Forbes Hall Exercise and Stretch Fitness

TUESDAYS and FRIDAYS arrive at 9 AM . Class will start shortly after and last about one hour

No running no jumping warm up.

We use weights and/or bands, floor mats or chairs. All at your own discretion.

Stretches to finish up.

All abilities welcome.

Questions? Contact Michelle Sutter at acanthurus61@gmail.com or Eleanor Vandergaag at roneleanorv@gmail.com

John & Charlene Toplensky Farewell Get Together

A REMINDER TO join us at Forbes Hall on Tues, June 6 from 2 - 4 pm to wish John & Charlene Toplensky well before they make their move away from Thetis Island to Alberta. This is a come and go event, so do come and visit with John and Charlene (and others) and send them off with blessings and best wishes. Light refreshments will be served. 

Elizabeth Joslin on behalf of the Capernwray Harbour Staff

Ping Pong

In light of suggesting gardeners and summer work and play time.... For the summer we are suggesting if you want to play ping pong that you give Mary Forbes or Matt Hess a call, we'd be happy to make it happen...,

Mary Forbes

Complete Campfire Ban Effective this Weekend

A complete campfire ban will be in force at midnight Friday, June 9 this week. 

Campfire permits to the 15th will be rescinded. 

Propane campfire appliances are not affected by this ban.  

TIVFD

Extreme – Mowing

We are headed into Extreme Danger Class for wildfire Thursday morning. 

The Highways mower will NOT be mowing the road verges in time. We have Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday still in “early shift”, meaning High Risk Activities must cease by 1 pm and then a fire watch posted. After Wednesday ALL high-risk activities must cease. 

Would you please consider weed whacking or mowing (before 1 pm) your roadside property edge before Thursday to help out?  We might not get the mower over all summer and if the grass is knocked down now then people can walk more safely and there is less fire danger from tossed cigarettes etc.  

thank you 

TIVFD 

Thetis Island Marina Hours Of Operation Update

Store:

Everyday: 10:00am to 6:00pm

Restaurant & Pub:

Closed Tuesdays

Wednesday to Monday: 11:30am to 7:00pm

Fuel Dock:

Everyday: 10:00am to 6:00pm

Propane: 

Everyday: 10:00am to 5:00pm

Kevin,

info@thetisislandresorts.com

Ticket Reminder: Forbes Hall Community Dinner – June 10th

Come Join Us!

Forbes Hall Community Dinner Saturday, June 10, 2023

6:00 Open / No Host Bar 6:45 Dinner Buffet

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Put down your tools, brush off your knees,

Wipe your brow and take a break,

Come join your Community for dinner.

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$30 per person

$10: Children ages 6 through 10

Free: Children 5 & under

Enjoy an evening out at Forbes Hall with friends and neighbours.

For tickets contact: Ellen Rush 250-416-0013 or Don Sinclair 250-246-4291 or email info@forbeshall.ca   

Note: Tickets will be sent out upon payment. Tickets and ticket payments will not be available at the door.

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Liquid Composting of All Kinds of Plants and/or Garden Weeds

Maybe of interest to the serious gardener >> Liquid composting of all kinds of plants and/or garden weeds

Or one way to solve the problem with non-compostable weeds/garden weeds.

See PDF - Liquid composting

 Thanks,

Matthias (phone/e-mail/street address >> see Thetis phone book)

Darts

Hello, fellow darters

let us begin the fun again at the thetis island marina pub. on wednesdays, we will gather and have a great 'precision' time. please let me know if able to make it that day. looking forward to your arrival. we will be able to enjoy supper and liquids there for nourishment.

remember to bring your darts. there are some available at pub.

friends will gladly loan, also.

contact me at 250 246 4968 or beachflaneur@gmail.com

HORTENSA thank you

Bat Count

BC Annual Bat Count helps monitor endangered wildlife Program calls for bat roost reports and volunteers. 

Spring is here, and with warmer nighttime temperatures our BC bats are now returning to summer roost sites.

