Farm Lunch To-Go @ Jollity

Open Saturday 10am - 2pm & Sunday 11am - 2pm
Introducing Fern & Farrow at Jollity Farm serving up: 

Freshly brewed coffee
Gluten free cinnamon buns

BBQ Habitat Farm Sausages & Smokies on a hoagie bun with homemade condiments and choice of salad or chips
Giant fresh salad plate with seed crackers

What's Fresh @ Jollity

Salad Mixes
Salad Dressing
Tomatoes
Strawberries & Blueberries
Garlic
Summer Squash

New Perennials-including grasses, echinacea, catmint, salvia and more drought & deer resistant varieties

Request to all Islanders to Help Improve Ferry Service (with a special plea to construction crews and movers)

First, I want to thank the ferry crew for their excellent handling of the especially high traffic of exceptionally heavy construction & moving vehicles (at least 4 cement mixers, 2 heavy-duty Mack trucks, 2 long-haul moving trucks, & a flatbed with crane) on Wednesday, 31 July. 

Unfortunately, even with the best of efforts, that many difficult-to-maneuver vehicles resulted in a lengthy delay of sailings (nearly an hour's delay by mid-day).

While there's no avoiding these kinds of delays, it would help relieve the burden on us all if everyone responsible for such transports would please notify the community in advance of high traffic and/or heavy transport (through espokes@gmail.com & thetisposts and the Busy Ferry Schedule at www.thetisisland.net, contact veronica@thetisisland.net) so that we can plan our travel accordingly.

Many thanks!
Concerned Islanders

Disclaimer!

Contrary to local belief, I am not writing "Stripped to the Studs".

As much as I appreciate the information that Shirlee XX provides, I am not able to provide such a chatty structure and my name is spelt in the traditional way. SHIRLEY.

Sorry, no kisses.

Shirley Burr

Request for WETT Cert Installer

Is there a  WETT certified wood stove installer on Thetis Is? If not, any recommendations off island?

Rod    sirrza@ymail.com

Nature House Special Event this Sunday

This Sunday, August 4th, from 12:30 to 3:00 PM, join Doug Biffard for a short talk on the BC coastal environment and citizen science monitoring techniques. We will then map zones and count biota with a transect at low tide. 

Doug is a local diver and retired aquatic ecologist. He started diving in 1975 in the BC interior and then moved to the coast to work as Geoduck diver. After completing college and a career in aquaculture Doug joined BC Parks as the provincial Aquatic Ecologist for 19 years. Doug was involved in the development of citizen science to monitor natural and cultural features in protected areas. He has participated in volunteer fish monitoring surveys from Prince Rupert to California, the Caribbean and South Pacific.

Reminder: Today Funeral Service for Ann Strazza (Belobaba)

St. Margaret’s Cemetery on Thetis

Thursday August 1, 2019

1:30 PM

Ocean Kayak for Sale

Fibreglass kayak, 16.5 ft long, 49 lbs., with extra storage for touring. Adjustable seating, adjustable padded thigh braces, and 3 to 4 years old, in excellent condition. Stored in heated garage. 

Price reduced to $2,100 or partial payment on boat. 

Phone Paul: 250-246-6623

Information Meeting about Freighter Anchorage Issue in South Coast Region and South Coast Ship Watch Alliance Social Media Campaign

ACT is organizing an information meeting with Chris Straw (President of South Coast Ship Watch Alliance). We would like to invite you to this meeting.

Subject: 

a) Freighter Anchorage Issue in South Coast Region

b) South Coast Ship Watch Alliance Social Media Campaign

Date and time: August 8, 4-5pm

Venue: Nature House on Thetis Island, 254, North Cove Road (about 1.5km from the ferry dock).  

We hope to see you there!

Zdenek

This Weekend at Howling Wolf Market Farm Stand

Saturday August 3rd 10-1pm Market Howling Wolf Farm Stand

Drop by and see what we are doing. This weekend we have both the Saturday Market on the 3rd and the Book and Bake Sale on the 4th.

It will be a busy place so parking will be tight. Drive slow and park off the road please.

Special guests this Saturday are the Cowichan First Nation knitters.  

The Book and Bake Sale starts at 11am to 2pm Sunday. If you plan on donating baked goods please drop them off between 9 -10am.

Thank you

Gloria and Helen

Hey Thetis!

We have a dog that will eat anything, and on the Lawrence Spring Trail someone regularly leaves behind their own stool just off the trail, and my dog finds it and eats it, and he keeps getting sick hours after, it is clear to be human feces as there is always a bunch of toilet paper left behind, which also concerns me as toilet paper is bleached and my dog is consuming that as well.

As dog droppings must be cleaned up, so must human droppings be cleaned up, especially seeing as this person is evidently prepared to have a bowl movement on the trail, judging by the amount of toilet paper left behind every time.

At the least, maybe they could start pooping on the leashed part of the trail, so that my dog won't be able to get it.  (NO! note: from thetisposts editor)

I ask please if we could all bury our stool or bring a dog bag and wrap up your own poo, my dog is throwing up and it stinks incredibly bad. This may seem disgusting but it is quite normal especially for rescue dogs, so I do not think I am not asking an unreasonable favour.

Stripped to the Studs!

Forbes Hall Cement Pour - Tuesday, August 6th

The Forbes Hall Project’s first pour happens on Tuesday, August 6th.

Schedule:

First two trucks & pumper arrive at Thetis at 8:00AM

Next two trucks arrive at 9:10AM

Fifth truck arrives at 11:05

They will return to Chemainus on the next available sailings following each pour.

Sorry in advance for the inconvenience this may create, but hope that the advance notice will help you with your plans.

Ann Dickie

Co-Chair

Forbes Hall Expansion Committee