May 14th Fire Service Memorial and Celebration of Life

The Fire Service Memorial and community Celebration of Life  for Pete Rees will take place at 2 pm on Saturday, May 14th at Forbes Hall community centre.

As many of you know, Pete was the founding Fire Chief of the TIVFD, a task he took on after 29 years of fire service with the Vancouver Fire Department. We are proud to honour his life and memory with this fire service tradition.

Active TIVFD members, retired TIVFD members, active TIVFD Auxiliary Support Team members, and other fire service members are welcome to join the procession behind the Honour Guard and Engine 1 as we march  to the flag pole at Forbes Hall for the traditional lowering and presentation of the flag.  Muster by 1:30 at the Fire Hall on Mission Road.

The community is invited to witness the flag ceremony at 2 pm at Forbes Hall and then make their way inside for Pete’s Celebration of Life with his family, neighbours and friends.  Retired TIVFD Fire Chief Ernie Hunter will MC the gathering and light refreshments will be served.  All are welcome.

What’s been Happening at Forbes Hall?

Thank you to the islanders and friends of Thetis who donated money and/or gave of their time to enable the remarkable rebuild of Forbes Hall Community Centre. Your commitment is bearing fruit as more and more islanders are welcomed back into the Hall.  The expansion project has always been about the long-term needs of our community, and even though it opened during the COVID Pandemic there have been many opportunities to gather safely at Forbes Hall.

Here's a list of all that’s been going on at Forbes Hall in the first four months of 2022... 

Library Days with attendants: Sundays, Wednesdays, and Saturday

Tai Chi: Sundays and Mondays

Church: Sundays

Early Morning Fitness: Mondays through Fridays

Serenity Group (Alcoholics Anonymous):  Monday evenings

Primary Students meet with the Librarian: Mondays

Scottish Country Dancing: Mondays

Yoga: Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays

Parent & Tot Group: Tuesdays

Ping Pong - Afternoon and Evening Sessions: Tuesdays

Thetis Island Elementary School uses the Assembly Hall for Exercise : Tuesdays

Soup’s On: Wednesdays

Bridge: Wednesdays

Food Bank Distribution: Thursdays

Knitting Bee: Fridays

Two TICA Take-Out Dinner Events

Islands Trust

RCMP Fireside Chat

Community Paramedic Visits

De-Stash Fibre and Fabric Sale

Thetis Island Community Association Board and Committee Meetings

Thetis Island Community Association B2B Membership Meetings

Forbes Hall Health Services Meetings

Thetis Island Nature Conservancy Meeting

Thetis Island Marine Association Meetings

Thetis Island Port Commission Meeting

Thetis Island Ratepayers and Residents Association Meetings

St. Margaret’s Cemetery Board Meetings

Funeral Service

Private Rentals

Outdoors: Gardens Group, Pickle Ball, Tennis, Tour de Thetis Meet Point

The new Thetis Island Phone Book is Ready for Pick-up

Once again, this is a call-out for anyone who is coming up from Victoria and has the time to stop by Island Blue on Fort Street, to pick up three boxes of the new Thetis Island Phone Books. 

Please email me if you can do it, and many thanks in advance!

Veronica at veronicashelford@gmail.com

Jollity Farm - Newsletter Sign up and NEW Order Form!

We've taken a few moments in between seeding, weeding and feeding to refresh our website, build an updated newsletter format and create an online order form.

Please help us in our efforts to streamline our process by using our new order form for your weekly home deliveries or farm pick up. All weekly orders will now go to orders@jollityfarm.ca and you will receive confirmations from the same address.

Check out our new site (more coming soon) - https://www.jollityfarm.ca/
View the availability list and order here - https://www.jollityfarm.ca/order-form
Sign up for our newsletter - http://eepurl.com/hNcTdb

With thanks from your local farmers.

Coffee lovers... don't miss a bean!

We have loved picking up or having our coffee delivered for all these years by Pot of Gold and shall miss it. Thank you so much Nan for keeping these farmers powered up for early mornings on the farm!

We are pleased to add ethically sourced, freshly roasted coffee beans from two of our favourite Vancouver Island family-owned businesses to the weekly delivery or farm pick up list.

