Cold or Flu?

Here's a note from a friend in Montreal:

A leading German research hospital (Charité) has developed an excellent online self-evaluation tool, for anyone wondering if they just have a cold, or should seek testing. It's more thorough than anything I've seen in Canada, so far. 

https://covapp.charite.de/

You can do it in English or German, and it's free.

I hope this is helpful in calming fears. 

Courage!

Gary Geddes, 250-246-8176, gedworks@islandnet.com

Fresh Bread is Back

I have been to town and am stocked up again. I will be up early starting to make bread at 7am so there will be some ready by 10am! Call, text or email me if you are wanting fresh homemade white bread! Daily and weekly pre orders welcome!

If you are self-isolating or sick then we can work around that and I will happily leave the bread on your doorstep! 

Cash & E-Transfer welcomed

Introductory Price still $5/2 loaves and $2 delivery on Thetis :-)

Mindy Thorne

778-583-6696

buttercup1049@hotmail.com

Grocery Pick-up

In the midst of this pandemic when everybody should be practicing social distancing, self isolation or quarantine if possibly exposed to corona virus, some people either cannot or do not want to leave the island for groceries. This applies particularly to the more vulnerable people like those over 70, those with other health issues such as diabetes high blood pressure or heart disease, and those with compromised immune system. 

A few of us are starting a group in order to pick up phone orders from the 49th parallel supermarket. In this group, anyone who joins could phone their order in, pay for it by phone with their credit card and one person (a volunteer in the group) could go over on the ferry and pick up all the orders. 

Those people having an order picked up could make a donation to cover the ferry fees and maybe gas. 

If anyone is interested in joining such a group please send me an email with:

Name

Lot number

Phone no. and email address

Indicate whether you can volunteer to take a turn driving.

My email is:  billcobb@shaw.ca

Thank you, 

Bill

Petition

My wife and daughter are stranded in Quito, Ecuador when Ecuador suddenly closed their borders and all commercial flights have now been cancelled. 

The only way they and hundreds of other Canadians trapped can get home is for the Canadian government to arrange with Ecuador to allow a repatriation flight. Signing the petition below will help to motivate the government to do so.

Thank you one and all. 

Bill Cobb

Subject: https://www.change.org/p/justin-trudeau-get-canadians-home-from-ecuador?recruiter=1057320569&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial&utm_term=psf_combo_share_initial&recruited_by_id=e12d6200-6ac9-11ea-a184-93a227f9d298

Next Veterinary Visit ~ March 25th

The next veterinary visit will be Wednesday, March 25th. 

Apart from current bookings, I will be conforming to current WHO recommendations regarding the Covid-19 pandemic and ask that clients pick up any deliveries from outside the front door and to pay by e-transfer beforehand.

Accounts for currently projected consultations/transactions will be emailed directly on Tuesday. 

I do apologize for the impersonal nature of this notice as you are all special friends but we are in challenging times. The Covid-19 virus is highly contagious and is not exclusively directed at us ‘oldies’ as originally thought. We are still communicable even when asymptomatic!

Dr. Martin Randle 250 436 0045, erskine2814@outlook.com

Pot Gold Coffee Roasting Co. Closed for One Month

To protect our employees and customers we will be closing for four weeks so that they can shelter in place.

When we are able to start up again we will begin with the first available date and continue as usual from then on.  So if your order was due on March 27th or April 13th it will be cancelled and we would try to ship on your next available scheduled date.  We are sorry for the inconvenience but know you understand.

If you have any questions please feel free to call: 

250-246-4944 or email nan@potofgoldcoffee.com

Please Stay Well & Be Safe!!

Nan

Health Notice: Ladysmith - Confirmed Case of COVID-19

https://mailchi.mp/98b8e1364ecb/urgent-confirmed-case-of-covid-19-at-ladysmith-711?e=23e413daeb

Any customers who may have visited the store between March 5 to March 11 are being asked to monitor their health, and contact a healthcare provider at 8-1-1

Please sign up for these notices from Doug Routley if you find them beneficial.

http://dougroutley.ca/contact/

Please stay safe.

Best regards,

Lynne Smith 

CVRD Area G Director

Cancer Canvas Postponement & a Thoughtful Quote for these Times

1.  The annual April Cancer Canvas is postponed until further notice.  

2.  A Thoughtful quote for these Times: 

“And the people stayed home. And read books, and listened, and rested, and exercised, and made art, and played games, and learned new ways of being, and were still. And listened more deeply. Some meditated, some prayed, some danced. Some met their shadows. And the people began to think differently.

And the people healed. And, in the absence of people living in ignorant, dangerous, mindless, and heartless ways, the earth began to heal.

And when the danger passed, and the people joined together again, they grieved their losses, and made new choices, and dreamed new images, and created new ways to live and heal the earth fully, as they had been healed."  

Kitty O'Meara

Take care EVERYONE,

Merry Gooding

Thetis Island Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting

Thetis Island Alcoholics Anonymous meeting on Monday evenings will be cancelled until further notice. There was an excellent article in the New York Times March-11 about the effectiveness of AA. If you are having a problem with alcohol during this pandemic don’t be afraid to reach out.

In love and service

Rodney

NYTArticle: Alcoholics Anonymous vs. Other Approaches: The Evidence Is Now In

An updated review shows it performs better than some other common treatments and is less expensive.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/11/upshot/alcoholics-anonymous-new-evidence.html

Thetis Island Community Church

In following the directives of our health authorities Thetis Island Church will no longer be meeting on Sundays at Pioneer Pacific.

We will continue to pray for the well being of the community and the country. 

Rodney

Fresh Bread Sold Out

Due to the surprisingly high requests for fresh homemade bread (70 loaves in 2 days) I unfortunately have to close until I can replenish my supplies!

I will let everyone know when I am stocked up again.

Thank you Thetis Island for your outstanding support! 

Mindy Thorne

Thank-you, Mindy, for offering this!

Howling Wolf Farm Market

Howling Wolf Farm Market will be closed until further notice. 

Should you have a special need please call 250-246-2650. 

Wishing all our customers, friends, and neighbours the best in these troubled times.

Stay Well

Marylyn & Chris