New Members wanted for the Structure Protection Unit (SPU)

The SPU is an auxiliary support team to the Thetis Island Volunteer Fire Department (TIVFD). Our role is to protect buildings with water sprinklers in the event of a wildfire threat, and also to promote FireSmart resiliency on Thetis. There are some relics and some folks pulling double duty in the group, and new volunteers are needed to maintain an elite force of 10 to 12 people. The function of this and the other auxiliaries (Water hauling, Rest & rehab, Traffic control, Communications) is to allow the Fire Department to focus on the active fire fighting bit by reducing or eliminating some of the peripheral (non-hot zone) activities.

The coveted Document Specialist position is surprisingly still open if you are interested in a less physical role.

Opportunity: Learn what you can do to protect your own property. Get to know some of your Thetis Island neighbors. Get some exercise while doing your volunteering bit for the island.

Prerequisites: None. The main thing is willingness to learn. Experience with pumps, hoses, sprinklers, ladders is ideal but not necessary.

Time commitment: On average we end up about 2 hours per month in the Fire season (April or May thru Oct or Nov). This time is typically spent doing a practice run of setting up sprinklers to create a humidity bubble around the structure. Some additional training time is needed periodically.

More info: If you want to know more, please feel free to reach out to me or any of the other current members: Graeme Shelford, Stu Downey, Laurie Leung, Peter Walsh, David Reay, Bill Dickie (B1), Bill Golley (B2), Geoff Porter, Craig Terry, Nick Brink, Richard Demarco

Sincerely,

Jim Moloney, SPU team lead

jimolo46@gmail.com

604.534.1635

Office Furniture for Sale

Sit/Stand desk $150

Very good condition, electric lift mechanism in perfect working order. Desk is black with wood grain top.

Black leather office chair $40 

Very good condition and fully adjustable.

Please email for pictures or more info 1971sdf@gmail.com

Soup’s On: Wednesday, April 8th

11:30 am until 1:00 pm

Gather at Forbes Hall for a very Thetis Island lunch...

Menu:

Creamy Tomato Soup with Basil and Parmesan Cheese

Grilled Cheese Sandwiches on Sourdough Bread or Peasant Bread

Cookies and Treats

Coffee and Teas

Suggested donation of $7 for soup, bread, treats and teas & coffee.

Soup’s On is entirely carried out by volunteers and, as one of the tasks is the program’s accounting, please do not pay with coins smaller than Loonies and Toonies. As all change must be counted and rolled.

For those who find large groups challenging, enjoy your lunch in this week’s designated quiet room, the Library.

Everyone is welcome to join us, seniors, seniors who don’t think they’re seniors, workers, families, and everyone who just wants a mid-day meal!

Menu remainders for take-out when available. Soup’s On also supports the Thetis Island Food Pantry.

Coupon Booklets of 10 for your convenience, $70.00

The Soup’s On Team

Thetis Island Hooded Sweatshirts at Soup’s On

Today at Soups On, there will be an opportunity to pre order a Thetis Island Hooded Sweatshirt complete with the Thetis Island Tree logo.

These sweatshirts are ideal for the ever changing spring weather.

Samples of sweatshirts will be available to help you pick the right size.

The pre ordered sweatshirts will be ready in approximately 3 weeks.

The sweatshirts come in a wide variety of colours, emerald green, forest green, navy, red, black, ivory, white, pink, orange and more.

Price $55 Prepayment required, cash, cheque or e-transfer.

Proceeds benefit the Thetis Island Community Association.

Ellen Rush

ellenrush@gmail.com

Dangerous Cargo

There is no DG this Thursday.

Cheers 

Sharon

April 15/16 Ferry Traffic

Dear Island Neighbours,

We wish to make you aware of some upcoming ferries that will be especially busy due to activities at Capernwray Harbour. 

Wednesday April 15th: We are inviting approximately 150 guests to our property, which will affect the 12:30PM, 8:05PM and 10:35PM sailings. 

Thursday April 16th: Approximately 70 of our students depart, affecting the 5:45AM and 7:45AM sailings.

We thank you again for your understanding and we hope this helps you plan your travel next week.

Capernwray Harbour

Main Office: 250 246 9440

House Concert - ViNTA

We’re hosting a house concert here on Thetis Island with VINTA, an award-winning chamber-folk group coming through on their West Coast tour.

This one’s a bit special. It’s a window into White family history, longtime friends, and incredible musicians. We’re really glad to have them here for a relaxed evening of music.
It’ll be a cozy, living room style show.

Thursday, April 16
Doors at 7pm
Music 7:30 to 9:30pm

Sliding scale:
Adults $20 to 30
Youth $5 to 15

For e-transfer, please send the appropriate amount to emilynstam@gmail.com

To reserve a spot:
Fill out the Google Form here

Jaime White

Forbes Hall Spring Clean Up: Event Date May 23rd

The spring work party at Forbes Hall will take place as originally planned on Saturday, May 23rd and not Saturday May 16th as previously sent out as a correction. 

We apologize for any confusion this may cause. 

The TICA Board

Thetis Cetacean Sightings Notifications

Want to know when orcas, humpback whales, or porpoises are visible from Thetis Island? With many eyes on the sea, it turns out they’re here more often than you might know. Lots of recent orca sightings. And there’s a chatter-free way to know as soon as they’re around, and tell others if you’ve spotted a cetacean, too.

How to join:

If you don’t already have the Signal app on your mobile, download it (https://signal.org/), open it, and set it up. Allow notifications.
(Signal is a messaging app like WhatsApp, but non-profit, and not Meta/Facebook.)

Then, on the mobile where you now have the Signal app, click on this link to join the Thetis Cetacean Sightings group: https://tinyurl.com/thetiscetaceans.

Once you’re in, you’ll hear from others on Thetis when there are orcas, porpoises, or other whales around Thetis. And, if you spot them yourself, send a message to the group saying where they are and where they’re headed.

To protect everyone’s peace, please use this only for sharing real-time info about cetaceans around Thetis. Many thanks to the 65 current members, all of whom respect this. (Thumbs-ups and thanks for reports are allowed!)

Happy whale-watching!

Adam (Sandell)

Green Burial Discussion

If you're interested in discussing green/natural burials, join the circle on Sunday, April 12 at Forbes Hall. 

We'll be in the Board Room- 2:00 pm. 

Share your thoughts, ideas, information. Contemplate the details and get comfortable with the last great adventure.

Maureen

Found: Sunglasses

Sunglasses near Recycle depot

pls contact Sharon

778-679-5298

Diver Needed

Looking to hire a diver to assess the condition of an existing concrete block for a mooring buoy.

Depth is approximately 30 feet.

Compensation negotiable.

Contact Dugald

Dugaldmcsmith@gmail.com