Summary of Responses to Survey on Forbes Hall

Many thanks to everyone who took the time to express their views on activities and services they would like to see at our expanded and renovated hall.

Altogether 78 people responded to the survey. Below is a listing of proposed offerings and the number of respondents who expressed interest in each, ranked from highest to lowest for each category.

Health Care Practitioners

Nurse practitioner - 45

Massage therapist - 45

Physiotherapist - 30

Foot care nurse - 16

Acupuncturist - 12

The Programming Outreach Committee has heard from two massage therapists and a doctor who would be interested in providing services on Thetis.

Recreational Activities

Exercise class - 39

Visual arts - 38

Gardening - 36

Yoga - 35

Dance - 33

Languages - 33 (conversational practice/lessons in French, Spanish, Hul'qumi'num...)

Philosophers' cafe - 32 (discussions on various selected topics)

Book Club - 31

Travel - 31 (slide shows, talks about places visited)

Badminton - 27

Photography - 26

Ping pong - 26

Tai Chi - 21

Choir - 19

Bridge - 15

Additional repeated suggestions included various activities for children and toddlers, and music, crafts, poetry, film, drama.

Food Related Activities

Soup's On - 53

Supper's On - 31

Theme Dinners - 37

Morning coffee/tea - 22

Afternoon tea/coffee - 20

Lessons in food preparation - 32

Through an oversight this question only allowed for one selection. Respondents were good about providing comments and the above totals include additional specific selections made through comments as well as including the responses of 18 people who indicated they were interested in all of the activities. A couple of respondents indicated a desire for a cafe.

Thanks again for your participation. The Programming Outreach Committee will be in touch with leaders of previously offered activities to give them a chance to see the hall and discuss preferences for spaces and scheduling. For new activities we will extend an open invitation to begin a conversation about how people might want to share in their various interests.

Other community centres are now offering some low exertion activities so it is hoped that by May, following Covid protocols, the Forbes Hall Community Centre will have a soft opening to enable us to enjoy each others company again.

Your comments, questions, and ideas are always welcome at forbeshallprograms@gmail.com

Getting Ready for Spring Flowers & Veggie Starts!

We are ready to get creative with your hanging baskets and seasonal planters. You can drop off your labeled containers at the farm anytime over the next 2-3 Saturdays, or organize another time. You can email us, call or leave a note with your requests ie. particular varieties, sun or shade, colour themes, styles etc.... and we'll do our best to fulfill.

If you are interested in flats of bedding plants or this years upcoming annual selections let us know. We can email you bi-weekly availability lists.

Our greenhouses are filling up with 100% organic veggie starts. Stay tuned for this year's tomato and pepper 'menu'. Email us if you have special veggie, herb or flower requests, or would like to know more about our seed varieties etc. All our seeds come from either High Mowing, Johnny's, Baker Creek Heirloom & West Coast Seeds and a few rare varieties saved or traded with other local growers.

info@jollityfarm.ca or 250.415.0101 (email is preferred)

Update on Soil/Compost Delivery

Thank you to everyone who has replied regarding compost & top soil delivery. We've got plenty enough for a couple truckloads at least! 

**Important Update** Following up on two reviews regarding poor results achieved using Macnutt soil and compost, we've decided to retract that particular offer. We will only bring Earthbank products to the farm for bulk pick up. We can speak from experience of the quality and quality is what matters most when it comes to soil, even if it's just for flower beds.

We will confirm orders and delivery dates this coming Monday. Please continue to place requests and we'll do our best to schedule.

Due to our busy schedule, we are mostly unable to offer bulk delivery to your home from the farm. Please organize with friends and neighbours to borrow a truck or trailer or share in deliveries. We will gladly load you up with our tractor.

With thanks from Farmers Noah, Finn & Elisabeth

info@jollityfarm.ca

Abandoned and Derelict Vessels

You may be interested in this new video documenting the Abandoned and Derelict Vessels issue.

John Roe is featured in this video. The Islands Trust has been working with John, Ryan Greville, and Sheila Malcolmson who are also featured in this short video. 

This video nicely shows whats involved in vessel recovery and why it takes some time to gather the people and resources necessary to launch a recovery initiative.

John has recently been successful in securing funding for another wave of vessel recovery. The Catamaran in Telegraph Harbour is one of the vessels on the list for this season.

This video created by Pacific Yachting and BC Boating with funding from Industry and Government is a terrific example of collaboration to solve a serious problem.

Peter Luckham

Trustee, Thetis Island

Internet

Who are the internet providers for this area?

Roger Garand  780 672 2201

Top Soil & Compost

It's time to place your orders for top soil, garden compost and certified organic fish mulch. Jollity Farm will be organizing at least two bulk deliveries in March.

Your requests will somewhat help to shape the delivery, although one truckload of certified organic fish compost is definitely on order. It's more expensive it, but worth it. The foundation of good food, is good soil!

As all islanders know, it's the delivery cost that really ups the cost. All prices below include the delivery fee which ranges between the 2 companies from $460 - 650/load.

