Second Call Out - Volunteers Needed: COVID Clinic – Forbes Hall

TIVFD will no longer be managing immunization clinics on Thetis Island, and they have passed the torch to the Forbes Hall Health Services Group. 

Community volunteers are needed to make the upcoming clinic feasible, and we encourage you to participate in making this important service available to our community. 

We need people to sign in, direct, and inform clients, and to set up and take down the clinic.   

To volunteer, please contact health@forbeshall.ca or contact any of the following: Shirley Burr, Jeannine Caldbeck, Ann Dickie, David Reay, or Michelle Sutter.

Thanks in advance for your help – because we literally cannot do it without you!
Forbes Hall Health Services Group

Last Call - 6 Spaces Left: FoodSafe Level 1 Class – September 17th 2022 at Forbes Hall

FoodSafe Level 1 is a must for anyone working in food services including volunteers and those in caregiving capacities. Topics covered include foodborne illness, receiving and storing food, preparing food, serving food, cleaning and sanitizing.

Instruction:

Grade A Learning 

Sponsorship:

The Thetis Island Community Fund will be sponsoring this class for Thetis Islanders.  The class will be offered to a maximum of 30 students.  

Participation:

A.    Priority: Forbes Hall Food and Event Services Volunteers who work in the Beverage Station or Main Kitchen or volunteer for Soup’s On in any capacity, as these volunteers are required to have FoodSafe Level 1 by the Forbes Hall Food and Event Services Committee. Volunteers of these groups who were FoodSafe Level 1 certified prior to the closing of Forbes Hall in 2019 now need to be re-certified. 

B.    Next, the course will be offered to seniors (65 + over), followed by those who are caregivers in their own home (including parents and caregivers of babies and young children) and those who prepare meals for health compromised friends or neighbours. 

C.     Following seniors and caregivers, it will be offered to those who require it for employment.

D.    Lastly, it will be available to members of the general public.

Attendance:

Prebook your spot to allow for the ordering of supplies.

Reply by August 19th, 2022 to events@forbeshall.ca, with the following information:

• your name
• phone number
• the prioritized category that applies to you

Confirmation:

You will be notified of acceptance in the class after August 26th.   A waitlist will be held in case of cancellations.

If for any reason you need to cancel, please contact Ann Dickie @ dickie.ann@gmail.com or 250-246-4079 immediately, as there may be others on the waitlist. 

FoodSafe is a great program designed to instruct participants in keeping the community healthy.  We look forward to a full class in September.

Ann Dickie
Forbes Hall Food and Event Services Committee

News Release: Poetry in Transit - Gary Geddes

VANCOUVER – The Association of Book Publishers of BC announces its 2022/23 Poetry in Transit Program in Partnership with TransLink

The Association of Book Publishers of BC (ABPBC) is excited to announce the 2022/23 Poetry in Transit program. 

Each year a collection of bus cards are produced featuring the work of Canadian-published poets residing in BC. Now celebrating its 26th year, this community-engagement project, made possible through a partnership with TransLink and BC Transit, is an opportunity to showcase BC’s regional poets. This year for the first time, the poetry selections have also been paired with the work of local photographers sourced through an Instagram photo competition led by TransLink. 

The 2022/23 Poetry in Transit poets and featured books are:  

Selina Boan, Vancouver Undoing Hours (Nightwood Editions)

Joseph Dandurand, Fort Langley The East Side of It All (Nightwood Editions)

Henry Doyle, Vancouver No Shelter (Anvil Press)

Leanne Dunic, Vancouver One and Half of You (Talonbooks)

Gary Geddes, Thetis Island The Oysters I Bring to Banquets (Guernica Editions)

Bára Hladík, Vancouver New Infinity (Metatron Press)

Shaun Robinson, Vancouver If You Discover a Fire (Brick Books)

Ellie Sawatzky, Vancouver None of This Belongs to Me (Nightwood Editions)

Isabella Wang, New Westminster Pebble Swing (Nightwood Editions)

Terence Young, Victoria Smithereens (Harbour Publishing)

Poetry in Transit has been running since 1996, making it the longest-running poetry on transit program in Canada. To be eligible for the program, submitted poems must be written by writers who reside in BC and published in book form by a Canadian publisher. Poems are submitted by publishers and selected by a jury. The 2022/23 jury included poets Evelyn Lau and Rob Taylor.

Seven of the featured poets will be reading at an in-person event as part of the Word Vancouver festival, Sunday, September 25th at 2:30 p.m. Join host Evelyn Lau for readings by Joseph Dandurand, Henry Doyle, Leanne Dunic, Bára Hladík, Ellie Sawatzky, Isabella Wang, and Terence Young. Find the program information at wordvancouver.ca

We invite you to share the Poetry in Transit 2022/23 program through the linked graphic assets as well as any sightings of the 2022/23 Poetry in Transit bus cards using the #PoetryInTransit hashtag.

Link to full news release.

Cowichan Internet and Cellular Connectivity Events – Time Correction 2 – 4 pm

Event time: 2 – 4 pm Saturday, September 17^th 2022

Lost Prescription Sunglasses

Lost a pair of prescription sunglasses somewhere on Hollyberry Road from Lot 96 to probably Lot 93. They were sitting on top of my car,  so probably somewhere along that area. 

Call Gloria Taylor at 250-2446-3091 Please and thank you.

Heavy Duty Sewing Machine & Sewer Needed

I am looking for someone with a heavy-duty sewing machine who can sew ropes along two edges of a swimming pool cover.

Graeme Shelford

259-246-1509

graemeshelford@gmail.com

What's Fresh @ Jollity Farm?

