ThINC Nature House - Today's Activities - Fri, Aug 25th

10:00 am start
Young Naturalists: All About Owls! & Owl Box Building with Rob Welsh (all ages)
Location: The Nature House at The Portal, 254 North Cove Road

All young naturalists - come and help Rob build 6 Owl Nest boxes for the WESO recovery project. Your nest box might provide a safe home for a Western Screech Owl family. Tools, instruction, and owl facts galore. Remember, you can’t be Scowlin’ if ye be Owlin’!

2:00 pm start
Expert Excursion: Community Action Projects with Charlotte Fesnoux
(youth, adults)
Location: The Portal, 254 North Cove Road

A Thetis Island tool library, fruitful community gardens, a collaborative solar power project, resource exchange, trail network expansion, a native plant nursery - the list goes on. Projects that boost Thetis Island’s resilience and sustainability are endless and are all possible. But to increase the chances of project success, a solid foundation - exploring the realities of the project, roles, responsibilities, and overall project sustainability - is essential. This Friday, from 2-4pm, Charlotte will facilitate a workshop on how to collaborate on sustainable action projects and will provide a lattice in which you can grow your project. Be ready to ideate, engage, and collaborate!

This workshop is ideal for parents engaged in homeschooling activities and anyone keen to participate in collaborative projects that make our island home more sustainable.

The Last Set of Information Links for Tomorrow’s (Saturday, August 26th) Health Talk – Dealing with Extreme Heat and Smoke

In preparation of Saturday's Health Talk, we are sharing provided information links.

On Saturday, August 26^th, Dr. Shannon Waters, Medical Health Officer for the Cowichan Valley Region, will be coming to Forbes Hall to speak on the health effects of heat and smoke and how we as a community and as individuals can respond to these extreme events.

Start time 11:30 am morning talk (approximately an hour), followed by a hosted lunch.

For more information, please contact David Reay 778--899-3216 davidreay@telus.net

Wood Smoke Infographic

http://static1.1.sqspcdn.com/static/f/1330286/28609966/1692631208527/1172-Wood+Smoke+Infographics_R5_F_web+for+distribution.pdf?token=c6k01YiKC3cAn7stCvKOvg2ub58%3D

Community Health Information

http://static1.1.sqspcdn.com/static/f/1330286/28609961/1692630601733/2022+06+22+Wild+Fire+Smoke+Information+for+Community+Health+Partners+and+Local+Governments.pdf?token=B3cxWhvN%2B2ktxb7B3XM3kOm5DqU%3D

Emergency Scene Traffic Control

Lately a few of the travelling public near the Community Dock have been putting our First Responders at risk.

We have “Emergency Scene Ahead” signs, traffic cones and stop & slow paddles to indicated that we need you to slow, stop and pay attention. 

Please do not try to pass stopped traffic.

Please obey the Emergency Scene Traffic Control fire fighter. We all want to get home safely. 

TIVFD

Recent Thefts

Hi, 

My name is Caroline Hanson and my husband, Steve, and I have a cottage at 262 Forbes Drive. I just saw Chris’s post in E-spokes today about the recent Thefts. Just thought I would pass this on….not sure if it is helpful or not, but the night the gas tank was stolen from the boat I was awoken by a boat with a loud motor going close to shore at 3:15 am. The boat was heading south and cut it’s engine around the cove, about 6 houses down, so I just thought it was someone just coming home late ;) Anyways, the motor started again, so I went out on our balcony to see the boat head across the water in the direction of Chemainus/Ladysmith. With not knowing much about boats, It was an open tin type boat. I wasn’t sure who I should contact to let them know what I saw, until I saw Chris’s post today. Hope this is helpful in some way in catching these thieves!

Goosey Gander Shop: New items

It is hard to believe but the Shop actually got in way over 300 new items this week! There’s an amazing collection of interesting and beautiful one of a kind jewelry, hundreds of crafting items for scrapbooking and card making, a Cricut machine, a saxophone, giant pine cones, Bluetooth speakers, tennis racquets, funky handmade sock monkeys, super Star Wars items, many new jigsaw puzzles, 34 stuffies from little to BIG, and some great Thetis beach finds.

The Shop will be Open both Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 4pm.Come on by and have a look. I hope you leave with a fun new treasure and a happy smile!

Nan Beals

Toddler Bed For Sale

Really cute Pink Dora bed with mattress suitable for toddler or when your granddaughter visits. 

Our granddaughter has outgrown it. It is clean and in very good condition. 

Call Wilf or Marianne 250-361-7232 (on Thetis) $40.00 can deliver on Thetis.

Artisan of the Week

This week’s featured local artist is Ann Marie with Flying Pigs Emporium! Ann Marie is a creative artist and master baker.

Ann Marie creates her eye-catching artwork using metal, ceramic, and glass. Her pieces include cutlery, ceramic figures, garden decorations, and unique wind chimes.

