Soup’s On: Wednesday, October 23rd

11:30 am until 1:00 pm

Gather at Forbes Hall for a very Thetis Island lunch...

Menu:
   Yam, Carrot & Apple Soup (vegetarian, GF, DF)
      Corn Bread
   Assorted Treats
   Teas and Coffee
Suggested donation of $7 for soup, bread, treats and teas & coffee.

For those who find large groups challenging, enjoy your lunch in our new designated quiet room, the Boardroom.

Everyone is welcome to join us, seniors, seniors who don’t think they’re seniors, workers, families, and everyone who just wants a mid-day meal!

Menu remainders for take-out when available. Soup’s On also supports the Thetis Island Food Pantry.

Coupon Booklets of 10 for your convenience, $70.00

The Soup’s On Team

Peppers for Sale

We picked a peck of peppers and have some for sale - Jalapeno, Chili and some Habanero, Scotch Bonnet and Dragon's Breath.
For sale at 161 Pilkey Point Road in the White Peony.

darsenau@gmail.com

Telegraph Harbour Marina Community Event!

For our dear Thetis and Penelakut community, please join us in the first:

Surf ‘n Turf
Fall Celebration

Sunday, Oct. 27
11am-2pm

Burgers, Penelakut Clams + Oysters and More.
Share memories of summer past as we welcome winter cruising.

We look forward to seeing you and celebrating with you all.
Marina Coordinator

Strength and Exercise Class Tuesday Oct 22

Please arrive at 8:45 am. Class will start shortly thereafter.

See you all then

Michelle and Eleanor

Telegraph Harbour: Marina Winter Hours

Starting Tuesday October 22nd Telegraph Harbour Marina will switch to our Winter Hours.

We are happy to report we are open every day of the week to offer up our treats and enjoy our visitors visiting.

Café Hours:
Monday - 9:30am - 4:30pm
Tuesday - 9:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday - 9:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday - 9:30am - 4:30pm
Friday - 9:30am - 4:30pm
Saturday - 9:30am - 4:30pm
Sunday - 9:30am - 4:30pm

Telegraph Harbour

NEW – Forbes Hall: Power’s Out Team

In TICA’s work to have Forbes Hall available to the Community during power outages and emergencies, a team of 7 people are now coordinated as the Power’s Out Team. They spring into action if the power’s off on Thetis.   

Forbes Hall Community Centre has the capacity to run “Power’s On” for 2-weeks off-grid with heat, lights, water, WiFi, and kitchen facilities.  With this ability, all that was needed was a co-ordinated team to get the hall open and welcome to the community.

Here are the basic guidelines that the Power’s Out Team have agreed to:

1.     The hall will be opened by 9 am if the power is off in the morning. 

2.     If the power goes out between 9 AM and 5 PM, the hall will be open in an hour. 

3.     Forbes Hall will be closed when the power is back on, or at 7 PM at the latest, even if the power is still off. 

4.     They are volunteering to provide access to Forbes Hall, heat and lights on, with hot beverages and snacks as available.   

5.     If the power outage extends for longer than 8 hrs, Food Services may activate Food Preparation for these events. 

Please note that there may be occasions where only part of Thetis is affected by a power outage.  Dependent on the volunteers’ locales, they may be unaware of a localized outage. 

Also note that these parameters may change in Emergency situations.  

Ann Dickie

TICA

Soup’s On: Wednesday, October 23rd

11:30 am until 1:00 pm

Gather at Forbes Hall for a very Thetis Island lunch...

Menu:
  Yam, Carrot & Apple Soup (vegetarian, GF, DF)
    Corn Bread
  Assorted Treats
  Teas and Coffee

Suggested donation of $7 for soup, bread, treats and teas & coffee.

For those who find large groups challenging, enjoy your lunch in our new designated quiet room, the Boardroom.

Everyone is welcome to join us, seniors, seniors who don’t think they’re seniors, workers, families, and everyone who just wants a mid-day meal!

Menu remainders for take-out when available. Soup’s On also supports the Thetis Island Food Pantry.

Coupon Booklets of 10 for your convenience, $70.00

The Soup’s On Team

Thetis Island Clothing Exchange

Location - Forbes Hall
Date 2 Nov 2024
Time 11am - 1pm

This is a great opportunity to clean out your closet and help your gently used items find a new home.

