Propane Cooking stove and Propane Heating Stove for Sale

Old model but very lightly used propane cooking stove - $150
Pacific Energy Propane heating stove, also lightly used - $250

Ryan
rdotsharp@gmail.com
Or text only - 250-514-6917

Set of Four Chairs

Four dining / kitchen chairs for sale. Sold as the set: only $50. In basically new condition, very clean. Clear lacquered rubber wood with upholstered seats. 

Just in time for those extra guests on the long weekend. Pick up at our house in town near the ferry. 
Email for photos if interested. 

David and Barbara 
drivingmissdaisy.da@gmail.com

ThINC Nature House - Sweater Found

Several weeks back a light-coloured sweater was found at the Nature House. 

It was never claimed. 

Please email Charlotte at charlotte@thetisislandnatureconservancy.org if it is your sweater!

Prescription Pick-Up

I need a prescription picked up at the Rexall Pharmacy on Esplanade in Chemainus. If you are able to pick this up for me please call 250-210-1970 or text me at 250-210-3087.  It will be paid for when you pick it up. 

Thanks so much! 

Genny Redman 

Webcam Image

It seems that some people are still not able to get the webcam image from thetisisland.net.  If that's the case, try this "back door":

In the space where the webcam image is supposed to appear, there should be a "broken link" icon, either in the centre or the upper left corner.  Click, right-click, or hold down on that icon, which will bring up a menu, one option of which will offer to open the image in a new window.
Take that option, and it should redirect you to http://www.wgtelectric.ca/cars.jpg - this is the site where the webcam puts the image.  It won't refresh for you, the way it does on thetisisland.net, but you can refresh it yourself.  Or you can go directly to that site, but you'll want to make sure that your browser doesn't hang onto the last image you saw there, much as it is hanging onto the notion that the webcam image is a broken link, even though it isn't.

If anyone still can't get the image this way, please let me know!
veronicashelford@gmail.com

Long Weekend ZERO MILE LUNCH @ Jollity Farm

We are firing up the big BBQ and roasting our Thetis Island Bratwurst sausages this Saturday, Sept.3.
Paired with organic buns from True Grain bakery and farm made relish, ketchup and mustard plus roasted onion and pickled garlic scapes.

Join us between 11:30-2 and bring a fold out chair if you'd like to stay and sit. Some tables and benches will be provided.

Kombucha will also be available by the glass.

We'll accept pre-orders if you have a larger group or want your meal ready for easy pick up at a particular time.
Questions, bookings etc. to orders@jollityfarm.ca or call/text 250.415.0101

Jollity Farm Self-Serve Wednesdays

The kiosk will be stocked by 10am.

What's fresh today?
Free Range Eggs
Salad
Cherry & Heirloom tomatoes
Ground cherries
Cabbage
Zucchini
Carrots
Garlic
Spring onions
Potatoes
.... and more

Email, text or call if you'd like us to put coffee in the kiosk for you. Most varieties of Caffe Fantastico beans in stock.
orders@jollityfarm.ca  /  250.415.0101

Wanted - Septic Tank Pump-out - Partner

On or after October 11th, we are planning on getting our septic tank pumped out.  We have one other person who has agreed to do the same. We now need a 3rd person, who is willing to wait until that time, in order for us to arrange getting a septic pumper truck over to Thetis. 

If anyone is interested, please contact Mike at (250) 246 9331 or email -

mjb75@telus.net

For Sale

NEW and in box Powerstar electric water heater.  

Description from FlowFactor.com website.  

Listed at $1800 

Asking $800  

The AE125 PowerStar electric tankless water heater is designed to replace an electric storage tank heater. Advantages include endless hot water, reduced electricity costs and substantial space savings. The 27 kw PowerStar Provides 3.7 gallons per minute for water usage at 105°F* - 2 sinks simultaneously or 1 shower or bathtub. Similarly, the PowerStar provides 3.0 gallons per minute for water usage at 115°F* - 2 sinks simultaneously or 1 dishwasher. * (Assumes 55° inlet water temperature).

The AE125 runs on 240 volts AC and has a current draw of 120 amps. 

The unit requires a minimum of a 200-amp panel and requires 3 x 40-amp breakers.

604-997-7292 or 250-710-9238

Char Aaberg

Still Holding in the EXTREME FIRE HAZARD Rating

BC Wildfire Service - Coastal Region - Fire Weather Forecast Issued: 12:00pm PDT Tuesday, August 30, 2022 

SYNOPSIS: An upper ridge remains, with the axis situated to the east over the Rockies today then Alberta tomorrow as an offshore upper low and associated trough start to dig. Overall sunnier conditions are expected through the Fire Centre although some cloud may linger today through the north, with occasional cloud expected tomorrow as well as the digging offshore trough starts to pull up some sub-tropical moisture from the southwest. No lightning is expected today although we should see some develop to the south over Washington, with development possible starting early tomorrow through southern zones and up the spine of the island. At the moment things look isolated, and we should see it moving up from the south for tomorrow. Temperatures climb another few degrees through all areas, with very light outflows over southern regions of the Fire Centre pulling drier RH values all the way down to the coast and onto parts of the island. Otherwise, winds are expected to remain light inflow through other areas, with some afternoon gustiness.

OUTLOOK Thursday to Saturday: Ridging conditions remain into early Friday, bringing warm to hot conditions under sunny skies, with waning potential for convection due to shifts in the flow however things will still need to be monitored. The upper trough is then expected to approach the coast late Friday and quickly move into the interior overnight, bringing increasing cloud with light showers just affecting outer coastal areas for the moment. Winds associated with this feature are only expected to affect offshore and outer coastal areas for the moment, but like convection should be monitored. 

CONFIDENCE/DISCUSSION: Good to fair confidence, particularly around possible convection for tomorrow. Not a neat and tidy pattern, and unfortunately has a lot of uncertainty attached.

6 TO 10 DAY Sunday through next Thursday: A series of ridges and troughs move through; however the trend is for southern areas to remain drier and the north to see periodic seasonal temperatures and possible showers as the pattern fluctuates.

Need for Quarterly Pick-up on Friday

Many thanks to the Cassels for picking up the Quarterly proof for us last Friday!

Now Island Blue is on schedule to have the Fall issue printed and ready for pick-up by Friday noon, if not before.  If there is anyone coming up from Victoria for the weekend, who could pick it up for us, that would be wonderful!  It's generally 3 boxes, roughly 9x12x14, possibly one of them smaller.  

Please let us know if you can help out with this – it saves one of us making a special trip down and back.

quarterly@thetisisland.net
or 250-246-1509

ThINC Nature House Program - Thank you and Feedback!

Last weekend we wrapped up the summer Nature House program for 2022.  

After two years of being closed/semi-closed, it was good to be open and busy once again! Over the course of 8-weeks we hosted a total of 66 events (including PAG and Seaquarium drop-ins) and drew a total of 613 visitors (including repeat visitors)! Thank you to everyone who came out to our programs and to all of our volunteers and guest speakers who made the Nature House program extra special. Also, this summer would not have been possible without our two very awesome summer employees, Connelly and Linnea.

Furthermore, thanks once again to the Porter family for sharing their amazing space with us, and to the Community Fund, the Government of Canada, the Government of BC, and to all of our members and Friends of the Nature House. 

As we are always looking to grow and improve our program, please take a few minutes and fill out this short feedback form: https://forms.gle/xEzXZFt4prHrqGZ29

Thank you,

Charlotte, ThINC Education and Stewardship Coordinator