Sunday Market continues ~

With the great weather and several more boating rendezvous, the vendors at The Summer market will continue to deliver through Sunday September 29th ! Neighbourly hospitality synonymous with the olden days!

Best wishes
Marilyn Pegg

Firewood for Sale

Firewood for Sale

Mixed Fir and Arbutus

18 to 20 inches long

Split and delivered

$200.00 a cord

Call Tom on his cell phone 250-732-3091

FAC ~ BC Ferries update

Good day,

  

I thought it might be time for a brief update on the BC Ferries file. 

  

As you may remember MoTI (Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure) issued an RFP (Request for Proposals) earlier in the summer to conduct the second round of 'consultations' with ferry dependent communities.  We expect to hear who the successful bidder is shortly.  Personally. I will be surprised if it is not Judy Kirk of Kirk and Company who did the previous round of public meetings.  The public consultations on any proposed service reductions will likely take place later this fall...I will keep you posted as we receive information from BCF and the Ministry.  We, the FACC (Ferry Advisory Committee Chairs) are still trying to get a meeting with the new MoTI Minister Todd Stone.

 

Please find attached (pdf file) some terrific work by Brian Hollingshead and members of the FACC.  You will find a short recap of the 'user pay' legislation (2003) and how that principle, even though the language was removed with the amendment to the Coastal Ferry Act in 2012, is alive and well...and results in ferry dependent communities continuing to struggle to remain viable with fares that have long since past the 'tipping point' of affordability.  Brian spells out where the money comes from for BCF for Performance Term 3 (PT3) and what we might expect going forward in the face of continued declining ridership.  In other words a reality check into who is really paying what to make this system work. 

Click here to view the More User Pay document.

 

Any questions, please call...

 

Best Regards

Keith Rush

New Worktable at Forbes Hall

A big thank you to Ron Bannister for stabilizing the worktable in the kitchen at Forbes Hall.  It does everything we hoped that it would!

Barbara Findlay Memorial Contributions

The family has requested that contributions be made to the Thetis Island Seniors' Committee. What a lovely gesture! Cheques can be made out to TICA, with a notation on the bottom that they are in memory of Barbara, who is one of the Founders of the Seniors' Dinner Events, a successful monthly social time from Sept to April. Monies will be held to be used for projects that the Committee is working on, benefiting seniors and all other community members. If you are not attending the Memorial Tea, send donations to TICA Box 14-0. Tax receipts issued.

The Memorial Tea for Barbara will be held at 11:30 AM on Saturday, September 14th at Forbes Hall.

The Thetis Island Seniors' Committee

If you need to hide ~

why wouldn't you choose one of Sieka's roses?

Dee Smith

ThINC Harvest Moon Dance

ThINC is one year old and to thank the Thetis Island Community for your wonderful support we invite you to our Harvest Moon Family Dance on Saturday, September 21 at Forbes Hall

Put on your twirly skirts, your jeans and checkered shirts, and a pair of comfortable dancing shoes and come and dance to the Mount Benson Ceili Band with Victoria Contra Dance Caller Doug Paterson.

Everyone welcome...all ages...come by yourself or with a friend...everyone dances with everyone...no experience needed...all dances taught on the spot.

Doors open at 5 p.m. Food by Don and Nettie for sale starting at 5:30. Dancing starts at 6:30.  Fun door prizes!

Reserve your tickets from Stephanie and Vicki at the Recycling Depot on Saturday and Wednesday mornings with a donation of $5 to support the musicians.

This is an alcohol-free event.

VIHA Flu Shot Clinic ~ Date

VIHA nurses will be inoculating Thetis Islanders once again at the annual Flu Shot Clinic.

This year it will be held on November 6, Wednesday from 9:30AM to 11:30AM at Forbes Hall. 

Please mark the date on your calendar.

Septic ~ Flushable Wipes

Thinking of ways to keep our bathrooms sanitary is important to all of us. A lot of people are using flushable wipes these days.Unfortunately these wipes do not break down like toilet paper causing huge issues that can be costly to homeowners.

Consider disposing them in a sealed trash container instead of flushing into your septic system.

Thanks.

Dave Knowles

FAC ~ Traffic Stats for August

Click here to view the recent traffic stats for our route and others.

Islands Trust Annual Report Posted

Click here to access the Annual Reports section of the Islands Trust Website.

TISC Dinner Event Schedule (formerly Seniors Dinners)

Mark your calendars ...Here is the Schedule of Dinner Events presented by the Thetis Island Seniors' Committee

 

Let me know if you want to be on the "Regular Attendee List".... this means that you only need to contact me if you WILL NOT be attending.

 

We are now taking reservations for the first dinner of the season ... Sunday, September 22. Send an email to donella123@aol.com or put a note in the Drop Box addressed to Dee 16-2. The deadline to reserve is 5 PM September 18---so we can give the cooks time to shop!

 

Seniors 55 and over may each bring two guests. Meals cost $18. Refreshment is Available. Vegetarian meals provided by advance request. Seating is at 5:30 PM - Forbes Hall.

The dinner dates this season are on Sundays:

22 September

20 October

17 November

15 December

26 January

16 February

16 March

13 April 

 

Dee Smith, Reservations

 

The Seniors' Committee: Donna Stadt, Shirley Burr, Sieka Pardee, Dee Smith, Helen Bird, Gloria Taylor

For full information on the TISC Dinner Events, click here.