New this week!

TREE WATER BAGS - if you have or are planting trees or shrubs this spring, this is the easiest way to keep them watered.

Perennials - lots of cool new plants added to the nursery this week. If you'd like help to make a Mother's Day mini planter, we've got plants, pots and soil.

Eats & Treats available on Saturday:

- sesame/chocolate energy balls (GF)

- peanut sauce

- spring greens pesto

- jolly green sauce/dressing

- lots of salad! and other greens

- sprouting cauliflower

- cherry toms

On the kombucha taps:

Nettles & Petals

Citrus Ginger

(when one runs out then we have more of that yummy Elderflower Rose up next)

With thanks,

Jollity Farmers

Reminder of COVID Clinic Thursday May 11th FORBES HALL. Have You Registered?

COVID Spring Booster Eligibility Invitations are being sent out to the age groups below as long as they received their last booster dose more than 6 months ago, (minimum spacing 5 months): People 80 years or older, 70 years or older and Indigenous People who are moderately to severely immunocompromised who are 18 years or older

As well, if someone is age 60+ (or age 50+ and Indigenous), and has never had a COVID-19 Infection, it is recommended that they receive a booster.

When you receive your email booking invitation from BCVaccine, follow the links provided. Choose the date (May 11), the location / clinic (Thetis Island Community Centre) from the drop-down menu, followed by your choice of available appointment times.

If you are more comfortable speaking with someone, please call 1-833-838-2323 between 7:00 am and 7:00 pm daily. Please have your Personal Health Care number handy, and if possible, your booking number from an email if you have it.

Note we are unsure how many "drop ins" will be accommodated so if you are eligible and want to get your booster please register by Wednesday.

Forbes Hall Health Services Group

From Thetis Island Elementary School

Thank you for supporting the Heart and Stoke Foundation through our Jump Rope event. We are getting closer to our fundraising goal and just need a little push! If you have not donated, please consider visiting our donation page. You will receive a tax receipt! Use the link below. Thank you!

https://jumpropeforheart.crowdchange.ca/27932

Sarah Lucchetti

Teacher, Thetis Island Elementary School

Inappropriate Items in Bottle and Beverage Return Bins

Once again, we are finding regular incorrect sorting at the returnable bottles site making life difficult for those who manage the site in support of the local School. Non-refundable containers and recyclables are being left at the site adding to the already large workload of keeping all those bottles sorted to maximize funding for our little school. TIRRA and TIPA together implore residents and their visitors to be respectful in the handling of their recycle and returnable items. Recyclable items not accepted on Thetis need to be taken off island to a local recycling depot such as Peerless or Bings Creek.

Some helpful hints: Virtually all types of ready-to-drink beverage containers can be returned, please check the signage at the site to be sure. Containers such as coffee cream and soup broth are not “ready to drink” and are not accepted.

We want to thank our faithful community for continuing to support our school with your consistent donations!

Andrea Gall (TI Parents Association)

Wendy Hinsperger (TI Residents and Ratepayers Association)

Election Notice Graeme Shelford for Trustee

My background was in aviation and ended up with me as a Director of Maintenance at Canadian Airlines in charge of a department of 500 people with an annual budget of $100 million. On retiring I moved to Thetis full time in 1996 and joined the fire department in 1999, spending 16 years as a volunteer, 10 of them as Deputy Chief. On retiring from the fire department in 2015, I was appointed as a trustee of the Improvement District filling a vacancy. I have been re-elected twice since.

The challenge for the Improvement District is how to fulfill its Letters Patent mandate to “acquire, maintain and operate works and equipment for fire protection purposes and all matters incidental thereto” with a very small residential tax base and virtually no commercial tax base, when running a fire department costs as much in a small community as in a medium sized one. My approach has been two pronged, I have applied for any grants available working with Chief Caldbeck and brought in $68,000 in grants for the fire department over the past 3 years.

Chief Caldbeck had always wanted a charitable society for extra support for the fire department and after joining the Improvement District, I set about establishing such a society and getting it charitable status in 2019. The Society has had $70,274 in donations and fundraising since inception, not all of which has been spent yet.

Re-elect me and I will continue this work.

Need a Pick-up of T.I. Visitors' Guides in Duncan

The new Visitors' Guide to Thetis Island will be ready for pick-up from Apple Press in Duncan, at 430 Trans Canada Hwy. between M&M Meat Shop and the Duncan Butcher Shop. Anytime Thursday or later. Probably two boxes (3000 sheets of paper). If anyone is going to be going by there and can pick them up, please let me know, and thanks in advance!

Veronica at veronicashelford@gmail.com

250-246-1509, or 250-701-9336 (cell for texts)

Islanders Working Together to Provide Good Food to You!

Jollity Farm & the Thetis Island Farm Co-op with both Thetis Island Marina and Telegraph Harbour Marina are making it easy for you to shop local, with convenient, reliable access to good quality food staples.

When we buy products direct from local food producers, we minimize transportation and lessen our environmental impact. We carefully select foods grown or produced through ethical and responsible practices, further lessening our footprint and helping to be part of environmental solutions!

The Jollity delivery van will stock the fridges at both marinas every Thursday afternoon/early evening, so you can pick up Cowichan milk, Tree Island and Promise Valley organic yogurt, Free range eggs, Jollity veggies and other farm co-op products. Of course, you can still find all these products and more, Saturdays at Jollity and Wednesday at our Kiosk (starting regularly next week).

Shop here, shop there, we don't care:) Just shop local!

If there are other products you'd like us to supply, just let us know and we will gather.

With thanks from your Thetis Island Merchants

Contact Elisabeth at info@jollityfarm.ca or 250.415.0101 if you have questions, special requests.

Another Float Plane Option for Thetis Islanders

I wanted to let people know that Gulf island seaplanes ( in addition to my beloved Seair Seaplanes) Is doing regularly scheduled flights to/ from YVR south terminal.

They have different times than Seair which might be helpful for folks catching connecting flights in both directions.

They said to call as they may have more time options than are listed on the webpage.

Cost is 154.00 one way including taxes. They usually add Thetis folks to their flights to Gabriola.

They also will go to Decourcy and Ruxton.

https://gulfislandseaplanes.com/contact/

604-647-7535

Kathleen McGarvey

For Sale

Coleman 6250 watt generator $250

Peri diesel engine 3 horsepower still in crate never used $200

Vacuum pump and vacuum tank from milking machine new electric motor $100

Vire 7 horsepower inboard engine with transmission, engine never mounted in boat still on skid $259

Rigid trash and sewerage pump or sump pump $50

Peter Rutenberg

16 Foster point RD

250 246 1510

250 210 3040