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TIVFD Driveway Clearance
Wednesday, January 2, 2019 at 4:02PM The TIVFD requires 15 feet of clearance from your driveway roadbed to tree limbs or wires (and 12’ driveway width clearance) for access by emergency vehicles. After the BIG storm you may no longer have that clearance. Please email chief11@telus.net if you have a low hanging telephone line across your driveway that you have informed Telus about. We will hang some flagging tape on it so we can see it if we have to respond to your address before it is repaired by Telus. We don’t want to rip out the phone wire or damage our trucks.
And since you are out assessing your driveway, make sure you have cleared your downed trees right back to a 12’ driveway width, and have checked that your lot number sign is clearly visible from both directions (Numbers on the sign must be a minimum of 3” height). Thank you for making our job easier; to get to you quickly when you need us.
TIVFD
Cat to be Rehomed
Wednesday, January 2, 2019 at 3:58PM Steve & Myla Frankel are looking for a new home for their lovely cat, Alley.
A calendar girl for cats!
Inside outside cat ~ Loves the country
Grew up on Thetis Island
She is 11, but in Excellent health
We will take care of any Vet bills initially, food, supplies, etc
Steve & Myla Frankel
250 245 4167
Conversations about Emergency Response
Wednesday, January 2, 2019 at 3:52PM Dear Islanders, first, I want to applaud and give huge thanks to all those in the TIFD, and all the islanders that leapt to help, responding in ways great and small, sharing skills and ingenuity galore!
I had very mixed feelings about having been gone for two weeks. I missed the whole thing! And while I missed a traumatic experience, I also missed doing my part, and being apart of Thetis Island Community Magic.... I would like to be a part of debriefing this event in preparation for the future.
I'm sure that most of you have thought deeply about the ways that the island response was amazing and the ways that we are needing to rethink how we might be better prepared for what is surely a changing future.
I am inviting those interested to share your ideas on what has been successful, and how we can improve helping ourselves and sharing in the responsibility for our future emergency preparedness.
Thursday, January 10, for 7:00 at my house, 272 Forbes Road
Take care,
Mary Forbes
Eucalyptus Branches for Pick Up
Wednesday, January 2, 2019 at 3:44PM I have had to give my eucalyptus a large trim.
If you would like some branches they are on the front lawn. Help yourself!
Celine
130 Pilkey Point
Thank you, Hydro crews and contractors and...!
Wednesday, January 2, 2019 at 3:41PM Thought the community should send a big shout-out to the Hydro crews and contractors who worked so hard to get our power up and running again - it was a big job and completed ahead of some expectations.
Thanks too to Elizabeth Bond for getting onto Telus’ case, hopefully her efforts will prove to have results in the near future.
And thanks to Solar Bud, Ron Bannister and Chris Call (and many others, I’m sure) for their efforts in the aftermath of “The Storm”
Happy New Year all!!
Ron and Eleanor
101 Hollyberry Lane
Missing Fire Department Package
Wednesday, January 2, 2019 at 3:39PM A parcel weighing 13 lbs. and containing Christmas stationary and CDs marked with Thetis Island Fire Dept. was delivered to the Thetis Post Office in the week before Christmas but was somehow misdirected.
If you inadvertently have that package from Perfect Pen in the US, and addressed to the Thetis Island Fire Dept., please return it to Kevin at the post office.
MANY THANKS!
TIVFD
Telus Phone and Internet Update
Wednesday, January 2, 2019 at 3:37PM Happy New Year
Thank you to everyone who’s continued to communicate about their own and neighbour’s phone and internet connection issues.
Thanks to Stephanie for helping to initiate an interview with Chek TV, which aired on the Sunday night news ( Dec 30th, 5 pm www.checknews.ca ) , parts of which were broadcast on CBC Radio again on the 31st.
Telus responded to the interview stating that they would rally some additional crews and all repairs would be completed by January 15th.
A solo local technician arrived today and proceeded to map all the issues on the island. Some areas will only need simple repairs, where others are quite complicated and will require some time and reinforcements.
I am grateful that he made his way to me, so that I could share our list, organized by area and level of need.
Please have compassion for this guy !!! He should not be assigned to such a big job alone. We hope to see him with these reinforcements on his next visit, where they can safely and efficiently attend to our many jobs.
We hope to see them back tomorrow and with more assistance in the coming week.
Elisabeth Bond
Ferry Reminder and Update on Dangerous Goods Run
Wednesday, January 2, 2019 at 3:34PM Reminder: Beginning now our Dangerous Goods run will return to Chemainus on the 1:10 sailing from Thetis rather than the previous 2:40. This means there will be no other vehicles or foot passengers on that 1:10 run. The 2:40 run will be open for vehicles and foot passengers.
Update: According to BC Ferries the next DG sailing will be this week on Thursday, January 3. The possible extra DG sailing with Superior Propane on Wednesday that was mentioned in espokes last week is not on the schedule at this time. BC Ferries was willing to have the extra sailing but Superior Propane has not made a reservation for Wednesday.
Sue French
For the FAC, Ferry Advisory Committee
December 2018 Rainfall Stats
Wednesday, January 2, 2019 at 2:20PM Courtesy of Keith Rush
The second wettest December behind 2015 at 269 mm and the third wettest year behind 2016 at 1359.2 mm and 2010 at 1188 mm.
I can't thank Frank English enough for keeping my rain gauge up to date through the most difficult of times, and huge thank you to Tim Mattson for clearing our driveway...
Keith
