Post Office Box Number Changes - Update

To follow up yesterday’s e-Spokes #2 posting, as mentioned, please hold off on changing your address to the new one on the white label on your post box for the time being. We are attempting to find a better solution that just removes the hyphen. This should work for the majority of the boxes, and many people already use this system. Of course, there will need to be some box changes for the reason’s mentioned in yesterday’s e-Spokes, but we are hoping to limit them to only the ones absolutely necessary.

With that said, we do need to get a sense of how many people have already made that change to the new box numbers. Please email Michelle Black at michelleblack@hotmail.com, and let her know if this has already been done. If you have only just begun, it might be less time and work to change 1 or 2 back than do them all (let alone bump the person who now holds that box), so please just wait for the time being (but still let Michelle know). What we are looking at is the viability of just removing the hyphen, (ie: 14-8 to 148) and seeing where we are at right now and which situations we can troubleshoot around.

Again, please email Michelle at the above email address, if you have already started with the process of changing your address out there in the off-island world.

Thank you, Fred and, volunteer helper, Michelle

Extinguisher Clinic on Sunday

The Annual TIVFD fire extinguisher clinic is on Sunday at the firehall from 11:30 and closes shop at 1:30.  Bring your home/car/boat extinguishers to be inspected for need of hydro testing or expiry.  

Expert advice given by Fire Chief Neil Rukus (Lantzville FD), owner of Aggressive Fire Safety.  Purchase new extinguishers and order high viz lot number signs for your driveway.  Practice putting out a live fire safely.  Commercial inspections by pre-appointment.  

See you Sunday! 

TIVFD

Sunday Church

The guest speaker this Sunday the 19th is Joke Bergink
She will be updating the work of "Precious Jewels Ministries" in the Philippines and Uganda.
Primarily with children and families at risk.
10 AM at the Community Centre, all are welcome.
Further info...Ernie 250-252-0144

Shop Attendants Required

We are looking for 2-3 shop attendants at Thetis Island Marina to work 1-2 days a week. Must be 19+. Half day or full day shifts available. Please send your resume to thetisislandresorts@gmail.com, call 2502463464 or come on in and ask to speak to Carri. Options for accommodation are available. 

Black Jack Sweep Service

Black Jack Sweep service have just let us know that they will be taking care of their Thetis Island customers on the following dates June 24, July 15,July 28 and September 23.

Email them at blackjacksweep@hotmail.com to book an appointment for their certified professional and friendly service and keep your chimney safe.
Or call 250-748-4011

Rob Voaden

Free

Several coolers of different sizes free !!! This weekend only !!

Text Chris 250 210 8615

Post Box Change - Potential solution

I spoke with Fred this morning at the post office and we spoke about ways to make the number change less painful for the community as a whole. 

This is what we are going to work towards:

1. If you haven’t yet given people your new box number (ie: changed your mailing address), please wait. We maybe able to come up with a better, less onerous solution. If you have, don’t worry about. It is already registered with Fred. 

2. What we would ideally like to do is to have the hyphen dropped from your number and go with that number (ie: 14-8 moves to 148). However, there are some parameters around this and some boxes will not be so easily switched over, but for the majority of people it should work. If when you take out the hyphen, your box number is between 1-300 (ie: 4-6 become 46, and 15-9 becomes 159), it looks like it will work. However, there are a small number of people who have with different number, 6-10 or 12-14 just to randomly give examples, who will not work and will need to change to fit into a 1-300 number at some point (but waits please).

3. We have a bit of time to fix this before the new boxes arrive in a couple of months, and you can still use your old hyphened number until that happens. If you have done a swap with someone, please know that nothing is changed, until it is changed with Fred. He is willing to work with us to make this as painless as possible. Instead of individual swapping, we might be able to do something larger that could help more people out and save lots of headache, time, and lost mail. Also, maybe we could just give Fred the info all at once.

Again, if you haven’t changed your address to the new assigned one on you mailbox sticky, please wait and let’s see if we can work for an easier solution for the community. Also, if you know of someone who might not see this espokes, maybe let them know not to change theirs yet either. 

Clearly, there will be more information to come on this as we work for something more doable.

Thank you in advance,

Michelle Black    

michelleblack@hotmail.com

Road Delays Saturday

This is a reminder that North Cove Road from Mission Rd. to Mill Rd. will have fire department vehicles operating between 10 a.m and 2 p.m. for simulated wildland fire training.  You may be directed to cross a hose line over a hose ramp so as not to damage a charged hose line. (Driving over an unprotected fire hose is dangerous for fire fighters and illegal under the Motor Vehicle Act.)

The trail up Burchell Hill that starts at the locked chain and is on private land will be closed as well.  Fairy Slipper Trail is not affected.  

Thank you for your patience and support.

TIVFD and TIVFD Auxiliaries

Moving and Estate Sale Saturday 9 am

Please remember to make plans to attend the Moving and  Estate Sale on Saturday at 9 AM

Location:  119 Clam Bay Road

Firefighters and Members of the Fire Department auxiliary ONLY may enter at 0830.

Housewares, collectibles, furniture, antiques, framed art, silver plated items, and more

Quite a lot of free stuff! 

Please park at the top.

Carpet Cleaning

Trying to entice a professional carpet cleaning company to come to Thetis. 

If anyone is interested in getting their carpets cleaned also please txt or email me. 

Deb Wilson 250 710-4000 or debwilson10@gmsil.com

TI ElementaryClass Photos Wanted

I'm looking for class photos from the early years of Thetis Island Elementary School. I've got the 3 or 4 that are posted on the 100 years Facebook page, but if there are others out there I would love it if you emailed me: slucchetti@sd79.bc.ca, so that I can add them to our slide show.

Thank you!

Sarah Lucchetti (she/her)

K to 7 Teacher, Thetis Island Elementary School

Cowichan Valley School District

New PO Box Numbers

I don't know if we can do anything about it at this point, but of course all the PO Box numbers in the phone book are going to be wrong within the next few months.  If people wouldn't mind sending me their new PO box numbers for the phone book database, it'll save doing it all at once when the next book is done.  

Thanks!

veronicashelford@gmail.com