What's Fresh @ Jollity Farm?

Raspberries, Tayberries & Loganberries from our friends at Gobind Farm

Cherry Tomatoes

Jollity Mixed Greens

Baby Beets

Free Range Eggs

Sausages, Cured Meats

New Perennials... drought wise, deer resistant, pollinator friendly

Heavy Ferry Traffic - Tuesday, July 16

Tuesday July 16 is the expected concrete pour date for the fire hall.  

This is weather dependent (if it is raining the pour could be postponed). We have 2 concrete trucks and a pumper travelling on the 7:10 and 8:40 leaving Chemainus and returning from Thetis on the 11:10 and 1:10  

Thanks for your understanding

Michel Poirier

Items For Sale

Item 1. Two patio loveseats and a matching chair. Solid construction. Comfortable. Hardly used. 

             Loveseats 56"W x 30"D x 37"H Chair 32"D x 34"H x 29"W. 

             All three for $195.

Item 2.  Queen Size Headboard, wood pieces, 62" W x 60" H off floor, 

             20" off the floor to start of wood pieces. No other headboard like it, $210

Item 3   Arrow Desk/Table, 30" Tall, 36" W, 72"L, Solid, One of a Kind, $220.

Item 4   Floor Lamp, wood and metal, $75 

Item 5   Ofelia Vass - Design Charlotte Skak- Beige Double/Queen 86" x 86" Duvet Cover 

             w/ 2 queen 20" x 30" pillow cases- 205 thread count

             New in Ikea package $28

Item 6   Mirror with metal mesh border. Overall 36"W x 50"H with 20"W x 32"H Mirror. $225

Jamie 250-210-2701

Free: Sub Woofer

Enterprise Oil Stove

Originally a wood stove, converted to oil. It works and is still in our kitchen. Google for images. Free for the taking.

Peter Brock 604 737 0480 talk or text

Wildfire News: July 12

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Forbes Hall Expansion & Upgrade Information Sessions

On the Court Information Sessions 

The TICA Board and the Forbes Hall Expansion & Upgrade Committee will be holding 4 “On the Court” Information Sessions in July & August, at the Tennis Court accessed via the Pathway on Mission Road.  Refreshments will be served.

These late afternoon talks, from 5pm - 6:30pm will cover the process of the expansion of Forbes Hall. Following updates from board & committee members, there will be time for open questions and answers, and full explanation of the financial aspects & funding of the build.  

These sessions will be by invitation only, initially, to keep the attendance at a reasonable number for each event.  However, if there’s a particular date that fits with your schedule, please just let us know, by emailing dickie.ann@gmail.com , and you will be added to the list of guests for that particular date.  Likewise, please be in touch if you are unable to attend any of these, but would like to meet with us on an individual basis.  

“On the Court” Session Dates:

Thursday, July 18^th               Saturday, July 27^th

Thursday, August 8^th            Saturday, August 17^th

Note: There will also be a public event on Saturday, August 24^th, same time, same place, if response warrants. This will be open to all, and the last chance this summer to participate in one of these sessions.

We are looking forward to the opportunity to meet & speak with you this summer,

Ann Dickie 

On behalf of TICA Board & FH EX COMM

For more information about the Forbes Hall Expansion & Upgrade please go to www.ForbesHall.ca

Please note: if the session cannot be held due to inclement weather, it will be moved to another date: same time, same place.  We will let you know if need be. 

BN# 11925 9182 RR0001

Forbes Hall Expansion & Upgrade FAQ Now Posted

http://www.thetisisland.net/tica/faq.html

Tree Services

We are new to the island…there are several large trees down on our property and some that need to be taken down....is there a tree service or logger on the island that can contact me? 

Rod

778-268-1955

Thetis Island Marina & Pub Presents - Nice Verdes

Wednesday Night ~ July 10 - beginning at 7:30 pm!

Nice Verdes have been performing since first meeting in 2003. They have extensively toured Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Europe and Guatemala. 

Their music is refreshing, uplifting and sunny original indie world. They have always been drawn to collaborating with artists from all countries and they enjoy most of all the parties and festivals that celebrate a strong sense of community and equality in diversity.  

WASP Wildlife Protection Sprinkler Kit

One of the people that ordered a WASP wildfire protection sprinkler Kit for their roof was given one as a gift just before the order arrived. 

So there is one kit available to purchase at the fire hall now. 

$175 includes the taxes and shipping to Thetis. 

Please email chief11@telus.net if interested.

TIVFD

Rare Book Event at Thetis Island Marina Monday ~ July 8th, 2019

9AM- 2PM 

Antiquarian and art and maritime books, a vintage Alice in Wonderland Collection, a whole box of older Hemingway, another of Charles Dickens, Quotations from Mao Tse-Tung, Love Poems of Lord Byron in Calf, Group of Seven by Thoreau Macdonald with a Lawren Harris tipped in, box of Haig-Brown the BC conservationist, Cookbooks to 1930, 2 boxes of art books, a ration book circa 1945, RCMP quarterlies, Conan comics, and a complete collection of rare Saltspring Island histories including Once Upon an Island And One Man's Island By David Conover who “discovered” Marilyn Monroe. CD of Kuper Island residential school survivors testimony, Thetis Island naval history (when the British lost). Also Pig War island And the history of the Black settlers on the island who were sponsored by Governor Douglas. Also as recorded by Franz Boas with First Nations elders over 100 years ago, ancient aboriginal recipes for 100s of seafood and fish and indigenous plants known to few people today.

Sometimes rare books end up in small towns and islands and I will give a generous trade to you or the seniors’ center if you can bring me Cree or Blackfoot or Dene etc. First Nations books or maybe a whole collection of British books over 100 years old that the young people buy from me at my Christmas bookstall near City Hall in Vancouver. 

David Ellis The Roving Bookseller Now First Nations Libraries Ltd

Thetis Island Community Church

Thetis Island Community church has been invited to join with Pioneer Pacific Camp church service on Sunday. The speaker is Bob Rich former police chief from Abbotsford.His wife will be leading the worship music.

Everyone is welcome and service starts at 10 am in the chapel at Pioneer. 

Rodney