Welder Wanted

Is there anyone still doing good quality, meaning strong, simple small project welding here on Thetis ?

David littleislander@protonmail.com  or text 250 210 4745

Wanted to Borrow...?

Hoping to beg, borrow, steal, or buy a pair of comfortable crutches for someone over 6'.

David littleislander@protonmail.com or text 250 210 4745

For Sale - Contents of House on Thetis Island Oct 10th thru 14th (Mon – Fri)

Condition of all furniture is excellent!

All offers will be considered.

(must remove shoes to enter!)

By appointment only! please call 250-246-9524 & ask for Kim

**bath linens, kitchen items & much more!

**four dozen pieces of art!

**6 piece set distressed oak bedroom furniture: like new $500

2 nightstands, 2 candle holders, plant stand & parsons table

(original cost $3,600 bought in Chicago)

**antique oak printers table with custom brass stand $200

**8 table & floor lamps (original cost each lamp was $150 - $700)

**8 upholstered chairs in various styles & sizes & 2 ottomans

**smart tv & wall mount $500 (hardly used)

**dining room table & 4 chairs $500

**butcher block on wheels $150

**8 place set of Mikasa Garden Harvest China (was $500) $175

**lots of home décor & housewares

**13 antique spools/candle holders $200

**5-piece matching maple bedroom set $550, 2 nightstands, 2 lamps

& Parsons table, purchased in Chicago (cost $2,500)

**antique oak bar & 2 barstools $5,000  obo

**office furniture, desk, bookshelves, custom chair, filing cabs

**lawn care items: Weedeater, lawn mower, blower, etc.

**extension ladder, tools, etc.

To see photos of above listed house contents go to: http://deb-wilson.com/

You can see the contents of her “sold by deb” listing at 405 Kenwood road.

(it’s the three-story green house)

Notification sent - did you get it?

On Thursday night, TIRRA sent out an email via mail chimp, notifying all members of a special meeting on October 27th.  (This is in addition to the espokes note the next morning.)  Because it's a bulk mailing, it may have gone into "Promotions" (if you're on gmail) or some other similar side-track with other servers.  Possibly even into spam.  So if you are a member of TIRRA, please check that you got it, and if you didn't, please let us know at tirracommunications@gmail.com.  And if it went into spam, please add us to your address book so it won't happen again.

Please and thank you!

Thank You to Trail Volunteers

A big thank you to Matt and Andy for helping Vicki with trail maintenance today.  And another big thank you to Ron and Eleanor who went out alone earlier this week to work on the trail.  The islanders who use the trail systems are grateful!

Trail Committee

Forbes Hall Library

Each week there are scheduled times when a volunteer library attendant is on duty.  

We look forward to having you join us, we’re there to answer questions, talk about ideas, and generally there to help you out, if needed.  On Sundays we offer tea and goodies – a happy place to meet for a chat with fellow island bibliophiles.

Hours:

Saturday 10:00 am until 1:00 pm

Sunday 1:00 pm until 4:00 pm

Monday 10:00 am until 1:00 pm

The library is always open after 10:00 am when there is a Community Activity at the hall and the entry door is open.  We have a simple honour system for signing out books and DVDs, instructions are at the sign out desk.  If you need help, ask the attendant on duty.  For returns when the building is closed, please use the drop box by the Courtside Entrance. 

We hope you enjoy our lovely little island library. 

Celine,

your volunteer librarian

Notice of TIRRA Special Meeting OCTOBER 27th, 2022

The following email notification was sent to all TIRRA members in good standing: Notice date Oct 6th, 2022

If you are a TIRRA member and have not received this notice to your personal email, please advise us at tirra@thetisisland.net in order to receive all future notifications.

Non-TIRRA members may attend.

If you wish to become a TIRRA member, you may attend and join through registration and payment of 2022 dues.   

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NOTIFICATION TO ALL TIRRA MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING

SPECIAL MEETING RE: SPECIAL RESOLUTION: OCTOBER 27TH, 2022

FORBES HALL 7PM  

You are receiving this Meeting Notification personally, as you and or your family, are members of record of TIRRA (Thetis Island Residents’ and Ratepayers’ Association).

Written notice of meetings is required 21 days in advance as per BC Societies Act, to which we must comply.

There will be one agenda item at this meeting:

Seek member approval regarding proposed Bylaw amendments recommended by TIRRA Executive at the Oct 6th General Member Meeting.

BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION:

That the Bylaw Amendments recommended by the TIRRA Executive be adopted:

a.      Article IV: DUTIES OF OFFICERS: 3.b) Duties of Secretary [as to member and property owner records]

b.      Article VI:  GENERAL AND SPECIAL MEETINGS: 4. Personal Notifications, 5. Posting Notices, 12.1 Motions of Ordinary business, 12.2 Motions regarding Parcel Tax, 12.3 Majority thresholds [as to notification and voting methods, written ballots and mail - in voting, and thresholds for majority in special resolutions]

c.      Article X: AMENDMENTS: [as to process for bylaw amendments]

The proposed bylaw amendments have been posted on Constitution and Bylaws and Meeting Notifications pages of TIRRA website on thetisisland.net.