Earthbank:
Certified organic fish compost - $90/yd
High-quality professional-grade top soil (mixed with organic fish compost) - $90/yd
MacNutt:
Garden soil (peat, chicken compost, loam, mixed compost) - chicken & compost from mixed sources not organic* - $54/yd
Chicken manure - $70/yd
Fish compost/mulch - $70/yd

*Fish compost from MacNutt comes from local canneries so material is made up of mixed sources, so could be blend of wild & farmed
*Chicken manure comes from local poultry farms so material is made up of mixed sources and one can assume trace amounts of gmo grains, medicated feeds etc.
*We do not use either of the 2 mentioned above for our vegetable growing. Unfortunately pro-cert from Cinnabar Valley is not available in bulk at this time.

Contact Elisabeth at info@jollityfarm.ca with questions, requests etc.

Thetis Island Marina Resort: We are Hiring!

Join us for a fun and upbeat season of work in the most beautiful place in the world.

Positions include servers, cooks, store attendants, dock attendants.

Hours from part-time to full-time. 

We are creating a fun and positive environment and we prize great attitudes! 

Call or email Bev at 250-246-3464 or thetisislandresorts@gmail.com with questions or to apply. 

Accommodations may be available.

Thetis Island Marina

thetisislandresorts@gmail.com
250 - 246 - 3464

46 Harbour Rd, Thetis Island
BC V0R 2Y0, Canada

Desk lamp, Bolster pillow, Futon for sale

Elegant silver desk lamp with white glass shade for sale $18

Bolster pillow 2x, New, not used, light beige color, very good quality, washable,
for sale -$42each or $79 for both
Please call Ellen- 778-316-9303 or e-mail:
ellencerny@gmail.com

Futon frame and Mattress (full size) and cover + cushion 
 1 year old Guest cabin Bifold Futon, barely used, excellent condition,
For $425
Please call Ellen - 778-316-9303
Or e-mail: ellencerny@gmail.com

Futon Frame
Beautiful, unfinished, Tulip Poplar
Eco-friendly and chemical free
Assembled Product Dimensions: 10'' H x 74'' W x 54.55'' D
Supports up to 600 pounds
Features 4 adjustable positions as a couch and a set of sturdy wheels in the back

Mattress 
Poly-cotton Blend
Memory Foam – mattress is made from high quality, dual sided memory foam made from polyester
Standard Full Size Mattress – 75"x54"x10" thick, fits any standard Full size futon frame, sold separately
Cotton Twill Tufted Cover – mattress is covered in cotton twill
Durable and Comfortable – mattress is reversible and made to be used in a futon folded in upright sofa position or flat in a bed position

Forbes Hall Expansion - New Photos!

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Thetis Island Marina

Thetis island pub is opening back up! The pub will be opening starting March 4th. The mask rules are still in effect. Please sign in and be seated while wearing a mask. Once you are at your table you may take your mask off. If you need to get up at anytime please put your mask back on.

New hours of operation are also listed below:

Store 
Mon-Wed 9:30am-6:00pm
Thurs-Fri 9:30am-7:00pm
Sat 10:00am-7:00pm
Sun 10:00am-6:00pm

Restaurant 
Mon-Wed closed
Thurs-Fri 11:30am-7:00pm
Sat 10:00am-7:00pm
Sun 10:00am-6:00pm

Gas Dock
Mon-Fri 9:30am-4:00pm
Sat-Sun 10:00am-4:00pm

Post Office 
Mon-Fri 12:30pm-5:00pm
(Between 2:30pm-3:30pm Kevin is delivering mail and will not be available)

Specials for the restaurant this week are;

Thursday lunch is a tuna melt and fries for $13.99
Thursday dinner is Salisbury steak with mushrooms and sauteed onions - mashed potatoes and vegetables for $16.99

Friday lunch is a monte cristo for $13.99
Dinner is prawn fettuccine with cesar salad and garlic toast for $17.99

Saturday & Sunday breakfast specials
Eggs Benedict for $14.99
Breakfast sandwich $9.99
Classic breakfast $12.99

Saturday lunch special is a crab ciabatta for $15.99
Dinner special is a steak dinner with roasted potatoes and mushrooms for $18.99

Sunday lunch is a loaded grilled cheese and soup for $14.99
Dinner special is a steak dinner with roasted potatoes and mushrooms for $18.99

And Thursday - Sunday we also have 2 for 1 appetizers for $12.99

It has been such a long time! I cannot wait to catch up with and see everyone! 

Thank you,
Melissa

Septic Service (Coast Environmental)

If anyone would like to have septic service performed, please call Coast Environmental at 250-246-3216. As soon as there are three services on Thetis Island to perform, they will be able to schedule the date. There are already two service requests pending, so we just need one more.

Thanks,
Julian Jackman

Islands Trust Chair Writes re: Trans Mountain Pipeline Project Reconsideration

https://mailstorm.caorda.com/campaigns/fn314akk05f38/web-version/bz299xot5we64