Thetis Island Marina Restaurant is Featuring the Following Dishes this Week!

Come and see us Wednesday to Monday for Dine-In or Take-Out!

*Soup Feature – Roast Butternut Squash w/Pineapple
Served with a Grilled Pita

*Potato Skins
Topped with Corned Beef, Mozza & Cheddar, and Green Onions

*Cajun Chicken Caesar Wrap
Lettuce, Tomato, Cucumber, Parmesan
with Soup, Salad, or Fries

*Chicken & Brie
w/Green Apple, Pickled Red Onions, Sprouts, Cilantro Aioli on a
Brioche Bun with Soup, Salad, or Fries

*8oz NY Steak Melt
Served on Ciabatta topped w/Mushrooms, Mozza, and Gravy
with Soup, Salad, or Fries

*Wild Sockeye Salmon Burger
w/Mango & Pear Salsa, and Cilantro Aioli
with Soup, Salad, or Fries

*Seafood Melt on Ciabatta
Shrimp, Crab, Lobster Pollock w/Mozza & Cheddar, Hollandaise
with Soup, Salad, or Fries

*Red Coconut Curry Chicken Bowl
Chicken Breast, Red Pepper, Zucchini over Rice Pilaf w/Cilantro
Served w/Grilled Pita

*Featured Pasta – Salmon and Prawn Linguine
Spinach, Red Peppers, and Parmesan Cream Sauce
Served w/Ciabatta Garlic Bread

….Finish it off with our Delicious NY Cheesecake
     w/Raspberry Chocolate Coulis and Whipped Cream  YUM!

Soup's On - Wednesday, March 30th

11:30am - 1pm (or until we run out!)
Forbes Hall Community Centre

Menu

Garden Vegetable Soup
Farmhouse Bread
Assorted Home-baked Goodies
Pot of Gold Coffee 
Teas
 
$5.00 per serving

 Soup’s On Health Protocols:
All those volunteering at Soup’s On must have proof of vaccination. 
All those coming to enjoy lunch at Soup’s On must have proof of vaccination. 
Anyone who cannot provide proof of vaccination may have take-out, if prearranged by contacting Shirley Burr burrleyshir@gmail.com

Looking forward to seeing you today!  
The Soup’s On Team

Volunteer Opportunity: Get Involved in Local Planning Decisions

The Thetis Island Local Trust Committee is seeking expressions of interest for its Advisory Planning Commission. 

The role of the APC is to consider referrals from the LTC on various planning matters such as Official Community Plan and Land Use Bylaw amendments, and development applications.

Up to 7 volunteer members are needed for a period of 2 years. 

As required by the Local Government Act and the Thetis Island Advisory Planning Commission Bylaw, at least 2/3 of appointees must be residents of the Thetis Island Local Trust Area. The APC Bylaw may be viewed on the Islands Trust website www.islandstrust.bc.ca. 

For more information, please contact:

Trustee Doug Fenton | 250-804-6480 | dfenton@islandstrust.bc.ca

Trustee Peter Luckham | 250-246-4802 | pluckham@islandstrust.bc.ca

Please forward your expression of interest with a brief description of relevant experience or interests, and your full contact information by Monday, April 11, 2022.

Please submit expressions of interest to:

northinfo@islandstrust.bc.ca or by mail:  Islands Trust, 700 North Road, Gabriola Island, BC   V0R 1X3

Penny Hawley

Planning Team Assistant

Summer Market

The Summer Market at Marylyn's Market Stand will be starting up on Saturday May 21st. If you are interested in joining us, we would like you to attend our pre-market meeting on April 9th 2-4pm at the Community Hall.

Any questions or to contact us go to sdrib@telus.net 250-246-2469 or quackf@gmail.com 250-2463091

Thank you
Helen and Gloria

Greenhouse for Sale

"Outsunny" brand portable greenhouse. 

