Updated BC Ferries Notice for Thursday September 8

Chemainus - Penelakut Island - Thetis Island

Reissued at: 11:35 am

The crew availability issue on the Kuper has been resolved for three upcoming round trips, and the following sailings previously at risk of cancellation have now been reinstated:

2:50 pm departing Thetis Island
3:10 pm departing Penelakut Island
3:50 pm departing Chemainus
4:25 pm departing Penelakut Island
4:45 pm departing Thetis Island
5:25 pm departing Chemainus

Although our crewing teams were able to source replacements for these sailings, the crew availability issue remains for service later into the evening. As a result, the following sailings are still cancelled:

Cancelled Sailings Thursday, September 8, 2022: 
6:00 pm departing Thetis Island
6:20 pm departing Penelakut Island
7:00 pm departing Chemainus
7:45 pm departing Thetis Island
8:05 pm departing Penelakut
8:55 pm departing Chemainus
9:30 pm departing Penelakut
9:50 pm departing Thetis Island
10:30 pm departing Chemainus
11:05 pm departing Penelakut

A 10 passenger water taxi has been sourced and will provide complimentary shuttle service starting from Thetis Island at approximately 6:00 pm.

Upcoming early afternoon sailings on this route are expected to proceed as scheduled.

Post Office and Marina Updates

As many have heard the Thetis Island Marina was vandalized the night of Sep 6, 7.  Here is an update for Sept. 8.

Post Office
The post office will be open for business as usual as our system was not touched.  There will be delays in mail due to none being received Sept. 7.  That should be caught up by Friday.  It appears delivery has been restored.

Marina
The liquor store, store and pub will be open tomorrow at regular times 09:30 to 19:00.  It appears the pub and restaurant will also be open, 11:30 to 19:00.

P.A.G. Open Today from 9-11

The ThINC Nature House program may be closed for the year, but the People's Apothecary Garden, Lot 62 North Cove Rd., is still buzzing with activity. 

Drop by the PAG today between 9-11 to take a wander, harvest some plants, and learn about our plans for the space!

Hope to see you there :)
Charlotte, Education and Stewardship Coordinator, ThINC

Yoga with Dawn

Hi everyone,

The summer has flown by, and I have been extremely busy.  I am looking forward to ongoing shifts in teaching yoga and we have moved the yoga time and date to Thursday's 9:45 - 11:15 with time before to set up (any time after 9:30 to arrive, and 15 minutes to talk and close up 11:30).  

I have talked with some of you, and you are aware of this change.  We did it so that we can close in our quiet sacred way without all of the action from Soup's On around us.

Again this is very gentle, yoga with a divine feminine influence and the teachings of many masters in a supportive class to support your internal exploration of your many bodies, physical, emotional, mental and spiritual.  Yoga "yokes" these bodies through breath and movement.

Class is by donation, bring a mat, a blanket, layers of stretchy clothing and anything that you need to support your comfort in the class.

If you would like to have a one-on-one session to explore your own human form in your own private space, please feel free to contact me, Dawn Gordon @ 250-210-0826 by text or leave a message and I will get back to you as best I can within 24-48 hours.  

My email is a bit of a disaster - it is a work in progress to get this technology cleaned up.  On the fall list of "to do's" - if you know any computer organization geniuses, I am looking for some technical computer support!!

Thanks and maybe see you at the hall and on your mat, starting Thursday Sept 8th. 
Warmly, Dawn Gordon
dawn_gordon@telus.net
250-210-0826

Looking for Family Bikes

We are looking for bikes of various sizes: kids 8 to 10-year-old, adult 5'5" tall, adult 6' tall. 
Please contact guinsen@protonmail.com

Small Push Style Band Mill Needed

Looking to buy a used band sawmill for work on Thetis. 

Sid Mawson 250 701 5837

Railing Gone

Railing Gone

Thanks everyone.  The glass/wood railings are sold already.  Nice to see the materials reused.
We are donating the proceeds to the hall.

Thanks again,
Terry

BC Ferries Notice for Thursday

Chemainus - Penelakut Island - Thetis Island

Issued at: 7:40 pm Wednesday

Due to crew availability on the MV Kuper the following sailings on Thursday, September 8 have been cancelled:

2:50 pm departing Thetis Island
3:10 pm departing Penelakut Island
3:50 pm departing Chemainus
4:25 pm departing Penelakut Island
4:45 pm departing Thetis Island
5:25 pm departing Chemainus
6:00 pm departing Thetis Island
6:20 pm departing Penelakut Island
7:00 pm departing Chemainus
7:45 pm departing Thetis Island
8:05 pm departing Penelakut
8:55 pm departing Chemainus
9:30 pm departing Penelakut
9:50 pm departing Thetis Island
10:30 pm departing Chemainus
11:05 pm departing Penelakut

A 10 passenger water taxi has been sourced and will provide complimentary shuttle service starting from Thetis Island at approximately 2:50 pm.

