Provincial Campfire Ban / Electric Chainsaws

The Province is placing a Coastal Region Category 3 / Campfire Ban at noon, Wednesday July 18th, not including Haida Gwaii or the Tofino/Ucluelet fog zone corridor. Thetis Island preceded this ban by 2 1/2 days due to local conditions.

There have been some enquiries about By-Law 70 and how that pertains to electric chain saws. Electric chainsaws, either batter powered or energized via an electrical cord to residential power, can be used during EXTREME fire hazard periods but the chain saw blade must not be able to come in contact with stones, rocks, metal etc. to. cause sparks.  In other words, limbing and bucking can take place if the limbs or logs are twice the length of your electric chain saw bar above the ground. As always, an extinguisher or water supply should be on hand. Gasoline powered chainsaws are prohibited during EXTREME. hazard conditions. 

The TIVFD reminds you that fire safety is everyone's concern.  We don't have the luxury of calling on other Fire Depts. for mutual aid to assist our small department during a fire incident.  Therefore we must be extra cautious and vigilant. A fire that may start small has the potential to be come Island-wide in these conditions.

TIVFD

Free Kindling

Big pile of old cedar shakes in driveway at 121 Clam Bay Road.

Make great kindling.

Please help yourself.

Neil McDaniel

Free, or by Donation

For LP, Vinyl Lovers, that would be records that turn at 331/3 RPM on a thing called a turntable.

I never thought it would come to this, but life is full of surprises. I am selling off about one thousand albums.

Many genres of music, but mostly Blues, a very classy selection of classic mainstream jazz, R&B (when music was music) Motown, Ahhh, that Motor City Soul, Classic Rock,etc. the vast majority in mint condition. Even if I sell off a thousand, I probably would have a thousand left! ......NO, I DO NOT have Country and Western!

Call to view, discounts for big buys and people below the age of 65, or above 59.

PH# 250-246-2099

Needed ~ 4 Ugly Hallowe'en Masks

Making 4 scarecrows and am looking for the ugliest Halloween masks that I can buy.

Donald Trump ones would work best but I'm kind of Russian the job.

Please email me rsmith1960@gmail.com if you have any for sale if you wanted to upgrade your mask this October.

Heat Pump Maintenance Service

We are looking for other residents on Thetis who own a heat pump to see if they would share in the ferry cost of having a service technician come over here in September to do a routine maintenance on their unit.    

Mike Barry 246-9331.   

email   mjb75@telus.net

For Sale: Pool Table

Excellent shape. 75" x 42". With equipment. Also has a an add on top for card games. For pick up. NOTE: It is very heavy! Can be disassembled and moved.

More to come

Asking $75.00. Partial to go to funds donated to TICA.

PH 250-246-2099

Note: Three Stooges Golf Poster has been spoken for 

Bless Ya-All, Sister Mary Bubbles and Francisca, OBO, Moe, Curly and Larry

Paint for Nature House

We're painting a mural at the Nature House!

We need outdoor acrylic latex paint- white, dark blue and dark green.

If you have some to donate call Ann at 250-246-8176 and I'll pick it up.

Thank you!

Black Jack Chimney Sweep ~ Booking Now

Black Jack Chimney Sweep will be coming to Thetis later this month.  

Call 250-748-4011 to book.

Big Sale at the Summer Market, July 21st ~ Fashion Clear Out!

All remaining "Fashion Show" clothing items, including shoes, will be sold for only $5.00 each.

These items of clothing must go, I do not want to bring them home!

Gloria

Improve Yourself Fitness

Gloria's exercise classes (Improve Yourself Fitness) will be on this Friday July 20th and Monday July 23rd thanks to Anne-Marie who has graciously offered to take on the leadership. 9:15 am to 10 am.

This Week's Special Events at the Nature House

* Wednesday Night Speaker Cancelled, see below.

Thursday: Women's paddling from 4 - 6 PM.

Friday: Junior Biologists (ages 8 - 12) studying Reptiles from 11 AM - 12 PM.

Saturday: Bird Watching & Bird House Making from 1 - 3 PM.

Sunday: Ocean Plastic & Alternative Crafts from 11 AM - 3 PM

*Note:Tonight’s Speaker Series at the Nature House is CANCELED. 

Next week Zdenek Brich will be presenting for Anchorages Concern Thetis (ACT).

The talk will include a report of activities between August 2017 (last presentation) and July 2018, new information on the problem of commercial vessel anchorages in Thetis Island waters, the increase of interest in this problem in the Southern Gulf Islands (SGI), and new National activities.

A petition aiming to eliminate these anchorages in SGI waters will also be presented. MP Alistair MacGregor, representatives of the local Islands Trust< and members of the Saltair opposing group have been invited to attend, in addition to all Thetis Island residents. By donation of $5 per individual, $10 per family or free for Friends of the Nature House. At the Portal, 254 North Cove Rd.

Thank you!

Quarterly Deadline ~ August 10th

It's that time again... 

The deadline for articles, stories, news, notices, ads, pictures - whatever - for the Fall Quarterly is August 10th.  Please send your submissions to quarterly@thetisisland.net. 

If you have an event or report that you want to have go in, but the deadline is a problem, let Veronica know at veronica@thetisisland.net or call her at 250-246-1509.  

And thank you!