jollity FARM

Chicken Pick-up @ jollityFARM

Your chickens from Shiloh Farm are here! 

Please come by this Saturday, Sept. 15 between 10am and 1pm to collect your order. 

Contact Elisabeth to make other arrangements if that isn't convenient

info@jollityfarm.ca or 250.416.6736

+ Organically Grown Jollity Garlic

All varieties of garlic are cured, trimmed and bagged. This is the time to stock up for winter. Garlic will keep for the next 6 months or more if stored in a cool, dry environment away from direct light.

Say goodbye to that tasteless Chinese garlic and order enough organically grown Jollity Farm garlic to see you through the winter. 

2 varieties left - Duende (large bulbs and cloves - Great for cooking) and Georgian Fire (beautiful colour, juicy and sooo tasty)

Dishwasher for Sale & CD Cabinet for Free

For sale - GE Model GDF520 built in dishwasher. Excellent condition, works great. $150.

Free - Ikea wall mount CD holder with doors. 

Phone Rob or Alana 250-436-0337

Thetis Island Improvement District By-Election: September 29th.

The Thetis Island Improvement District will hold a Special Meeting on Saturday September 29th at 10 AM at Forbes Hall, Thetis Island. The purpose of the meeting is to conduct a by-election to elect a trustee to replace Dick Phelps. Sadly, Dick passed away in August. 

Bill Dickie has agreed to stand for election. He will be asked to complete Dick's term as trustee, which ends in April 2019. 

If anyone would like to run for this trustee position, please send an email, with an expression of interest, to Anne-Marie Koeppen, Administrative Officer: gotoannemarie@hotmail.com no later than Wednesday September 26, 2018, 5PM.

Persons wishing to put their name forward must meet the eligibility criteria under Section 684 of the Local Government Act, which is:

a) Canadian citizen,

b) 18 years of age or older

c) entitled to be a registered as a voter under the Election Act, and

d) be a property owner on Thetis Island

Questions? Please call. 

Keith Rush

Chair, Board of Trustees

Thetis Island Improvement District

keithrush17@gmail.com

Ph: 250-416-0013

Cell: 250-732-2766

Reminder: Notice of proposed Telus Telecommunications Facility

Chimney Cleaning, WETT certification and Stove Repairs for Thetis

I have a guy coming for my stove Wett certification Saturday morning. He also does chimney cleaning and repairs if required. Call Ryan at 250-618-5305 if you wish his services also.

Richard and Tess

News Release ~ New Name for Islands Trust Conservancy

Click here to view News Release

Pictured, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Selina Robinson with Islands Trust Chair Peter Luckham at the UBCM announcement

Photo credit: Scott McAlpine

For Sale: Football table

Want to impress the grandkids or just provide great family entertainment with no wifi required?

We are selling our full size foosball table. Stainless steel finish.

Good condition. $100

Contact Tracy or Mark 250-714-9876 or higginsgroup@shaw.ca

CVRD Area G Election

The webpage for the upcoming (October 20th) CVRD election, promised in the most recent Quarterly, is now available at 

https://thetisisland.net/2018_CVRD_election/

If anyone knows of additional information it would be useful to have up there, please let me know.

veronica@thetisisland.net

Campfires ~ TIVFD

Regulation-sized campfires (less than 18’’x18’) with permits and with water and shovel at site will be allowed commencing SATURDAY September 15th.  Please apply for the Permit on-line at thetisislandfire.ca and select FIRE PERMITS from the left hand side menu. 

Watch your sparks. It is still very dry in places.

NO YARD WASTE BURNING PERMITTED AT THIS TIME.

Campfire with permits only after September 15th.

Soup's On Volunteers Meeting

The first "Soup's On" of the 2018/19 season will take place on Wednesday, September 26th, 2018 and the committee members are busy working on another good season.

We need more help so if you would like to get involved in a very popular community activity please plan to attend our start up meeting for cooks, team leaders and kitchen helpers on FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14th, 9.30 am in Forbes Hall. This is an important time to get new information and select your preferred dates and team members. If you have recently upgraded your Foodsafe certification please bring a copy of your new certificate for the office record. 

This meeting will be followed by a kitchen protocol information meeting approximately 10.30 a.m. which will be for the benefit of  all community kitchen users regardless of   which group they will be using the kitchen for e.g. private catering, TICA, TICF, TIFD etc.

Refreshments will be available.

If you have questions or need more information feel free to call or e-mail

Dee (donella123@aol.com), Don (sinry@telus.net) or 250-246-4291) or Shirley (burrleyshir@gmail.com ) or 250-246-1816).

FREE! Work-out Bench

From Across the Pond, Hello Thetis Islanders!

Anyone interested in a work-out bench, adjustable with numerous weights barbells, accessories, etc. In very good condition, formally owned by Jacob. 

Tighten them bodies up!

Gone but (we hope) not forgotten,

Myla, Steve & Jacob

Ladysmith

PH# 250-245-4167

Tai Chi Classes

Tai Chi beginner classes start again on Monday September 17th.

Registration 10.00am class 10.30-12.30. Forbes Hall. Come join

in and do your body a favour!

Info: Carol Sowerby 250-246-4042

https://www.taoist.org/