Covid-19 Self Assessment Tool

The BC Health Ministry’s self-assessment tool to answer your question about your need to be tested for Covid-19:

https://covid19.thrive.health/

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Farm Fresh Eggs & Meat

Your Thetis Island farmers have been busy bees! The greenhouse is exploding with seedlings, soil is tended, fences repaired and pond is full. We have ramped up our planting plans and are working hard to grow lots of food for you.

EGGS - $6/dozen

Please continue to collect eggs provided by our farm co-op at the Mission Rd. farm stand. Consider taking only 2 dozen per trip so others don't leave empty handed. Our chickens enjoy a mix of non-gmo and organic grains, daily fruit & veg scraps, fresh grass and forage, oyster shells and mixed seeds. In light of the resources required to produce such delicious eggs, we are no longer able to continue the 2 for $10 offer. All eggs are $6/dozen.

MEAT - We'll have your orders packaged and labelled for pickup at Jollity Farm this Saturday, March 21.

Email Elisabeth @ info@jollityfarm.ca to place an order.

SAUSAGES - $12.5/4 pack

Made from our pasture raised Kunekune pigs.

Apple+Cheddar / Date+Blue Cheese / Coconut Currywurst (all gluten free)

TURKEY PRODUCTS

Forest & pasture raised on Thetis Island.

Breast (cottage roll style) $22/kg

Wings $12/kg

Drums $12/kg

Delicious Turkey Soup (barley*, tomatoes*, carrots*, mushrooms*, preserved lemon & sumac  *= organic) $8

Turkey Broth $4.5

+ Lard (rendered from our pastured pig fat) great for frying, roasting and baking. $5/jar

Capernwray: Spring Brea Groups & Spring Term Cancelled

Notice: we have cancelled our Spring Term of Bible School so we will no longer have our students traveling back, as well as we have cancelled our groups for our Spring Break.

Islands Trust News Release: Office Closures

Click here to view News Release.

Fresh Bread

Yum yum yum Fresh Bread made daily to order on Thetis Island ... Doesn't get much better than that!! Baked in a kitchen that is sanitized twice a day! Currently only white bread available!

Available for pick up or delivery 7 days a week between 10am & 7pm. (Bread takes 3 hours start to finish so if you want it before 10am just ask the night before)

2 loaves $5 - Delivery anywhere on Thetis +$2

Mindy Thorne

778-583-6696

buttercup1049@hotmail.com

Friends of Furries Update

Yes, we’re still out there.  We are a part of your community controlling pet and feral animal population.

Over the last 5 months, we’ve spayed/neutered 6 cats and vaccinated 2 cats. 

This has depleted our funds. 

As we rely solely on donations, we will not be able to continue our mission, unless additional funding comes our way. 

We can be reached at FriendsofFurries@gmail.com

Spring Cleaning

Spring is here, the flowers are blooming and you're stuck inside doing Spring cleaning. Contact Connie & Theresa for your deep clean duties. We are here to clean for you so you can enjoy the beautiful weather!

We do floor to top of the wall cleaning including windows, fridges and stoves. Sorry no ceiling cleaning at this time.

Connie Schermerhorn

250-466-4281

Theresa Elsie

250-732-9025

RECYCLE YARD CHANGE

Operations at the recycle yard are temporarily changing, effective immediately.

We plan to keep the garbage portion available, at least until the bins are full.

Please be especially careful to keep recyclables out of the garbage as we have limited space.

We won't be receiving cash, but will rely on the card system and will keep an I.O.U  system also.

We are not receiving any recycling or free store items so please save these items for the time being.

We are also considering reducing the hours of operation during this time.

Thanks for understanding.

Ernie

250-252-0144

Corrected Forbes Hall Expansion Update - March 18, 2020

Our sincere apologies for the errors in the original posting, the corrected version follows:

In a recent Notice to members of Thetis Island Community Association, termination was announced of the construction contract with J Lealand Contracting Ltd. This construction contract was for the expansion of Forbes Hall. 

On Friday, March 13^th community members Karl Unger, John Gordon, and Ernie Hunter presented a construction proposal to the Forbes Hall Expansion Committee and the TICA executive. 

On Sunday March 15th, Ron Bannister, and some Expansion Committee members, held further discussions regarding the construction proposal that included those mentioned above, and also Peter de Hoog and Michel Poirier. 

Unfortunately, a public meeting to share information about the construction project scheduled for Sunday, March 15^th, was postponed due to the Corona virus.  

It was the intention of TICA Directors to seek approval from the TICA membership, on March 28th, to engage with a new general contractor. The directors intended to ask members to approve a motion to proceed with a single selection (sole source) process. In an effort to contain costs and minimize delay, the Directors and Expansion Committee do not recommend engaging in another competitive selection tender process. 

It now appears that the March 28^th TICA membership meeting will be cancelled because of the COVID-19 health crisis and the Provincial Government's decision to prohibit gatherings of over 50 people. 

TICA is exploring different ways that the membership can vote on this motion without holding a meeting. TICA currently has 336 voting members.

Directors are also considering whether to make the decision to go to sole source without a membership vote. Legal advice is being sought is being sought on this option. 

TICA / FH EX Committee

Capernwray COVID-19 Response

Dear Island Friends

In response to the COVID-19 virus, and the extraordinary measures being put in place by our governing bodies, the Capernwray Property, Facilities, Fitness Centre, Dining Rooms and Main Office will be closed to the public until further notice.

We look forward to ’socialising’ with our neighbours (at a distance of course) in new and unique ways.

If you have any questions or needs, please do not hesitate to contact us by phone - (250) 246-9440 or by email - chbc@capernwray.ca

We are in this together as a community, and are blessed to be situated on Thetis Island.

Elizabeth Joslin

for the Staff of Capernwray

CVRD Closes Recreation and Community Centres to Reduce Spread of COVID-19

https://www.cvrd.bc.ca/DocumentCenter/View/96619/News-Release---Closure-of-Recreation-and-Community-Centres

Lynne Smith

CVRD Director Area G Saltair/Gulf Islands

New Virus Hotline in BC

The province has announced that there will be a new active phone number for British Columbians to call for information on COVID-19.

Amid the current outbreak of coronavirus, huge call volumes into the current provincial health information line available at 8-1-1 are causing massive delays and phone wait times. 

This has sparked the province to announce on Monday morning a new number dedicated specifically for COVID-19 concerns.

As of March 16, people can call 1-888-COVID-19 or text 604-630-0300 for details, advice, and further information on the virus. 

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