Other sailings on this route are expected to proceed as scheduled.

We require a specific number of crew members on board the vessel to ensure the safety of our passengers in the unlikely event of an emergency and to comply with Transport Canada regulations. The decision to cancel a sailing in these circumstances is made when we have exhausted all options to find replacement crew. That said, if circumstances change and replacement crew become available, we will notify customers immediately.

For the most up-to-date sailing and departure information, follow @BCFerries on Twitter.

We appreciate your patience and apologize for any inconvenience you may experience as a result of these cancellations.

BC FERRIES

BC Ferries Service Notice for Wednesday

Chemainus - Penelakut Island - Thetis Island 

Issued at: 12:39 pm

Due to crew availability on the MV Kuper the following sailings have been cancelled:

6:00 pm departing Thetis Island
6:20 pm departing Penelakut Island
7:00 pm departing Chemainus
7:45 pm departing Thetis Island
8:05 pm departing Penelakut
8:55 pm departing Chemainus
9:30 pm departing Penelakut
9:50 pm departing Thetis Island
10:30 pm departing Chemainus
11:05 pm departing Penelakut

A 10 passenger water taxi has been sourced and will provide complimentary shuttle service starting from Thetis Island at approximately 6:00 pm.

Other sailings on this route are expected to proceed as scheduled.

We require a specific number of crew members on board the vessel to ensure the safety of our passengers in the unlikely event of an emergency and to comply with Transport Canada regulations. The decision to cancel a sailing in these circumstances is made when we have exhausted all options to find replacement crew. That said, if circumstances change and replacement crew become available, we will notify customers immediately.

For the most up-to-date sailing and departure information, follow @BCFerries on Twitter.

We appreciate your patience and apologize for any inconvenience you may experience as a result of these cancellations.

BC FERRIES

Post Office: No Mail Delivery

As some of you may know there is no mail delivery currently in place for Thetis and Penelakut.  I have picked up the mail for Tuesday September 6.  Currently  we are trying to get direction from Canada Post without much luck.

I will try again tomorrow but cannot promise consistent delivery for the rest of the week until Canada Post gets in touch and gives some direction. 

I will keep you posted (pun intended)

Fred and Zola

We Aren’t Out of The Woods Yet: Extreme Fire Hazard

We didn’t quite make it to three consecutive days of HIGH Fire Hazard weather and forest conditions, and it looks like we have to face another week of very warm weather with drying winds.  All three reporting stations’ data that we use are back up to EXTREME, despite that little glitch of rain on Sunday.  Therefore, we will continue in EXTREME FIRE HAZARD for the rest of the week.  No High Hazard Activities will be permitted near forest, bush or grassland.  We will post on ESPOKES when conditions change enough to lower the Hazard Rating here. Hang in there for another week until we can get back to cooler, damper weather.

Here is the fire weather forecast for the next few days:
OUTLOOK: An upper trough is forecast to swing across the Coast on Wednesday generating some cloud, cooler temperatures, and gusty westerly winds. Precipitation accompanying the trough will be light and once again confined to the North and Mid Coasts. The most significant change with the passing trough will be the shift in wind direction from west to northwest late in the day Wednesday. A new ridge of high pressure will then build offshore on Thursday and Friday, placing the Fire Centre in a dry northerly flow. As conditions heat up once again, an outflow pattern will develop on Friday resulting in hot and dry weather, quite atypical for the second week of September. Rainfall continues to elude the South Coat for the foreseeable future.
CONFIDENCE/DISCUSSION: Good confidence with the relatively cool and less windy pattern today. Also, goo confidence in the hot and dry weather building Tuesday followed by winds on Wednesday.
6 TO 10 DAY: Our next round of hot weather looks to persist until Saturday followed by a marked cool-down beginning Sunday. Next week looks much more fall-like with below seasonal temperatures. There are slight chances of light rainfall reaching the South Coast towards the middle of next week but there’s no sign of any significant rainfall for still some time.

TIVFD

Big Barn Sale – Capernwray

Sunday the 11th. 
12:00-2:00 pm. 
No early birds.  Please.

Items include furniture like couches, chairs, tables, end tables, tools, luggage, lots of miscellaneous items. Speakers.  Fishing rods. Dryer. Stove. Vanity.   And more. Lots of brick-a-brack.
Yard items. Household items. Home decor.  Sports equipment.  Toys. LED yard lights.  Windows. Pictures. Bikes etc.  Patio table umbrellas.  All must go. 
See you Sunday. 
Clearing out years of storage. Treasures galore.

Chris
Feel free to text 2502520699 if you are looking for anything specific.