Summer Market 2021

We are planning on going ahead with The Summer Market this year on May 22nd. Our long time vendors are all returning and with some measuring we have 4 extra spots available.

If you are interested please send an email to quackf@gmail.com.

This will be a first come first serve basis, so will contact you to let you know.

We will be following all Covid protocol with mask, hand sanitizer and 6 ft distance at all times. 

We will be sending out more information as the days go buy.

Gloria and Helen

Cedar Beach Pizza Closed Friday

It is time to buy some more cheese!  Pizza will be open Saturday and
Sunday as usual.  Dig those Certificates out!

Thanks,
Virginia and the Dishwasher

Used Items for Free and for Sale

Used aluminum windows for sale:
41w x 45H - slider - reasonable shape - $25
24w x 45H - opens - hinges and latches are tired but functional $15 each 

3 sections of 6” lined chimney + 6” approx 10” used metal (cap, metal suspension bracket) asking $200obo.
Chimney brush - 6” x 10’ ish long handle - $10;
Brisell Little Green Carpet Cleaner - small portable carpet cleaner - $25
Pacific Energy - True North (TN10) - smaller air fireplace - $650 used for 3 seasons;

Free stuff: 
Partial roll of thick tar based black roofing;
Partial roll of tar paper;
Used Aluminum vent  (20’) - tired and bent but would serve well on a shed or shop 
Other small items 
Call or better yet email  or text me due to intermittent cell coverage.

Huy ch q’a, 
Doug (250.804.6480)

For Rent

For Rent.

Furnished one bedroom suite within 10 minutes walk to the ferry.

No pets, no smoking. Shared laundry.

Phone e 250-246-0186

Spring CVRD Area G Report

With many apologies, I offer this link to our Area G Director's report, which should have gone into the Spring issue of the Quarterly but was accidentally left out.  Lynne Smith has given us an enormous amount of aid and support and we hope everyone will read this. 

If anyone would like a printed copy, or knows someone who doesn't have internet who would like one, please let me know at veronicashelford@gmail.com. 

For those with internet, here is the link:
https://www.thetisisland.net/quarterly/Area_G_report_accidentally_left_out_of_Spring2021_issue.pdf

Important: Over 80 yrs Count

The VIHA Clinical Coordinator has asked me today how many in our community are over 80 years old. They will send a team over before April 12th to vaccinate that group first.  They will then come back after April 12th and do the rest of the community adults on one day. 

The glitch is that I can never tell how old anybody is...it’s not a skill I have ever needed.  I would estimate 15 persons here were born in 1941 or earlier, but I could be very much underestimating or overestimating.  VIHA needs a better estimation in order to calculate how much vaccine to bring.  I haven’t met everyone on the island. 

If you, or your neighbour who doesn’t read eSPOKES, are in the 1921 to 1941 category, please drop me a note so I can adjust my guess.  You can send me your estimate too, and I will average the guesses.    

chief11@telus.net

Thanks!

Jeannine

Used Bathtubs Wanted

Do you have an old bathtub kicking around?  

I would love to use it in my garden to grow veggies without cedar roots invading.  Can pick up.

Carol

250-246-3699 or seaspray@telus.net

26 Weeks to Emergency Preparedness

Dear Thetis Islanders,

To help you accomplish this, Cowichan Valley Emergency Management published an Emergency Preparedness Workbook available online at

https://www.cvrd.ca/DocumentCenter/View/84184/MIECM-Emergency-Preparedness-Workbook---2017?bidId=

The " 26 Weeks " segment is a mere two pages of the workbook that is full of valuable information and worth reading all the way through. Copies are also available from your LERN captain.

Week 9 recommended scouting out the hazards in your home and neighbourhood and mitigating those you can. ( page 15 -34)

Resuming at:

Week 10

The " 26 Weeks " segment is a mere two pages of the workbook that is full of valuable information and worth reading all the way through. Copies are also available from your LERN captain.

Week 9 recommended scouting out the hazards in your home and neighbourhood and mitigating those you can. ( page 15 -34)

Resuming at:

Week 10

Prepare a First Aid kit that includes prescription medications (keep a list as well), eyeglasses, bandages, sterile gauze pads, tape, scissors, tweezers, antibiotic ointment, and other items such as over the counter pain relievers. (see page 10). Consider taking a basic First Aid course.

Week 11

Give every family member specific safety tasks to do in an emergency. E.g.   designate one person to be in charge of turning off electricity (and /or propane), one to collect the emergency container, one to track down family members and make sure people with disabilities or special needs are provided for. Make sure someone is delegated to look after pets. (see pages 4 & 5 )

Wishing you a healthy and safe start to Spring.

Mary F, Petra A, Eleanor V, Gurk S and Virginia L.