Ann Marie also bakes a mouth-watering selection of freshly baked goods: lemon bars, butter tarts, fudge and much more!

Don’t miss out! This is the second to last market day of the season. Saturday 10am-2pm at the Summer Market at Howling Wolf Farm.

For pictures, check out the following link:

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100094405373763&mibextid=LQQJ4d

Loey May

loeymay@gmail.com

Tabby Cat Owner Found

Thankfully the owner of the beautiful Tabby was found!

Alix

ThINC Nature House - Today's Activities - Thursday, Aug 24th

2:00 pm start
Wild Creatives: Twined Basketry with Stephanie Cottell (all ages)
Location: The Nature House at The Portal, 254 North Cove Road

Join local plant lover and fibre art enthusiast Steph in a creative exploration of crafting with Yellow Flag Iris, a plant that is considered invasive in this ecosystem. Crafting with natural, biodegradable invasive plant materials can help people recognize and manage the spread of these often tenacious species and take pressure off native plants while offering an opportunity to learn new skills (or reawaken old ones!) and make lovely, Earth-friendly things! Steph will share two techniques: cordage making and a simple twined mini-basket.
Note: Although this was a RSVP event (Steph needed to know how many supplies were required), please feel free to join to observe and learn!

Example mini-basket here!www.thetisislandnatureconservancy.org/single-post/nature-house-week-8-events-aug-23-27

6:30 pm start
ThINC Tank: Screening: Kiss the Ground (2020) OR Gather (2020) (youth, adults) ---- Audience Choice!!!
Location: The Nature House at The Portal, 254 North Cove RoadTonight we’ll be screening:

Kiss the Ground (2019) - a concerning yet hopeful documentary about industrial agriculture, soil health, and climate change. “A revolutionary group of activists, scientists, farmers, and politicians band together in a global movement of "Regenerative Agriculture" that could balance our climate, replenish our vast water supplies, and feed the world.

OR!

Gather (2020) - a beautiful film about reclaiming Indigenous food sovereignty, overcoming genocide, and building power and resiliency around food. “Gather is an intimate portrait of the growing movement amongst Native Americans to reclaim their spiritual, political and cultural identities through food sovereignty, while battling the trauma of centuries of genocide. Gather follows Nephi Craig, a chef from the White Mountain Apache Nation (Arizona), opening an indigenous café as a nutritional recovery clinic; Elsie Dubray, a young scientist from the Cheyenne River Sioux Nation (South Dakota), conducting landmark studies on bison; and the Ancestral Guard, a group of environmental activists from the Yurok Nation (Northern California), trying to save the Klamath river.”

STILL MORE Information Links for Saturday, August 26th's Health Talk – Dealing with Extreme Heat and Smoke

In preparation of Saturday's Health Talk we are sharing provided information links.

On Saturday, August 26^th, Dr. Shannon Waters, Medical Health Officer for the Cowichan Valley Region, will be coming to Forbes Hall to speak on the health effects of heat and smoke and how we as a community and as individuals can respond to these extreme events.

Start time 11:30 am morning talk (approximately an hour), followed by a hosted lunch.

For more information, please contact David Reay 778--899-3216 davidreay@telus.net

Wood Smoke in the Comox Valley Publication (similar area to our region):

http://static1.1.sqspcdn.com/static/f/1330286/28609956/1692630332940/WoodSmokeinCV-1.pdf?token=c6k01YiKC3cAn7stCvKOvg2ub58%3D

click on image to view full-size

Stolen and Break & Enter, Rash of Thefts

It seems there are some folks back at it on Thetis Island lately.

Someone stole an aluminum Grumman Canoe and a seat from the rescue boat from our dock likely Monday night. Lock was cut. That means they came prepared.

Previous to that the Pump House was broken into a couple of weeks ago.

The two thieves are adult males. One looks early 20s sweatpants and hoodie. The other 50 plus with a very distinct nose and chin. Dark jacket with faux furry lined hood. Wearing work gloves.

Break in took place between 3 and 4 am. It was only a couple days earlier neighbours had gas tank stolen from boat. Today I see a battery was stolen from Kens truck.

Please call or text if you have any info. Reward for info if it leads to the return of Canoe. Reward for the canoe returned no questions asked if it is returned by end of day today.

Please call the police to report suspicious activity. It seems this is not the first rash of these type of thefts. Let’s keep an eye on things for each other.

Thoughts suggestions? Anyone else been thieved lately?

Chris Fordham
Capernwray Harbour

250 252 0699

Cedar Beach Pizza Closures / Openings

Thank you all for a very busy summer. It is time for the cook to have some play time.

Open:Thursday Aug 24 (today)

Friday Sold Out 

Wednesday Aug 30

Thursday Aug 31

Closed:

Aug 26-29

Sept 1-9

Reopen:  Sept 10 (Catch me if you can!)

Thanks!

Virginia Lamb    250-246-9770