One of our more familiar species in buildings and bat boxes is the Little Brown Myotis. Like all BC bats, the Little Brown Myotis is an essential part of our ecology, consuming many insect pests each night. Unfortunately, the Little Brown Myotis is endangered in Canada due to white-nose syndrome, a fungal bat disease. The fungus responsible has recently been detected in BC for the first time, sounding the alarm bell for BC’s bats.

A simple way to support bats is to participate in the BC Annual Bat Count this June. The BC Community Bat Program is requesting colony reports and volunteer assistance for this citizen-science initiative that encourages residents to count bats at local roost sites.

The BC Annual Bat Count is easy, fun, and safe, not to mention vital for monitoring bat populations. “The counts are a wonderful way for people to get outside, learn about bats, and be involved in collecting important scientific information” says Rob Welsh, coordinator of the Thetis Island Community Bat Program. Volunteers wait outside a known roost site, such as a bat-box, barn, or attic, and count bats as they fly out at twilight. A guano sample can also be sent in to identify the species of bat at the roost site. Find more information at https://bcbats.ca/get-involved/counting-bats/. 

The count data helps biologists understand bat distribution and monitor for impacts of the devastating bat disease called white-nose syndrome. White-nose syndrome is an introduced fungal disease, fatal for bats but not for other animals or humans. Results from the Bat Count may help prioritize areas in BC for research into treatment options and recovery actions.

Funded by the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation, the Forest Enhancement Society of BC, the Habitat Stewardship Program, the Thetis Island Nature Conservancy, and with support of the BC Conservation Foundation and the Province of BC, the BC Community Bat Program provides information for people dealing with bat issues on their property or who have questions about how to attract bats. To find out more about bat counts or white-nose syndrome, to report a dead bat, or to get advice on managing bats in buildings, visit www.bcbats.ca or call 1-855-9BC-BATS.

Contact: Rob Welsh -- rmwelsh@telus.net or 250-246-1547

Photo Credits:

White-nose syndrome spread map with BC Pd detection shown with a red star. Modified from www.whitenosesyndrome.org and http://www.cwhc-rcsf.ca/white_nose_syndrome_reports_and_maps.php

Bats peeking out of a roost site – J. Saremba, Burke Mountain Naturalists

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From the Library

A Friend of the Library will welcome you from 10-1 on Monday.

Celine

Extreme Fire Hazard

With the persistent dry and breezy weather, and with more to come in the forecast, it's possible Thetis Island will be entering Extreme Fire Danger Rating beginning Monday June 5th. The extremely dry forest poses a significant fire risk. New fires will start easily, spread rapidly, and challenge fire suppression efforts. General forest activities may be restricted, including open burning, industrial activities and campfires.

After 3 days of extreme fire hazard all high-risk activities must stop. High risk activities are outlined below in an excerpt from the Provincial Wildfire Regulations and apply to both Crown and Private Land.

In the Wildfire Regulation, high risk activities mean each of the following:
(As per Provincial Wildfire Regulation consolidated April 2023.)

(a) mechanical brushing;
(b) disk trenching;
(c) preparation or use of explosives;
(d) using fire- or spark-producing tools, including cutting tools;
(e) using or preparing fireworks or pyrotechnics;
(f) grinding, including rail grinding;
(g) mechanical land clearing;
(h) clearing and maintaining rights of way, including grass mowing;
(i) any of the following activities carried out in a cutblock excluding a road, landing, roadside work area or log sort area in the cutblock:
(i) operating a power saw;
(ii) mechanical tree felling, woody debris piling or tree processing, including delimbing;
(iii) welding;
(iv) portable wood chipping, milling, processing or manufacturing;
(v) skidding logs or log forwarding unless it is improbable that the skidding or forwarding will result in the equipment contacting rock;
(vi) yarding logs using cable systems;
(j) to (q) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 213/2008, s. 1 (b).]

Please be diligent with your outdoor work.

Keith Rush

Chair, Board of Trustees

Thetis Island Improvement District