THE MILK RUN... Weekly Reminder!

Stay home, stay safe! Home Delivery every Friday night with pick up from
Superstore, Rexall Pharmacy and the 49th. Please confirm your order with
us by Thursday at 4pm (email your confirmation code from Superstore).

LOCAL MILK & YOGURT
Orders due Monday by 5pm.
Email for more details - info@jollityfarm.ca

LOCAL ORGANIC BREAD & BAKING
Weekly orders for organic bread, baking & pantry supplies from True
Grain (order by Tuesday at 3pm).
Email us for a list, or select any item from their website and write us
with your requests.

SOIL & COMPOST UPDATE
Delivery schedule for soil will be emailed on Tues or Wed. of this week.

Farmers Noah, Elisabeth & Finn Bond
info@jollityfarm.ca

Free: 4 (or 5) Sheets of Tempered Glass

Free: 4 (or 5) sheets of tempered glass, approx. 4' X 7', on Pilkey Pt. Rd. 

Call Mario, 250 8825797. Thanks.

VIHA – Includes Thetis Island in “Taking a Whole Community Approach” to Vaccinations

This quote from the Island Health webpage today concerning vaccination rollout. Good news for us, finally...we have been officially named.  More information to follow when we receive the date.

Fire Chief J. Caldbeck 

“Taking a Whole Community Approach

Where communities with a small population (under 4,000 residents) and have challenges with accessibility (ie, accessible only by ferry or air or more than 3 hours ground travel from a hospital) health authorities will take a whole of community approach to immunization. Depending on the size of the community this may result in the entire adult population of the community having the opportunity to be vaccinated during a single health authority visit to the community (in one day or on consecutive days), or over two health authority visits. The following Island Health communities will be vaccinated through a whole community approach and details on when the vaccination clinics will occur will be communicated in the coming days.

Bamfield, Cortes Island, Denman Island, Gabriola Island, Galiano Island, Gold River, Hornby Island, Kyuquot, Lasqueti Island, Mayne Island, North Pender Island, Penelakut, Port Alice, Port Hardy, Port McNeil, Port Renfrew/Jordan River, Quadra Island, Read Island, Saturna Island, Sayward, Sointula, South Pender Island, Tahsis, Thetis Island, Tofino, Ucluelet, Zeballos

For residents over age 80 who live in these communities, if the whole community approach clinic is not scheduled prior to April 12th, Island Health will ensure you have the opportunity to be vaccinated in/close to your community prior to April 12th. Please contact the Island Health call centre during the week that you are eligible “

https://www.islandhealth.ca/learn-about-health/covid-19/covid-19-vaccine

Summary of Responses to Survey on Forbes Hall

Many thanks to everyone who took the time to express their views on activities and services they would like to see at our expanded and renovated hall.

Altogether 78 people responded to the survey. Below is a listing of proposed offerings and the number of respondents who expressed interest in each, ranked from highest to lowest for each category.

Health Care Practitioners

Nurse practitioner - 45

Massage therapist - 45

Physiotherapist - 30

Foot care nurse - 16

Acupuncturist - 12

The Programming Outreach Committee has heard from two massage therapists and a doctor who would be interested in providing services on Thetis.

Recreational Activities

Exercise class - 39

Visual arts - 38

Gardening - 36

Yoga - 35

Dance - 33

Languages - 33 (conversational practice/lessons in French, Spanish, Hul'qumi'num...)

Philosophers' cafe - 32 (discussions on various selected topics)

Book Club - 31

Travel - 31 (slide shows, talks about places visited)

Badminton - 27

Photography - 26

Ping pong - 26

Tai Chi - 21

Choir - 19

Bridge - 15

Additional repeated suggestions included various activities for children and toddlers, and music, crafts, poetry, film, drama.

Food Related Activities

Soup's On - 53

Supper's On - 31

Theme Dinners - 37

Morning coffee/tea - 22

Afternoon tea/coffee - 20

Lessons in food preparation - 32

Through an oversight this question only allowed for one selection. Respondents were good about providing comments and the above totals include additional specific selections made through comments as well as including the responses of 18 people who indicated they were interested in all of the activities. A couple of respondents indicated a desire for a cafe.

Thanks again for your participation. The Programming Outreach Committee will be in touch with leaders of previously offered activities to give them a chance to see the hall and discuss preferences for spaces and scheduling. For new activities we will extend an open invitation to begin a conversation about how people might want to share in their various interests.

Other community centres are now offering some low exertion activities so it is hoped that by May, following Covid protocols, the Forbes Hall Community Centre will have a soft opening to enable us to enjoy each others company again.

Your comments, questions, and ideas are always welcome at forbeshallprograms@gmail.com