We've Got Eggs!

EGGS @ JOLLITY FARM

All medium & large size eggs on sale this month $5/dozen

Small eggs for $4/dozen

Come up to Jollity any day of the week to collect from the farm shop fridge.

Missing Orange/White Tabby Cat near Sunrise Point

Our cat, "Dudley", disappeared Tuesday Oct 8th from our home (on Pilkey Point Road between Clam Bay Road and Sunrise Point Road)

He's mostly orange with white belly & paws, and weighs just over 12 lbs.  He's very friendly and has shown himself quite willing to walk over to a neighbour's house and invite himself in to explore, so we suspect someone may have though he was abandoned and taken him in.

If he's moved in with you or you have seen him in the past few days, please call us (250-984-3033) or email jthorn4242@gmail.com so we can retrieve him. We miss him.

Thanks, -- Virginia and Jonathan

Thetis Island Nature Conservancy Presentations:

Diving Birds Revealed

with Victoria ornithologist, James Clowater

Sunday, October 20, 2019, with alternate *Sunday, October 27, 2019

Nature House, The Portal

1:00-2:30 PM

$10.00/per person

*Date dependent on the morning program: 

On The Water with James Clowater

Separate Registration for this weather dependent program

Further details contact Vicki Walker, 250-246-9126

Mycology Workshop

Wednesday, November 6, 2019

with Ken Luther of Victoria

Nature House, The Portal

9:30-2:00 PM

$30.00/per person

Max 30 people

Workshop followed by forest walk

Bring your lunch

Presented by Thetis Island Nature Conservancy

Details, registration, contact Vicki Walker, 250-246-9126

Helping Out after the Vandalism

As usual, Thetis Island is pulling together to help out.

After the vandalism, many things need to be replaced and a window to be repaired, in order to have the trailer liveable.  The trailer means that the construction supervisor can be on site all week, and also, it means that he doesn’t have to drive home to Parksville each night. 

The mess that was left behind is as if two bear cubs broke in and threw stuff all through the forest.  It’s so sad.  

Anyhow here’s what’s needed.

1.  Window Repair:

Koeppens have some plexiglass that could be used to repair the window in some way. Is there someone who could repair/install this?  (Bill Dickie has looked at it and can give you some insight.)

2.  Delivery of Mattress & Bedding to site on Tuesday.  Please contact Anne-Marie Koeppen.

3.  Someone to clean up the mess outside of the trailer, and through the property.

4.  Donations of cash to replace the stolen and broken items.  Please email or call Anne-Marie Koeppen 250-246-1991 gotoannemarie@hotmail.com , or Greg Gall 780-505-1569  gnp.gall@gmail.com 

Thank you to all in advance,

Ann Dickie

Build Contact

Forbes Hall Expansion Committee

Thank You to the Board of the Thetis Island Community Fund

After reading the annual fundraising campaign letter from the Community Fund, I was truly moved by the generosity, and community-mindedness of the Board members. The letter speaks of the important contributions and volunteerism of Islanders within our close-knit community, and recognizes the interconnection that our different societies share with one another in fulfilling community needs.  

It is with great appreciation and respect that the Thetis Island Community Association thanks the Community Fund for their encouragement to Islanders to help with the funding of the Forbes Hall Project, which is at critical points in both construction and planning. 

In gratitude,

Ron Bannister

President 

TICA

Walkies: Cancelled for Friday, Oct. 11

Walkies on Friday Oct 12th is cancelled. (I still have a bad knee so feel free to walk without me.)

Gloria

Driver Wanted: Friday 6AM Ferry

On Friday's 6:00 AM Ferry: Looking for Driver to take my car from Thetis to Chemainus.

Please call Joël 613-883-6746

Or email joel@joeldelaquis.com

Christmas Bazaar

Yes, Thetis Islanders there is a Christmas Bazaar this year, it is taking place on Saturday November 30th 10-2pm. The folks at "The Portal" have generously given us permission to hold this year's Christmas Bazaar at Heneage House. If you are interested in having a space at this year's Christmas Bazaar please contact either Gloria @250-246-3091 or email quackf@telus.net or Helen @ 250-246-2469 or sdirb@telus.net.

We ask vendors to let us know what you will be selling so we can have an idea what will be there. Either send a list or take photos of your merchandise and email to Gloria or Helen.

The folks that put on Soup's On will be there to serve you soup, bun, coffee, tea and treats all for the amazing cost of $5.00. There will also be coffee and baked goods available in the morning.

Come and be apart of a "Dickens Christmas" at Heneage House.

Thank you

Gloria Taylor

Helen Bird

Thetis & Penelakut History

Hi, I am hoping to reach out to the Thetis community to create a video essay for a course I am taking as part of my masters program at SFU. 

I am hoping to find resources or family memories that reflect on indigenous and/or settler perspectives about Thetis Island. I will likely include Penelakut history as well since they are so close. 

Some questions I have to get started include: Did Indigenous peoples live on Thetis prior to when H.M.S. Thetis surveyed the land? What was the process of settlement on Thetis? Did Indigenous peoples live on Penelakut prior to it having the Kuper Island residential school? And if so, did local children go here or were they forced to other residential schools to separate them from families? What has the process been like to build the community and culture after the closure of the school.  

How have people lived off of, and learned from the land & water? (Both islands)

I plan on visiting our family cabin on Thetis over Thanksgiving weekend if there are references on the island to look at.

Rebecca Innis

R_innis@hotmail.com 

Editor’s note: if you have any information or resources you are able to share with Rebecca, please contact her directly, and not by commenting to the post.

Job Available: On Site Labourer for Forbes Hall Project

Please contact Jerry Lealand at lealandcontracting@shaw.ca or Drop by the work-site during work hours at Forbes Hall 292 North Cove Road, and speak with Ron L. Contract Supervisor.

Forbes Hall Construction Site Theft

I am so sorry to have to communicate that there was a break in and theft at the Forbes Hall Construction Site over the weekend of October4-6.

The Construction Supervisor’s trailer was broken into, with a smashed window, and pried-open door.  The mattress and bedding were exposed to the weather and got saturated with rain, as well as glass shards.

His personal belongings were gone through, a large jar of coins and several items taken, a cabinet door broken off, and many food-stuffs deliberately chosen and stolen from fridge and cabinets.  Several items were found through the woods behind the trailer.  The only other item out of place was a beer can thrown through one of the openings into the hall.  A file has been opened with the RCMP.

This act of obvious vandalism is so out of character for Thetis Island.  Please be aware of any suspect activity and if you notice or hear anything suspicious, please contact the Ladysmith RCMP.

Our apologies to a very hard-working man, who is employed to get our island’s community hall rebuilt, and ready for us to enjoy once again. 

Ann Dickie

Build Contact

Forbes Hall Expansion & Upgrade Project

Broken Chest Freezer Wanted

Looking for a large chest freezer working or not. 

Going to use it to store feed.

Happy to pick it up.

Emily mlmcvr9@gmail.com