Please book a free table so we know how many tables to set up. A notice on your table will assist with size and gender. 10:30am table set up

Leftover clothing can be picked up or donated to another community.

Please contact Lynne - slynne259@gmail.com

BC Community Bat Program Press Release

Do Something Positive for Bats this Bat Week

For Immediate Release
Oct 21, 2024
Thetis Island, BC.

Halloween images of spooky bats and blood-sucking vampires are classically fun. However, they have also created fear and misconceptions about these important animals. International Bat Week is from October 24 - 31st, and it’s a great time to break some myths. The BC Community Bat Programs are encouraging everyone to learn a fact or two about the 15 species of bats that live in British Columbia.

“Host a Bat Week Party or other special event to get others excited about bats,” says Rob Welsh, Thetis Island Community Bat Program coordinator. “You can feature bat-themed games or trivia, a bat costume contest, and foods and drinks in the shape of moths, mosquitos, or other insects as this is what our bats eat here - anything to highlight our amazing bats!” The bats in BC are major predators of insects, devouring many insects that are considered pests to our forestry and agricultural industries. This makes them an important part of our economy as they provide millions of dollars’ worth in natural pest control.

“If you want to make handing out candy more entertaining, how about developing some bat trivia for the kids?” says Welsh. You can find more information on bats at www.bcbats.ca or at www.batweek.org.

Contact your local museum, or public park offices to see if they are offering any bat talks. Take your kids or grandkids to our local library and sign out a bat book.

“Most bats in BC only have one pup per female in the summer and they face many threats to survive,” says Welsh. White-nose Syndrome is a disease that has killed millions of bats in eastern North America. It is caused by a fungus that attacks them in winter when they are hibernating. It does not affect people or other animals.

“People can help us monitor bat populations by keeping an eye out for winter bat activity or dead bats. If you find one, report it,” says Welsh who also cautions to never touch a bat with bare hands or allow your pets to contact it. The Thetis Island Community Bat Program is working with BC government biologists to collect and test dead bats in order to detect White-nose Syndrome. It has not been found in BC yet, but it is in Alberta and just south of BC, in the Seattle area. Please report dead bats online at www.bcbats.ca, call Rob 250-246-1547 or email: rmwelsh@telus.net.

Bat Week also marks the time of year when bats disappear from our neighbourhoods, until the return of warmer weather in spring. As insect-eaters, our BC bats must leave their summer roost sites and migrate or hibernate to survive the winter. This absence means that this is the time of year to do home renovations that you have delayed due to bat presence. You can clean out and repair a bat box, or do bat-friendly exclusion work, without disturbing or injuring bats.

The BC Community Bat Programs provides information and promotes stewardship and citizen science in partnership with the BC Ministry of Environment, and is funded by the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation, Forest Enhancement Society of BC, Habitat Stewardship Program, and the Thetis Island Nature Conservancy. For more information, please visit www.bcbats.ca or find us on Facebook under Got Bats? BC Community Bat Project.

Forbes Hall: Open TODAY During the Planned Power Outage on Sunday, October 2

Forbes Hall will be open to the community today, Sunday, from 9:30 am until 3 pm during the 9:30 – 3:30 planned Power Outage.

Our team of Power’s Out volunteers will open the hall at 9:30 to provide a warm and inviting space for islanders while the power’s off for 6 hours. Forbes Hall is a welcoming space with heat, light, running water, powered outlets (green dots), and WiFi. There are puzzles in the library, as well as books!

There will be hot beverages and snacks available.

The volunteers are there to have the hall open and lights on, and to manage things minimally while open.

You are welcome to bring your own prepared food.

Ann Dickie
TICA

Car Ride Needed to South Duncan (again) - for Monday Morning

Hi again fellow Thetis Islanders, it turns out my car was not ready, so I am now seeking a ride for Monday morning to south Duncan (Hyundai Service Centre). If you are heading in that direction and could give me a lift one way, that would be awesome (can meet at the ferry terminal)!

Happy to pitch in for some gas. 

My phone number is 778 223 6647 and my email is advani.sahir@gmail.com

Thank you!
Sahir

Telegraph Harbour Marina Open

We are OPEN during the planned power outage!

Come and enjoy all the Cafe at Telegraph Harbour Marina has to offer and help us test out the new generator.

Telegraph Harbour