Sturdy metal frame with four shelves. PE gridding cloth translucent cover with full frontal zippered opening. Good for starting your veggies.
63" H x 20" D x 28" W

Brand new in box. $50

email Barbara at:
gourmetbarbie@shaw.ca

Looking for Outdoor and Window

We are building Outhouse and looking for outdoor (Dutch door, Glass door, any door) and windows
Please call or text: Ellen C. - 778-316-9303
ellencerny@gmail.com
Thank you

CVRD 2022 Budget Update

The CVRD Board has finished final deliberation on the 2022 CVRD Budget as of 23 Mar 2022. The Area G Saltair Gulf Islands increase over 2021 has worked out to 0.95%. This increase may vary between Saltair and Gulf Islands depending on the services that each Area G community participates in and the BC Assessment decrease in Managed Forest assessments that will reflect on the residential taxation with a minimal increase.

Forbes Hall - Generator

I am pleased to announce that $25,000 of the Area G Saltair/Gulf Islands Community Works Funds (Gas tax) 3.0 has been allocated towards a generator for Forbes Hall. Forbes Hall is an Emergency Reception Centre and having the generator on hand during an emergency will provide the community with a safe and secure shelter for residents and visitors in the event of an emergency.  A bit hard to imagine all of you swimming to the Frank Jameson Community Centre in Ladysmith or the Cowichan Community Centre in Duncan.

Thetis Island Wharf (Thetis Island & Hudson Island)

I am also pleased to announce that under the 2022 Thetis Island Wharf Budget $116,000 of the Area G Saltair/Gulf Islands Community Works Funds 3.0 has been allocated towards the Thetis Island Wharf Revitalization project.

Best regards,
Lynne Smith
CVRD Director Area G Saltair/Gulf Islands

Forbes Hall – Health Services Aides – Volunteer Positions

Forbes Hall Health Services is looking for 2 or 3 people to volunteer as aides in assisting patients in the use of the Care Station at Forbes Hall for virtual care, and in the future for onsite care.  We anticipate that the use will be sporadic to start.

It is hoped that these volunteers will be able to take turns, based on availability, to have Forbes Hall unlocked and welcoming to the patients, orient them to the Hall, and specifically the Care Station, stay in the building until they are finished their appointment, assist them in leaving, and then shutdown and secure the building.

No medical assistance is required or expected.  These volunteers will be there simply to provide the patients with a welcoming and confidential experience, while managing the security of the space. Average time per patient would be under an hour, time to browse some books in the lovely library.

If you think this is a way in which you would like to contribute to our community, please contact: Ann Dickie 250-246-4079 or dickie.ann@gmail.com

Pete Rees

As many of you already know, Pete Rees passed away quietly at home Wednesday evening.

On behalf of Audrey, I would like to thank the Thetis Island Fire Department, whose members dealt with the situation with the utmost professionalism and compassion.

There will be a community celebration of Pete’s life and service in the coming months.

Chris Kelsey, on behalf of Audrey and her family

Missing: Trailer License Plate

Missing: a trailer plate license number WEC86N, one of the small ones for utility trailers and travel trailers............... non-commercial. 

If you have found it please let us know 250.210.4745, thanks

Back into the Black TICA Meetings - Summary

Summary of Recent TICA Members Meetings

In 2021, twelve Thetis Islanders loaned TICA $335,000 to complete the expansion of Forbes Hall. TICA held two membership meetings in February to explore ways to generate enough money to pay off a good portion of the debt when it matures in early 2024 -- thus reducing the amount of a mortgage and ensuing interest rates needed to repay the total debt. At these meetings there was strong support for a Pledge Program, which many organizations have successfully used to provide a predictable and reliable income stream for debt repayment. 

In a Pledge Program donors commit to a set monthly or annual donation for a fixed period of time. This donation can be as large or small as is affordable to the donor be it $20 a month, $100 a month or another amount. Ultimately, with a high level of participation and collective responsibility, the debt could be drastically reduced, or possibly paid in full, by the time the loans mature.

TICA is now developing a Community Pledge Program and more details about the program and how to get involved will follow shortly. A launch event is being planned for late April 2022 at the Hall to officially kick-start the program.  

Note: a more detailed summary was emailed to all members, if you for any reason did not receive yours, please contact Teresa Moore (TICA Secretary) at teresamoore386@gmail.com

Yoga with Karen - 9am - 10am, Saturday, 18th Dec @ Forbes Hall

Hello all, sorry yoga is cancelled for this Tuesday and Thursday,
Karen
kareneroff@gmail.com