Happy Easter: Baby Pegg

We are pleased to announce the arrival of Amarah Artemia Pegg all 7lbs. 4oz. to Justine and Benjamin at 11:30p.m. Easter Sunday! They are all doing well, resting up at the Duncan hospital after a dramatic entry into this world involving water taxi and helicopter!

A special thanks to Chief Jeannine and the crew for all their wonderful assistance, and to Chris at Capernwray for the use of his field! You are all the best, and as we know, we are so lucky!

Best Wishes

Stay well

Marylyn & Chris Pegg

For Sale - 11 Items

2 brand new heavy duty drop tongue hitches with 1 7/8 and 2“ inch balls. $20.00 each.

1 large fully stocked St. John’s first aid kit in a metal box. Ready for home, the truck or the camper. $20.00

1 small air hockey table $20.00. Pucks and stoppers included.

10 large rubber made bins with lids. $90.00 for all 10 or $10 per bin.

Glide rocker.  Excellent condition.  No ottoman. $75.00

1 pair kids roller blades. $10.00

20 blue rays - good ones $20.00

Kids ukulele $15.00

60 Cat in the Hat Books Many brand new. Many well read $50.00

Kids adjusting booster seat. $5.00

Kids bathrooms step stool (McQueen) $5.00

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Chris Fordham

Musical Instruments

Is there anyone who would be willing to lend or rent out their flute or tuba for awhile to some adults who are wanting to hone their skills?

Please let me know: April at agalbraith@capernwray.ca or 250-732-2758 

Thanks so much,

April 

Bush and Wildland Fires ramp up

This Easter weekend many more wildland fires in our region and in BC were started by careless humans.  

IT’S DRY!  

Thank you Thetis Islanders for adhering to the Provincial restrictions in place banning all outdoor yard waste burning in BC.  If a wildfire threatened your home during the pandemic, where would you go?  

Report all smoke sightings to 911.  Maintain your health and fire safety.  We are in this together.

TIVFD

Introduction to Bee Keeping

Webinar Course Spring 2020

Due to the current Covid19 pandemic, all in-person BC Dept. of Agriculture beekeeping courses planned for this spring had to be cancelled throughout the province. 

To have educational opportunities remain available to anyone interested in bees and beekeeping, the Ministry will offer the free webinar course a second time this spring. 

The course consists of four sessions scheduled as follows: 

Thursday, April 16

Friday, April 17

Thursday, April 23

Friday, April 24.

All sessions start at 1:00PM (PST) and last for about 2.5 hours each. Each session is recorded and can be viewed afterwards by course participants. 

To sign-up for the course, please send an email including your full name, location and email address that you will be using during the course to paul.vanwestendorp@gov.bc.ca or mariejulie.hughes@gov.bc.ca. 

Items for Sale

Like new:Glide rocker and ottoman $85.00

1 Rubbermaid patio and yard box (bench box style) Great for patio furniture cushions or tools or gardening odds n ends. $50.00

Outdoor propane cooking element with hose and connector. $25.00 

New Burton Snowboard and Bindings 130 cm. Used once. Freshly waxed. $99.00

Universal meat grinder. Old school.  Hand crank. Great condition. $10.00

Assortment of motorbike stuff. Chain lube. Filter cleaner,  Oil and more. $20.00 for the lot. 

Beech board. 2 beautifully worn pieces. Great for shelf or bench. $35.00

1000 piece star wars puzzle. Assembled once. 2 pieces missing (dog) $8.00

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Suzanne Ward - Obituary

With sadness

Announcing the passing of Susanne Ward, grandmother to Johnny, Trinity, Sophia, Colton, and Logan.

Mother to Jonathan and Michael Dufort

You will be missed, Mommy, rest in peace.

Mike Dufort

TICA AGM

Due to the current circumstances, the TICA AGM is postponed until further notice.

TICA Board

Thetis Island Marina Resort

Happy Easter 

Liquor / Store is open Monday to Saturday 10 to 5 

Fuel dock 10 to 4 

Closed Sundays for the month of Apri.

Fairy Slipper Forest

The Fairyslipper orchids are blooming! These delicate spring flowers are easily damaged by exuberant dogs, so please enjoy the walk but keep your dog on a leash to protect the plants, nesting birds and other wildlife that the Fairyslippper Forest Nature Reserve was created to protect.

Thank you for helping out.

Ann (chair of the Thetis Island Nature Conservancy)

Solid Waste Yard Operations

Hello fellow islanders,

We are currently only accepting household garbage. That is right, garbage from your kitchen and bathrooms only.

Space in our bins is limited, so do not add recyclables or trash items from outdoors.

We understand that recycle items maybe piling up in your storage. We kindly suggest all recycle be dropped at Bings Creek where possible, on your next ferry trip. This will alleviate your stock pile and keep our island clean!

We hope you are all staying safe and practicing social distancing. In this regard, please utilize the garbage drop off with a focus on getting in and out quickly, to eliminate person to person contact. We appreciate your respectful actions in this regard.

TIRRA Solid Waste Team

Easter Weekend Fire Weather Forecast

A large upper ridge continues to dominate the west coast weather pattern, bringing dry sunny weather Friday and Saturday, with temperatures in the mid-teens, low Relative Humidity (25-25%), and light wind for most parts of the Coastal Fire Centre. Haida Gwaii is experiencing considerable rainfall today.

OUTLOOK: (Saturday-Monday) As the upper ridge gradually transitions eastward, outflow conditions build, bringing the strongest gradient for Saturday morning. Inlets and coastal mountain valleys can expect northerly winds reaching 25-45 km/h for several hours Saturday morning. Afternoon winds decrease as temperatures warm and the pressure gradient balances. The same pattern repeats Sunday morning but likely wind speeds will be lower. Afternoon temperatures increase, climbing a degree or two each day, while humidity falls. Afternoon weekend winds will be much lighter in the mornings, but may gust easterly on the east side of Vancouver Island.

Coastal Fire Centre via TIVFD