Wildfire News

There are two more Wildfire Newsletters linked at http://www.thetisislandfire.ca/wildfire-news-archive.html :

2018 Season, Issue 3 - The shared responsibility of using B.C.’s forests, Fire management plans, Moving into a Wildland Urban Interface area, The most common reasons for human-caused wildfires in the Coastal Fire Centre, and How can a camp-fire start a wild-fire?

2018 Season, Issue 4 - How a forest dries out, The Fine Fuel Moisture Code and how a wild-fire can start, and How can you tell if forest fuels are dry?

TIVFD

Forbes Hall Expansion Fundraising Campaign Update

Reminder: July 1st Pancake Breakfast ~ Forbes Hall

Get all dolled up in red & white and join us for Thetis Island's famous Canada Day Breakfast!

TIRRA Links

Before the tonight's Thursday, June 21, 2018 TIRRA General Meeting at 7 PM, have a look at past minutes and current reports:

http://www.thetisisland.net/tica-tirra/tirra-reports.htm 

Please attend this meeting to discuss and vote on the electrification of the Recycle Yard and to have updates on community.

Printer & Desk for Sale

PRINTER FOR SALE 

I have a Brother 3040CN printer, with the manual, very heavy duty, hardly used, with three brand new ink cartridges. it does need a printer cord (15$ at Radio Shack), and a solid wood desk. Movers coming on the 26th, offers accepted 186 Porlier Road any morning before 10 am or after 600 pm ish.

Janet Seymour

Request for Community Paramedic Visits

Chemainus BCAS (Station 149) now has a Community Paramedic program in place for their service area which includes Thetis Island.  

Persons wishing to take part in this free service of health care visits at home by the Community Paramedic  must be referred by their family doctor or another health care professional to the Station 149 Unit Chief.  

Here on Thetis I can gather names of those interested and whom might benefit from this service of support; helping people achieve self-management goals, improving health outcomes, or helping persons remain in their home at end of life, and reducing emergency room visits as well as hospital stays.

Here are the criteria: Persons already diagnosed with heart failure (HF), COPD or diabetes, and/or require an in-home assessment of fall risks, or requires palliative support.

Please let me know if you or someone you know on Thetis wishes to be considered for inclusion in the service and I will apply for you.

Jeannine

TIVFD chief11@telus.net 

Fire Extinguisher Clinic

Mark your calendar! June 24th, Sunday, at the Fire Hall. 1:30 pm, Fire Extinguisher Training. You do not need a Fire extinguisher to attend this short hands-on training- we supply the flames and the means to put them out. Lantzville Fire Chief Neil Rukus will be your Instructor.

2:15 pm - AGGRESSIVE FIRE SAFETY will inspect your home/boat/car fire extinguishers for free, and let you know if they need hydrotesting or replacement. Extinguishers will be available to purchase or order.  Orders for reflective Lot Number signs will also be taken.

Take advantage of this free Safety trading and inspections, Sunday, June 24th.

TIVFD

Nature House Volunteers

The Thetis Island Nature House is looking for volunteers.

Contact Vicki Walker at 250-246-9126.

Forage Fish Monitoring Workshop

Be trained to monitor forage fish spawning habitat June 22 from 9 AM to 12 PM at the Nature House with the Mt. Arrowsmith Biosphere Region Research Institute (MABRI) from VIU.

To sign up or for more information contact Haley Tomlin at 250-753-3245 local 2802 or haley.tomlin@uvic.ca, or contact ThINC@thetisisland.net.

Lifeguard Wanted

For the opening day of the Thetis Island Nature House on June 30 from 1 to 4 PM

$100 plus ferry fee, potluck lunch and one night's accommodation included.

Please contact Caitlyn Skelton at 250-208-7869 or caitlyn.skelton@gmail.com if interested.

Free: Double Bed Frame

Metal double bed frame. 3 cross pieces over a 6" high brass platform.  FREE

Celine

250-246-4349

Lumber Wanted

Building a deck on our property on Thetis and would like to buy some locally milled wood, preferably 2x6 or 2x8 planks.  Either fir or cedar would work.  I need about 300 board feet or so. 

Alan Cassel

(250)361-3120

cassels@uvic.ca