Heartbeat Menu

BBQ’d lamb kebab on pita in a nest of greens - with tarator/tzaziki sauce

Persian rice: basmati steamed with sweet and savory spices: tossed with fruit and nuts.

Taboulleh: a lemony bulgur wheat salad with parsley and tomato

Vegetarian option: Oven baked falafel to replace the kebab. 

Dessert : tea/coffee with a variety of delights, including baklava

We would appreciate knowing if you prefer the vegetarian or meat option as well as if you have dietary restrictions. 

Notice is required by February  11. Thanks for your consideration.

The SOAS Team

Thetis Island Community Church

Tim Parker from Nanaimo will be speaking at Thetis Island Community Church on Sunday.

Service starts at 10am and everyone is welcome.

The following Sunday Feb 16 Jerry Benjamin from Colorado Springs will be speaking.

Rodney

A Rare Opportunity

On MONDAY, February 10, 7-9 p.m. at Heneage House (The Portal), Martine J. Reid, scholar, curator and Director of the Bill Reid Foundation, will give an illustrated talk, sharing her thoughts and images about social significance of Northwest Coast Indigenous art during the last century and a half. As wife of the late Haida artist, one of our most cherished and gifted artists, Martine often found herself at the centre of artistic activity here on the coast. She and her husband Rodney Badger are part-time Thetis residents. 

Everyone is welcome. Bring some nibblies, if you can—and a folding chair, just in case. Contact: Gary Geddes, 250-246-8176, gedworks@islandnet.com

Gary Geddes, Box 13-3, Thetis Island, BC, Canada V0R 2Y0

gedworks@islandnet.com

250-246-8176

For sale: List

Kids/teens zip line. Approx 100 ft. Cable. Hardware.  Handle etc. It’s up right now if you would like to see it

$50.00

Large wooden slatted California Kingside headboard

$75.00

Hot tub cover flip up lid attachment

$30.00

Misc home items:

Large beveled round mirror

$35.00

Tile framed oval mirror

$10.00

Assorted Stamping up stuff

Various prices

Large boom chain

$25.00

Book of 20 frame worthy art quality Star Wars posters.

Must take whole book.

Serious Offers.

250 252 0699

For Sale: Brand New, Never Used COBRA 1500 watt. 12v. DC TO 120v. AC. INVERTER.

sells online for $197.00 plus tax, will sell for $150.  Call Kyle or Shelley at 778-676-5066

Also we are pairing down some of our scuba diving gear.  We have tanks, regulators & BCD’s. Call if you are looking for something specific.  You must be a certified scuba diver (or in training) to purchase a regulator.

Forbes Hall Expansion Update: February 7, 2020

As posted previously, construction has been halted to enable the Board and Committee to review cost saving opportunities both for the hall construction as well as future operating costs. 

During the last week of January the Board and Committee met with the Project Facilitator to clarify details of the revised hall plans, his role and responsibilities as TICA’s representative for the expansion project, reporting and scheduling requirements and as a liaison between the General Contractor and the Architect.

During the first week of February the Forbes Hall Expansion Committee and TICA met with several community members who had responded to our request for assistance with insight into building specifics, project planning and management, community involvement, and communications. The assistance and expertise has been much appreciated. 

Further meetings were held with knowledgeable community members and the building inspector to expedite some of the existing drainage issues on the construction site. The assistance and knowledge of people within the community was appreciated in addressing this construction challenge at the worksite. 

Please plan to attend the information meeting at Pioneer Pacific on February 29th where details of the revised building, progress and plans will be reviewed.

Automatic Monthly Debits: a New Way to Donate to TICA

The TICA Board is considering setting up an Automatic Monthly Debit system with Coastal Community Credit Union to enable ongoing monthly donations in support of Forbes Hall.

Two TICA Board Members will manage the program, and forms will be provided to participants to be completed, and returned to TICA, in order to participate. A month’s notice email to TICA will be all that will be required for removal from the program.  Auto-Debits as low as $20 per month, to a maximum of $500 per month, would be allowed.

