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Telegraph Harbour Marina Fire Lane
Thursday, August 16, 2012 at 3:54PM Last Sunday the TIVFD responded to a medical call at the Sunday Market at Telegraph Harbour Marina. The Fire Lane behind the marina is clearly marked with NO PARKING - FIRE LANE signage. Many vehicle drivers ignored the signs and parked on the lane anyway. The TIVFD Rescue barely squeaked through... the FRs driving the Rescue said that there was less than an inch clearance on either side, and they had to drive at a crawl to get past the cars without damaging them or the Rescue. This added extra time to getting medical aid to the patient. Thank goodness it wasn't a cardiac arrest we were called to! And had it been a fire, there would have been no way to get the fire engine down that lane.
DO NOT PARK IN THE FIRE LANE BEHIND TELEGRAPH HARBOUR MARINA!
There is a very serious reason why it needs to be kept clear.... YOUR SAFETY AND HEALTH! Keep the Fire Lane clear at ALL times.
Fire Chief J. Caldbeck, Thetis Island Volunteer Fire Department
The Dog Days of August...
Thursday, August 16, 2012 at 2:42PM 
No matter which dates you refer to, the Roman dates or the Old Farmer’s Almanac, we are in them. Enjoy these quintessential gulf island summer days with dusty bare-feet and mouthfuls of sun-ripened tomatoes & blackberries as dragonflies lazily fly by.
Summer Soiree & Art Auction ~ August 11
Wednesday, August 15, 2012 at 10:03PM The second annual Summer Soiree & Art Auction was a tremendous success. More than 100 people came to bid on over 180 pieces of art and pottery. With appetizers offered and a bar stocked with a lovely selection of wines and ales, folks were given ample time to peruse the art and make their bids. A fabulous dinner was served in the tennis court with musical entertainment by Zandra Burns and Michael Palmer-Booth, a Vancouver singer/songwriter who is the son of the late Cdr. Philip Sydney Booth, formerly of Thetis Island.
To view more photos (courtesy of Kelly Bannister) please click here.
Thank you to all...
Wednesday, August 15, 2012 at 9:53PM The Summer Soiree and Art Auction was a big success!
Thanks to everyone who contributed art, easels, service items and other goodies for auction, bought tickets, sold tickets, catalogued art, set up ‘ Forbes Gallery’, bid on the art, prepared and cooked the delicious meal, poured the wine, sang and strummed the guitar, set up, cleaned up, mopped up and counted the money. Thank you, thank you, from the folks at the Thetis Island Community Fund and the Thetis Island Community Association.
Ellen Rush
Attending BC Ferries AGM ~ looking for local input...
Wednesday, August 15, 2012 at 9:46PM I will be attending the BC Ferries AGM next week in Vancouver representing the Thetis Island FAC. The Ferry Advisory Committee Chairs has a number of meetings scheduled, including one with ferry commissioner Gordon Macatee. He has requested that each FAC chair speak to their local issues…so, at the risk of a deluge of information, I am seeking some input from you folks. Each chair will have less than 5 minutes, so it will have to be short and to the point.
Some examples would be:
Gaps in the schedule: 10:35 to 1:20 leaving Thetis, 9:45 to 12:45 leaving Chemainus. Penelakut has similar gaps as well, 5:00 to 7:20 leaving Chemainus, 7:45 am to 10:15 am leaving Penelakut, and arriving in Chemainus from Penelakut 2:10 to 4:50 PM.
Ability to maintain the schedule…in the morning particularly.
Lack of potable water on the ship…I know it is Chemainus water, and is fine to drink…but that is not what the signs say.
Timeliness of service notices…
Over length fares…
The continued need for commuter runs in the morning and evening.
Thanks in advance for your comments…
Keith Rush keithrush17@gmail.com Ph: 250-416-0013
Lost at the Thetis Island Open Golf Tourney
Tuesday, August 14, 2012 at 9:08PM Lost a pair of Maui Jim sunglasses. May have been left on the prize table and mistaken for a leftover prize.
Len Manuel glemans@me.com
Extreme Fire Hazard ~ Effective August 12
Tuesday, August 14, 2012 at 11:15AM 
We are moving to EXTREME fire hazard on Sunday. Campfire Permits already issued for Sunday evening will still be allowed but no further permits are being issued.
EXTREME HAZARD is 5 on a scale of 1 through 5, and North Cowichan has been in the EXTREME range for the past ten days.
No outdoor open burns are allowed, including campfires, incinerators, fireworks etc.
Recycling Orientation Sessions ~ 10AM Saturdays
Tuesday, August 14, 2012 at 10:56AM 
Learn to face the strange Ch-Ch-Changes!
Perplexed by all the sorting changes at the Recycling? Join us for General Orientation Sessions at 10am on Saturdays throughout August and September!
Mark your Calendars for Special Guest Facilitator Ann Eriksson:
Everything you need to know about Plastic!
August 25, 10am
Ann has been researching Plastic; the health and environmental impacts of it's rampant use, and viable alternatives for the significant role plastic now plays in our society. She's coming to share what she's been learning with us: DON'T MISS OUT!
Recycling Changes in Brief:
There are several reasons why we have adopted new sorting practices at our community recycling hub. As you may already know, the plastics and their associated numbers are all reprocessed differently, as well as the different types of paper products and metal. With the appropriate equipment now on site we can decrease the volume of loads by compressing each type of material into bales. Some of the materials are valuable resources that have the potential for revenue. However, materials must be sorted thoroughly and properly for our system to receive income for these resources. Revenue from our 'former waste' is integral to offsetting the cost of the system.
You can help reduce (or at least keep down) the operational costs associated with increased sorting by:
~ learning to recognize the different categories
~ taking the time to presort your recycling at home
and
~ bringing it to the site during open hours on Wednesday and Saturday.