Trail Reminder

Our current beautiful weather is perfect for trail walking, but just a reminder that bicycles (and wheeled vehicles) and horses are not permitted on the Lawrence Valley Trail portion of our trail network as some sections of it are really only navigable to those walking, and actually rather dangerous for bikes and horses.

Community Trail Wardens

Christmas Bazaar ~ Dec. 1

A date for your Calendar, mark it down Saturday 1st Dec, the Island Christmas Bazaar. Come and join us for a fun day of shopping, we have something for everyone. Will be serving Coffee and goodies in the Morning, and a delicious lunch at noon. Times and more info to follow soon.

If you need to contact me call 250-246-2469 or email sdrib@telus.net

Glorious Exercise

No exercise with Gloria on Monday Oct 22nd.

We are curling up our exercise mats that day so that we can join Celine in the Library for Drop and Read a fun idea that has children and adults putting down their electronic devices and read an actual paper book.

This happens at 9 am at the community hall on Monday Oct 22nd.

Forbes Hall Fundraising Campaign Update ~ October 19th

General Local Government Elections ~ Get Informed!

General Voting Day is Saturday, October 20, 2018 

Polling station at Forbes Hall is open from 8:30am to 6:30pm.

Voting for: 

Area G Director (1)

Candidate Information

https://www.ladysmithchronicle.com/news/bc-local-elections-cvrd-area-g-candidate-sean-jonas/

https://www.ladysmithchronicle.com/news/bc-local-elections-cvrd-area-g-candidate-lynne-smith/

https://www.ladysmithchronicle.com/news/bc-local-elections-cvrd-area-g-candidate-rod-smith/

https://www.ladysmithchronicle.com/news/bc-local-elections-cvrd-area-g-candidate-lia-versaevel/

Islands Trustees (2) 

Doug Fenton

Ken Hunter (incumbent)

Peter Luckham (incumbent)

School District 79 Trustees: (7)

Croft, Elizabeth (incumbent) 

de Groot, Barbara Diane (incumbent)

Doman, Randy H. (incumbent)

Hutchins, Rob (incumbent) 

Kemmler, Johanne

McDonald, John

Spilsbury, Candace (incumbent)

Thorne, Joe (incumbent)

For more voting information go to: http://thetisisland.net/2018_CVRD_election/index.htm

For more information on issues, voting etc, this is helpful…

http://www.onecowichan.ca/local_election_2018?utm_campaign=local_elxns_2018_vote_tomorrow&utm_medium=email&utm_source=onecowichan&fbclid=IwAR3-COOKmI5SN47Zyz5JxaegjwOBSEqDCQ5LW0lbguyMIJ4d5oX0jqK8X_4

St Margaret's Cemetery Bank Restoration

The weekend of Oct 26-28, 31 volunteers from Saturna, Mayne, Pender, Salt Spring, Gabriola, Lasqueti, Comox, Ladysmith, Sechelt, Vancouver and Victoria will join with 9 Thetis Islanders at The Portal to learn about shoreline restoration from master bioengineer, Dave Polster of Polster Environmental Services.

On Sunday, the group will be giving Thetis a huge gift by restoring the collapsing bank at St Margaret's Cemetery. This is a joint project with SeaChange Marine Conservation Society, the Thetis Island Nature Conservancy and St Margaret's Cemetery Society under the umbrella of the Salish Sea Nearshore Habitat Recovery Project.

Thetis Islanders have generously opened their homes to billet the off-island volunteers. Meals will be held at Heneage House. Donations of baking are welcome to help keep the volunteers well fed and happily working for the community. Contact Vicki Walker (250-246-9126) or Ann Eriksson (250-246-8176) for drop-off (and a big thank you!). 

On Friday, October 26, Dave Polster will be giving a public talk titled 'Restoration for Resilience.' Dave has 25 years of experience restoring shorelines and other natural areas using bioengineering techniques. Here's what Dave has to say about the topic: "Natural processes have been restoring natural disturbances and building resilient ecosystems for millions of years.  By understanding how these recovery processes operate, restoration programs modeled on these natural processes can be used to build resilient ecosystems on sites humans have disturbed.  The restoration programs that employ these methods are very cost-effective compared to traditional treatments." The talk will focus on methods that can be used to restore drastically disturbed sites using examples from Dave’s experience.

Thetis Island residents are invited to attend the talk which will take place at Heneage House Friday October 26that 7:30 p.m. Don't miss this rare opportunity.

Hope to see you there.

Who's Who of Thetis Pets Registery

Hello all ~ I'll be working on updates to the registry within the next couple of weeks.  

Please check your pet info on the listing and let me know of any changes.  

Also, if you don't have your pet registered yet, please send in clear photo/s, pet's name & any important info, your name, address and phone number. 

editor@thetisblog.net

Thanks

Ann

Request for More Photos for the Blog's Front Page

Thanks to those who have sent in photos.  If there are any out there that show fall colour, winter snows, spring blooms etc. please send them in :)

Think seasonally ~ winter, spring, rainy days, sunny days, you name it!

editor@thetisblog.net

Many thanks,

Ann

Flu Shot Clinic

Forbes Hall Library - Wednesday Oct. 31^st- 11:15am to 12:45pm.  

Wear a short-sleeved shirt under your jacket (and bring your game face!)

TIVFD

Islands Trust News Release: Court Appeal Planned for BC Supreme Court Decision in Favour of Owners' Riparian Rights

News Release: http://www.islandstrust.bc.ca/media/346610/2018-10-it-riparian-rights-appeal_final.pdf

 

Grapes for Sale

Domaine Jasmin has red wine grapes for sale at $1/lb. Make your own wine, take it to McBarley's, freeze, dehydrate them to eat later. Takes about 80 lbs for a 23L carboy.

Please call 250-246-8585 to drop by and pick your grapes before end of Thursday.

Denis & Coleen

TIRRA: General Meeting

FINAL REMINDER: TIRRA (Thetis Island Resident Ratepayers Association):

GENERAL MEETING Thursday October 18th, Forbes Hall, 7:00 PM