Open Saturday 10-2

Plucked fresh for you:
Cherry & Heirloom tomatoes
Cabbage
Onions
Garlic
Cucumbers
Kale & Chard bouquets
Basil
Parsley
Carrots
Beets
Kohlrabi
Zucchini
Potatoes
.... and more!

KOMBUCHA on tap this week:
Strawberry Hibiscus
Mango Turmeric
(followed by Botanical Pear and Raspberry Lemonade)

ICE CREAM
All flavours re-stocked

SAUSAGES
Perfect for the BBQ - Bratwurst, English Banger, Maple Blueberry
(limited qty remains of Coconut Currywurst and Chorizo Verde)

FARM GOODIES
Back by popular demand... Vegan Caesar Dressing & Carrot-Ginger Dressing
+ other farm inspired baking

St. Margaret's Cemetery Opportunity

St.Margaret’s Cemetery is looking for a person who will take on the job of digging the burial plots for the interment of cremated remains.

The digging of a hole which will receive the container of cremated remains is pretty straight forward requiring basic tools that most would have on hand. The plot and the hole to be dug are all marked out by cemetery volunteers. Depending on conditions the job generally takes about one hour to do.

The cemetery pays $50 for plot preparation.

On average ,St.Margaret’s has 3 cremation burials a year. This is a wonderful opportunity to participate in a beloved service to the community and earn a couple of bucks too.

Please contact Suzanne Sarioglu 250-246-9965 or suzanne.sarioglu@gmail.com    

Fire Hazard Rating to EXTREME

Our Fire Weather stations have now raised the Fire Hazard Rating to EXTREME.  

This means that in three days, - SATURDAY - all High Hazard Early Shift activities must cease until three days after EXTREME has been reduced to HIGH. 

HIgh Hazard Activities include but are not restricted to gas chainsawing, lawn mowing, trenching, etc. 

Please be careful of parking hot exhaust or catalytic converters over dry grass. 

Report any smoke columns to 911.  

TiVFD

ThINC Nature House: Wed, Aug 17

9:00 am start: Wednesday Wander at Lawrence Loop Trail (meet by the Fire Hall) (all ages)
Join us for our last wander on this trail! We will continue to count and observe the beautiful plant and bird species using eBird and iNaturalist. Come get some exercise and discuss nature with us!

2:00 pm start: Make Your Own Beeswax Wraps at the Nature House (ages 10+)
Today we will be creating beeswax wraps. These wraps are an incredible way to increase sustainability and reduce single use plastic wraps in your kitchen. Beeswax wraps help keep your food fresher for longer, save you money, are easy to clean and care for and are more environmentally sustainable! Please bring old fabric and any beeswax wraps you may have that need resealing. Come on down to make this incredible sustainable kitchen tool!

Massage Provider at Forbes Hall

For those interested in receiving massage at Forbes Hall from a student recently graduated from the RMT program at Camosun College in Victoria, please contact Beth Langdon via email:
bethlangdon10@gmail.com

Beth is not yet a registered RMT and has a few months to wait to write her exams and get her registration number so medical benefits cannot be used to cover the cost of her treatments currently. She is as skilled as any RMT and graduated at the top of her class. I have worked closely with her for the last year in Camosun’s student clinic and have received treatment from her, can vouch for her skills, her compassion and her integrity. A 60-minute appointment with her is $85. 

Jennifer Nielsen, RMT
Jennifer Nielsen has been working for the past two summers as a Registered Massage Therapist at Forbes Hall, and for the remainder of the year works as an RMT Instructor at Camosun College. She notes that: a person providing massage that isn’t registered with the Province’s College is simply called a masseuse, a body worker or a wellness massage provider. Beth is allowed to offer primarily relaxation or wellness massage as an unregistered practitioner rather than therapeutic massage, until registered.

Note: All practitioners at Forbes Hall Care Station are required to have malpractice/liability insurance as a condition of rental.

Cowichan Internet and Cellular Connectivity Events

As part of the Cowichan Internet & Cellular Connectivity Strategy project, Economic Development Cowichan is hosting a series of events in our most underserved communities. We would love to see some of you there and hope you will share these events with your networks!
 
This series of in-person events is being held from September 13 to 17, one in each of the priority communities. Residents, business leaders, and other impacted parties are invited to attend. Participants will explore ways that connectivity can enhance their community and discuss barriers that need to be overcome to achieve their digital aspirations. Feedback will help the project team understand the community’s desired digital future and how it might be achieved.

Thetis & Penelakut Islands
Saturday, September 17 from 2 to 4 pm
Forbes Hall Community Centre, Thetis Island
REGISTER
  
We’re excited to discover how connectivity and technology can protect and augment what people love about these communities. One community might be interested in using agricultural technology to improve the livelihoods of farmers, while another may want to enable home-based businesses to reach customers around the world. Tourism, emergency response, remote healthcare and education are some other topics that might come up.
 
Visit planyourcowichan.ca/connect to learn more about the project.
 
Please share the campaign with your followers, subscribers, neighbours, friends, family and colleagues in the Cowichan region. Here are some links for easy sharing:

• Blog: https://www.ecdevcowichan.com/roadmaps-to-improved-internet-and-cellular-connectivity-being-developed-for-cowichans-most-underserved-communities/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mycvrd/posts/pfbid02xzFUM84sduzUZe4B1XsSUnX9iqB5uEkWBiZJ6epEnKL5DgckhjidX8RAcSeRtpmYl
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/ChShnKvr9qb/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/mycvrd/status/1559208814058115076
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6965004551200395264