Over the next year we are striving for zero waste (or as low waste as possible) with all the products we bring to the farm. Caffe Fantastico is on board with this initiative and willing to offer a refillable glass bottle program. Similar to how you've been receiving your milk and leaving your bottles for collection each week, fresh coffee beans will be packed the same way.

We had a hard time choosing between these roasters, so for a limited time we'll offer a wider selection so you can test them out and see what you like. For now, Drumroaster will be offered in compostable bags instead of the glass bottles. We'll be working on getting the same program going with them soon. 

Head over to our refreshed website to view the order form with all the selections. For this week the cut off day/time for coffee orders is Wednesday by 3pm (for following weeks all orders are due by 9am every Tuesday morning)
https://www.jollityfarm.ca/order-form

Questions, requests? info@jollityfarm.ca or 250.415.0101

Rick Gregerson - Celebration of Life

There will be a gathering to honour and celebrate the life of Rick Gregerson.
Sunday May 22 at 2:00.
Don Hunter’s beach

Final Reminder - TIRRA AGM

Two corrections to Agenda previously posted:

- Approval of minutes for November 2021 General Meeting, not June 2021 AGM

- Elections: One vacancy for Chairperson Welcome Standing Committee. 

TIRRA

The Summer Soiree & Art Auction (a TICA Fundraising Event) Saturday, August 6th

Although several months away, on Wednesday, April 27^th, you can bring any art pieces you wish to donate to Forbes Hall during Soup's On from 11:30 - 1:00.
We are also accepting donations or loans of easels.
There will be other opportunities to bring art to the hall over the coming months and the dates and times will be announced on Spokes. 
 Please do not leave art pieces at the hall when there is no one to catalogue your donation.  
Thank you!

Questions?  Contact Ellen Rush  ellenrush@gmail.com 

Ellen Rush and the Summer Soiree Team

National Volunteer Week - April 24-30, 2022

National Volunteer Week is Canada’s largest annual celebration of volunteers. 

The theme for 2022, Volunteering Is Empathy In Action, Volunteers Bring Heart to Canada’s Communities, affirms the strong connection between volunteerism and empathy. 

Let's celebrate the significant contribution of BC's almost 1.5 million BC volunteers who dedicate over 114 million hours to help others. Thetis Island volunteers, Penelakut Island volunteers and the rest of the Cowichan Valley are no exception to the vast and varied contributions of one time, sometime, ongoing event, & project volunteer efforts.

Empathy is a quality that can help people relate to others and build awareness around different experiences. It connects people in ideas and actions and helps create bonds forged in common goals and aspirations. Volunteering can help us develop empathy, to see the world through the eyes of others. It can connect people from diverse backgrounds and life experiences, expanding our views. It can build our capacity to work collectively and contribute to a vibrant, inclusive society. From coast to coast to coast in formal and informal settings, volunteers create caring, collaborative, and compassionate communities.

During National Volunteer Week 2022, we celebrate the contributions of Canada’s millions of volunteers: their actions, their understanding, and their genuine concern for the world around them. 

Volunteering, putting empathy into action, can build communities where people feel happier, healthier, and more welcome – creating a stronger, more connected Canada

Many thanks for all you do!!

Anne-Marie and the rest of the volunteers and staff from

Volunteer BC

https://volunteerbc.bc.ca

Volunteer Canada

https://volunteer.ca

Soup’s On – Wednesday, April 27th – Last One of the Season!

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

Menu 

Carrot Ginger Soup (choice of chicken or vegetarian stock)
Buttermilk Cornbread with Honey
Pistachio Baclava and other assorted Goodies
Pot of Gold Coffee 
Teas 
$5.00 per serving - due to rapidly increasing food and transportation costs, that we are all experiencing, the Soup’s On team is appreciative of additional contributions.  

Looking forward to seeing you!  

The Soup’s On Team

Cancelled Sailings Today - Sunday April 24, 2022

A reminder that today, Sunday, April 24, 2022, the MV Kuper will cancel one round trip on Route 20 to allow time for additional safety training, drills and exercises for the ship’s crew. The affected sailings are: 12:30 PM sailing from Chemainus, the 1:05 PM sailing from Penelakut and the 1:25 PM sailing from Thetis.

BC Ferries thanks their customers for their patience and understanding as they complete this planned exercise.

Keith Rush 

Route 20 FAC

Sunday Library

The library will be open Sunday from 1:00 pm until 4:00 pm.

Friends of the Library