As there are associated charges from CCCU (Coastal Community Credit Union) to TICA to set up and maintain this program, TICA is interested in knowing if there are enough people interested in using this program to make ongoing donations.  If there are not enough participants, TICA will not pursue the program at this time.  A minimum of ten to start would be sufficient to warrant moving ahead.

All donations would generate an annual tax receipt.

Please contact Don Sinclair sinry@telus.net to let us know if you are interested in participating.

Many thanks for your consideration.

Don Sinclair

Vice-President, TICA

Island Art Night at Thetis Island Resort

Join us for a fun, upbeat &n playful painting party with talented local artists

- 2 hour guided event
- All equipment provided
- Support local
- All ages & levels welcome!

$35

Info:  Join this guided event to capture 'Sunset over Thetis Island'. Bring the family and Relax and enjoy a creatively inspiring atmosphere as you are guided through every step to create your personal masterpiece. Cherish the memory and take home your homemade souvenir of the experience, with a gift or a decoration to adorn your wall!

Island Art Night is a collective of local Artist's and entrepreneurs. The Artist for this event is born and raised on Vancouver Island, and he is also a teacher. You will be expertly guided through the painting step-by-step, and encouraged to use your own creativity. The image you will paint is from a photo of a sunset over Clam Bay, on Thetis Island.

Thursday Feb 20th 4:30 - 6:30
islandartnight@gmail.com
www.islandartnight.ca
Get your tickets

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/island-art-night-at-the-thetis-island-resorts-tickets-92971172279

Thetis Island Marina Valentine's Dinner February 14th Saturday

Valentine's menu
First Course

Roasted Butternut Squash Soup

Finished with a chili creme fraiche

Heritage Salad

Garden vegetables with a pomegranate vinaigrette & asiago cheese crisp

Second Course

Crab cakes - with avocado & papaya salsa
Individual flatbread - with caramelized onions, figs & goat cheese

Third Course

Blood Orange Salmon $37.95

6oz. Wild Sockeye salmon with a blood orange buttery sauce, rice pilaf & harvest vegtables

NY Steak and Prawns  $47.95

8oz. Striploin with large garlic butter prawns, roasted baby potatoes & harvest vegetables

Chicken Chasseur

6 oz. Chicken breast with a French classic rich red wine, mushroom and tomato sauce over garlic mashed potatoes and harvest vegetables

Please ask your server for wine pairing suggestions

Dessert

A light strawberry shortcake with whip cream & fresh strawberries

Reservations and entree choice required
250 246-3464 or thetisislandresorts@gmail.com
Reservation times:
5pm, 5:15pm, 7pm, 7:15pm, 7:30 pm
2 hr. max seating 

Wanted: Dog house

~ to be used for goose laying box

Cheers

Liz

lotusland49@gmail.com

Looking for Rental

Looking for a place to rent.

Been on the island for 12 years.

If the place needs cleaning or fixing, we can do it.

We do have a dog and two cats.  

Thank you,

Connie

Email address is drawers64@hotmail.com

Haida Filmmaker: Short Documentary

Link below for a short documentary by Haida Filmmaker, Christopher Auchter

... two brothers carve their community’s first totem pole in nearly a century.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/05/opinion/sundance-haida-totem-pole.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage 

This film is part of a special Op-Docs series of short documentaries at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival.

In the late 19th century, the Canadian government outlawed the cultural practices of Indigenous people. Potlatches, a central ceremony where totem poles were raised, were banned in 1885. The ceremonies were driven underground, and totem poles — pillars of Pacific Northwest Indigenous culture — were destroyed or taken away. 

The Potlatch ban was lifted in 1951, but many traditions were deeply affected.

Until 1969, that summer, 22-year-old Robert Davidson and his brother, Reg Davidson, led the carving of the first totem pole raised in their small Canadian town in nearly a century. As Haida people, they returned to their community a pole, monumental in scale and significance. A Haida renaissance had begun. 

A 1970 film titled “This Was the Time” documented that occasion, but it left a lot unsaid. With access to the same archive, the Haida filmmaker Christopher Auchter captures the legacy of that bold act of defiance in the short documentary above.

Virginia J. Vitzthum