Closure of Thetis Island Wharf to Vehicle Traffic effective. Thursday Oct. 29, 2020

CVRD, Parks and Recreation has informed the Thetis Island Port Comission, that they will be installing "temporary '' bollards to close the dock to vehicle traffic.

This action was taken as a result of an engineering report, paid for by Thetis taxpayers, that the CVRD, is unwilling to share in its entirety with us.

our CVRD area G rep, Lynne Smith, is aware of this action, and is working diligently , to resolve this issue.Our Fire Department and First Responders are aware of this action, and have the appropriate plans in place.

As soon as we receive more information, and the CVRD grants us permission, under their COVID protocols to hold a commission meeting, we will pass that on to you.

Thetis Island Port Commission

Patrick Mooney, Chair

Islands Trust: December Trust Council Program Announced

News Release:

http://islandstrust.bc.ca/media/350206/2020-23_it_tc_december-electronic-meeting_nr_final.pdf

Jollity Home Grocery Delivery & On-Farm Veggie Pickup

We will continue delivering your Superstore & 49th grocery store orders to your door every Friday evening. 

Contact us if you need help with your order. If you place an order and receive a confirmation number please

let us know.

For Superstore orders please select a pick up time of 11-12 or 12-1.

If placing an order for farm fresh veggies, please submit by today at 4pm. Pick up bagged orders at the farm

Saturday 10-1 or self-serve Sunday all day. (limited selection by Sunday) 

What's Fresh from Jollity Farm & Friends?

arugula $4

beets, bunch $4.50

beets, bulk $3.5/lb

cabbage, green, red  $3/lb

carrots, bunches  $4

carrots, bulk  $3.50/lb

chard, rainbow  $3.5

cilantro  $3.5 per bu

green onions  $3.5 per bu

fresh ginger $8/lb

kale  $3.5

kohlrabi $4/lb

leeks $2/each

parsley, flat/curly $3.5 per bu

parsnips  $4.5/lb

pac choi $3.5/head

peppers, sweet, green, picnic $4/punnet

potatoes, sweet $3.5/lb

rutabaga - $3.5/lb

salad greens $5 (*limited qty)

sprouts - microgreens or sunflower $4

turnips, purple-top  $4/lb

turnips, baby purple-top  $5.5/lb

winter squash - spaghetti, delicata, acorn, butternut, golden Hubbard, Grey Ghost $2.25/lb

Montreal-style Bagels $10/dozen

Multigrain, Sesame, Everything, Poppyseed, Cinnamon

Cream Cheese $5.75/lg  $4.25/sm

Cilantro supreme, Basil garlic, Plain, Honey-vanilla, Sundried tomato, Lox

Orders to info@jollityfarm.ca

Montreal-style Bagels $10/dozen

Multigrain, Sesame, Everything, Poppyseed, Cinnamon

Cream Cheese $5.75/lg  $4.25/sm

Cilantro supreme, Basil garlic, Plain, Honey-vanilla, Sundried tomato, Lox

Orders to info@jollityfarm.ca

For Sale

2 early version i phones. Perfect condition. Excellent screens

(Always had Covers and protective screens). Both come with covers if you want them.  Chargers not included. Priced to sell. 

$50.00 each to a good home. Maybe someone needs an emergency phone or a device for texting or music? Pictures available on request.

Apple ear buds. Brand new.

$20.00 

Text 2502520699 - Chris

Volunteers Needed

Howdy Y'all, Friends of Forbes Hall

We have Two Immediate Volunteer opportunities at Forbes Hall! 

A. Insulate Ceiling 

- five to six volunteer positions to be filled ASAP

B. Septic Feild -Clean up Branches...etc 

- two or three volunteer positions to be filled ASAP

If either of the opportunities is of interest to you and you have the time to lend a hand, drop me note indicating which task you would like to assist with and when you can help!

Contact me at

gnpgall@gmail.com 

Thanks in advance for your willingness to help with these tasks.

So, if you heed the call

We'll a ball

At the hall

That's all

From Greg Gall

Warm up the Hall: Call for Volunteers

We need volunteers to help with insulating the Hall on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday  at 1 pm.

Please contact Greg Gall if you can help.

gnp.gall@gmail.com

Free Hand Sanitizer Refills

The TIVFD had free bulk hand sanitizer for flu shot clinic attendees today to fill up their own hand sanitizer containers.  Unfortunately, most forgot to bring theirs.  So, at the front door of the firehall on Mission Road we will leave the jugs out for you to top up your hand sanitizer bottle from home.  There is a funnel for you to use. 

TIVFD

Congratulations!