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Please share this notification with all TIRRA members in good standing, in your household:

Any adult (19 years or older) whose TIRRA membership dues have been paid in 2022 (Single: 1 person, or Family: all adults over 19)

Visit TIRRA Office page on thetisisland.net (TIRRA portion of Community page) for previous minutes and other TIRRA information.

Thank you for being a TIRRA member!

TIRRA EXECUTIVE

Sunday Church

The "on screen" speaker this Sunday the 9th is Alistair Begg.

The title is " A Thankful Samaritan", Luke 17:11-19.

10 AM at the Community Centre, all are welcome.

Further info---Ernie 250-252-0144

Free!

Now that we have your attention. Tom and I are doing a major clean out of stuff we no longer want, need or have passed the before date.

So, we will have tables at the bottom of our driveway 162 Pilkey Point Road on Saturday (8th) morning 10 am to dark. No early birds please thank you.

Everything is free but the tables.

Gloria and Tom

Cedar Beach Pizza Open

Cedar Beach pizza is open for the long Thanksgiving weekend.  As always the more notice the better so do call as soon as your plans are are set.

Thanks

Virginia

250-246-9770

New Provincial Riding Boundaries

The Electoral Boundary Commission has just released their preliminary report on boundary changes. In my opinion the new boundaries do not serve the interests of Thetis or Penelakut Islands. 

Growing population means that Vancouver Island is going to receive an additional riding, going from 14 ridings to 15. A new riding in Langford means all up island riding will shift north. Cowichan Valley moves from Herd Road to include all of Chemainus. Nanaimo-North Cowichan becomes Nanaimo-Ladysmith and includes more areas of Nanaimo city.. 

Thetis and Penelakut are placed in the Nanaimo-Ladysmith Riding. This makes little sense. All of our key big island connections are with Chemainus and Cowichan. A Nanaimo-Ladysmith MLA will be representing a region that has little connection to our Islands. We want to ask our MLA to speak up for us on issues ranging such as health services, waste removal, and zoning. This becomes harder when the regional bodies are not based in their electoral district. It is hard enough for us to get the attention of senior levels of government, we don't need additional hurdles.

However, nothing is final, this is only a preliminary report. Please take the time to check out the website (bcebc.ca) and consider making a submission. The commission takes public feedback very seriously and will make changes if enough people speak out. Your opinion will be heard.

Thanks

David Reay

Trick or ... a weed pull? Bat-friendly landscaping can help bats at Halloween

Bat Week

As Halloween approaches, images of scary bats become commonplace. This is the perfect time of year to counter bat myths and do something to help bats, by taking part in International Bat Week (October 24-31). Bat Week is all about appreciating these amazing animals and their benefits, including eating insects, pollinating flowers, and spreading seeds and nutrients. 

This BatWeek, consider bat-friendly gardening to help bats! Planting native trees, shrubs, or flowers in your yard, as well as light-coloured and night-blooming flowers, will support the insects that our BC bats like to eat. Controlling invasive plant species also helps insects and bats thrive, so consider a weed-pull in your yard, laneway, or local park or wetland. You can find more information on bat-friendly gardening through the Community Bat Program’s Bat-friendly Communities Guide at www.bcbats.ca. Contact your local bat project to find out about activities happening near you – rmwelsh@telus.net

Why BatWeek? “Bats in BC help control agricultural and forest pests, as well as mosquitoes in our yards - but now bats need our help” says Rob Welsh, Regional Coordinator for the Thetis Island Community Bat Project. “Providing safe and healthy habitat for bats has always been important, since over half the species in this province are considered at risk. With the continuing spread of White-nose Syndrome in Washington State, bat conservation is more important than ever as we expect to see impacts in BC in the near future. ”

BatWeek also marks the time of year when bats disappear from our neighbourhoods, until the return of warmer weather in spring. As insect-eaters our BC bats must leave their summer roost sites and migrate or hibernate to survive the winter. This absence means that this is the time of year to do home renovations that you have delayed due to bat presence. You can clean out and repair a bat box, or do bat-friendly exclusion work, without disturbing or injuring bats.

If you do see a bat in winter, please report it. Monitoring for white-nose syndrome in BC will continue this winter, with Community Bat Programs requesting reports of dead bats or sightings of winter bat activity.

In partnership with the BC Ministry of Environment, and funded by the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation, Forest Enhancement Society of BC, Habitat Stewardship Program, and ThINC, the BC Community Bat Program provides information and promotes local stewardship and citizen science. You can report winter bat sightings, find out more about the BC Community Bat Program, BatWeek activities, and options for helping local bat populations, at www.bcbats.ca, rmwelsh@telus.net, or 1-855-922-2287.

Long-eared Myotis in Burdock - Removing invasive plants such as burdock allows native plants to thrive and reduces hazards for bats. Photo: Marilyn Anions