Thank you all for making this strange year’s Flu Shot Clinic a huge success.  We had over 160 vaccinations in the 3.5 hours and other than the first half hour of chaos because the ferry was late getting the nurses to the island, the flow smoothed out after that.  Thank you for your patience, patients!  The nurses all were most appreciative  of your thanks to them individually.  They told me they love to come here because everyone is so friendly and welcoming.  They made sure we were first on the list for flu clinics and had ordered the vaccine for us in early September so we were assured of enough. 

For those of you who did not get to our local clinic today, make sure you call your doctor or pharmacist ahead of your trip to the Big Island to confirm they can accommodate you.

And baskets of virtual roses to Merry Gooding, Nan Beals, Veronica Shelford and Claire Hess for the coffee service the Auxiliary provided.  Regulations for food service during Covid disallowed their usual fruit and baked goods but their creativity gave everyone chocolate covered cookies and other treats your mum would have normally frowned upon.

The TIVFD is grateful that you value our local annual flu shot clinic and the health of the community by attending.  Your donations to the Community Fund support this initiative.

Fire Chief J. Caldbeck

Free Stuff & For Sale

Free Stuff

1.    Beige armless divan in new condition, clean, good upholstery.  Chrome legs.  Back drops down for sleeping.  Picture available on request.

2.   2 single beds (not matching).  Clean mattresses in good condition.

3.   1 queen mattress and frame.  Good condition.

4.   Older style wooden stereo cabinet in beautiful condition.  Storage room inside.

Email Donna Stadt:  donnastadt@gmail.com or call 250-246-3141 and leave message.

For Sale

1.   Modern style, black with glass top, computer desk. Excellent condition.  $40

2.   Modern style chrome and black TV stand with 2 shelves below.   $30

3.   Swiss made Elena sewing machine in nice wood cabinet with lots of storage for

      Sewing supplies inside.  Machine drops down into cabinet for smooth top.

      Excellent condition.   $60. 

4.   3 matching wood dressers (painted white) in excellent condition, 2 with mirrors. 

                 PICTURES FOR ALL THE ABOVE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. 

Contact:  Donna Stadt at:  donnastadt@gmail.com. OR call 250-246-3141

Thetis Island Resorts

Thetis Island Marina is now looking for part time and full time staff for our restaurant and store.

Please contact Bev 250-246-3464

Editor Away ~ Next Posts October 27th

Bat Week – go to bat for bats!

As Halloween approaches and bat decorations appear, bat enthusiasts around BC are celebrating and supporting our real bats by participating in International Bat Week (October 24-31). Bat Week is all about appreciating these amazing animals and their benefits, from eating insects to pollinating the agave plant used to make tequila.  

Take a moment to learn about the many ways bats contribute to our lives, and what you can do locally for bats, at www.batweek.org or through the BC Community Bat Program at www.bcbats.ca. Research bats online, host an educational event, help restore a wetland, learn about bat-friendly lighting, prepare your bat box for next spring… there are many ways to participate and support bats. 

“Bats in BC help control agricultural and forest pests, as well as mosquitoes in our yards - but now bats need our help” says Mandy Kellner, Coordinator for the BC Community Bat Program. “The conservation of bats in BC has always been important, since over half the species in this province are considered at risk. With the continuing spread of White-nose Syndrome in Washington State, bat conservation is more important than ever as we expect to see impacts in BC in the near future. ” 

BatWeek is also the time to say ‘so long’ to bats in our neighbourhoods, until the return of insects with the warmer weather in spring. As insect-eaters, our BC bats must leave their summer roost sites and migrate or hibernate to survive the winter. This absence means that this is the time of year to do home renovations that you have delayed due to bat presence. You can clean out and repair a bat box, or do bat-friendly exclusion work, without disturbing or injuring bats.      

If you do see a bat in winter, please report it. Monitoring for White-nose Syndrome in BC will continue this winter, with Community Bat Programs requesting reports of dead bats or sightings of winter bat activity starting just after BatWeek, on November 1. 

In partnership with the BC Ministry of Environment, and funded by the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation, Forest Enhancement Society of BC, and the Habitat Stewardship Program, the BC Community Bat Program provides information about bats in buildings, conducts site visits to advise landowners on managing bats in buildings, coordinates the Annual Bat Count, and offers educational programs on bats. 

You can report winter bat sightings, find out more about the BC Community Bat Program, BatWeek activities, and options for helping local bat populations, at www.bcbats.ca , info@bcbats.ca, and /or contact your Thetis Island Bat Program Coordinator,  Rob Welsh at 250-246-1547 or rmwelsh@telus.net

Photos: 

Bat box on barn. Photo by Habitat Acquisition Trust: Bat boxes offer roost sites when natural features such as old trees are rare. Find details at www.bcbats.ca Fall is an excellent time to clean and maintain bat boxes.

Bats snuggled in a bat box. Photo by J Saremba:  bat boxes help provide roost sites for several BC bat species and are particularly important if you are excluding bats from your building.