Robbie Burns Tickets are Now on Sale!

Hello, it is that time of the year again. The Thetis Island Robbie Burns Night is coming up (Jan 25th) and we are now selling tickets;

Adult ticket: $60 Child (10 and under) $40

Come out for a night celebrating Scottish heritage and traditions.

• A wonderful Scottish meal featuring of course the "Great Chieftain of the pudding race", haggis. This year's dinner will be prepared by Murray and the Thetis Island Resort team.
• Bagpipe performances by Sandy Adams. Sandy is a past member of the World Champion Simon Fraser Pipe Band and has competed in Scotland multiple times both as part of a band and as a soloist
• Kathy White Highland Dancers. Kathy White will be returning for her third year. Her dancers regularly compete and bring home trophies from competitions both in BC and in Scotland.
• The pageantry of the evening, built around the poetry and song of Robbie Burns.

Come join your neighbours in a night of food and entertainment.

Tickets are available from David Reay. 

Email: davidreay@telus.net or phone/text: 778-899-3216. 

We have sold out the last two years, so reserve early.

David Reay

Jollity Farm - We're back! Happy New Year!

Open Saturday 10-1

Hope you all had enjoyable winter festivities. We enjoyed a wee bit of time to relax and dream about the year ahead. It's hard to believe that planting for this year already starts in a few weeks.

We are back to the usual schedule with all dairy orders due by Monday evening. If we don't hear differently, we'll assume you are having your usual milk and eggs. We'll be picking up bagels this week and True Grain bakery next week. We have a few extra Levain sourdough available this Saturday.

Thank you all for visiting our farm every Saturday. We love to see you and catch up each week.

Jollity Farmers

Soup’s On: Wednesday, January 7th 2026

11:30 am until 1:00 pm

Gather at Forbes Hall for a very Thetis Island lunch...

Menu:

Green Pea and Ham Soup

Carrot Ginger Soup vegetarian / GF

Cheese Biscuits

Assorted Baked Goodies

Coffee/ Tea

Suggested donation of $7 for soup, bread, treats and teas & coffee.

Soup’s On is entirely carried out by volunteers and, as one of the tasks is the program’s accounting, please do not pay with coins smaller than Loonies and Toonies. As all change must be counted and rolled.

For those who find large groups challenging, enjoy your lunch in this week’s designated quiet room, the Boardroom.

Everyone is welcome to join us, seniors, seniors who don’t think they’re seniors, workers, families, and everyone who just wants a mid-day meal!

Menu remainders for take-out when available. Soup’s On also supports the Thetis Island Food Pantry.

Coupon Booklets of 10 for your convenience, $70.00

Soup's On Team

Needing a Mechanic or Someone Who can Help

I have a 2011 Hyundai accent that has always had a squeaky belt problem, but it's become super bad lately and I'm needing someone to help. 

If you can help, please contact me at 778-872-3471 or selahmediaarts@gmail.com  

Thanks,

Selah

Thetis Eco Share Shop parked at Telegraph Harbour Marina. UPDATE

Thank-you for all the enthusiasm and support in kicking off this new Thetis initiative. From the first hour we had excellent item donations and even more pickup of the donations. From games to dishes and a small sail in the outdoor area we could have anything with the turnover we are getting every day. If you have anything to donate that you found during resetting after the holidays bring the stuff down to share with our fellow residents.

There are outside covered areas in the Share Shop for garden tools, construction items or that stuff you have been storing in your shed for years. If its too big for the Shop you can post an ad on our bulletin board (there are ad slips and a pen there).

Thanks also for the monetary donations to help pay for the purchased materials we used to build the Share Shop.

Just remember no clothes or fabrics are accepted. No books except for manuals and fix-it books. (There are book nooks all over the island for regular books). And no seasonal stuff out of season.

The Share Shop is open 24hrs a day if you can't get there during the day, there is a motion sensor light inside the Shop to see on these early sunset days.

Be sure to thank Telegraph Harbour Marina for donating space for our Share Shop while munching on their fresh made lunch specials and pastries.

Richard and Tess

250-246-0566

Capernwray Harbour - Geese Harvest

Please note that the entire Capernwray Harbour property including waterfront and forest trails will be closed to all public access Sunday January 4, 2026 between 12pm noon and 4pm due to a controlled harvest of Canada Geese.

All legal requirements and permits have been obtained and qualified personnel will be conducting the harvest.

All safety precautions have been taken to conduct the operation without risk to public safety while minimal staff are present and all our students are away.

We appreciate your collaboration and apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

From the Library

A Friend of the Library is available Saturday 10-1 and Sunday 1-4.

Let me know if you have an item request.

Celine

Sunday Church

The speaker this Sunday the 4th is David Banks.
The message is Experiencing Freedom, various scripture.

10 AM at the Community Hall, all are welcome.
Further info---Ernie 250-252-0144.

Help Needed: Soup's On Set up for January 7th

The Capernwray Students will be away for the first Soup's On January 7th. We need a couple of people to help set up the tables and chairs. If you can help out, please arrive at the Community Hall around 10:30 Ish.

Thank you

The Soup's On Team

New Post Office Hours

Please note the post office hour changes for Saturday and lunch on Monday and Tuesday.

Hours of operation

· Monday to Saturday

· 1000 AM to 0530 PM (closed from 1200 to 1230 for lunch EXCEPT Monday and Tuesday 1230 to 1:00 PM

· Closed holidays

Services

All regular postal services except bill payments and any type of money transfer. We do not have the resources to offer this service.

Red Drop Box and Post Office Boxes

· Mail is sorted into the Post Office boxes between 0900 and 1000 AM each morning

· If you want your mail to go out on a given day, have it in the red box before 0900 or bring it down to the Post Office before 1100 AM

· EXCEPTION: Mail is picked up at 0900 AM on Friday therefore it you wish your mail to go out Friday get it into the Post Office (NOT the red box) before 0530 PM Thursday

Mail and Parcels

· According to regulations we are only supposed to keep mail and parcels for 2 weeks then we are to send it back. Obviously, we have not been doing that. If you are going to be away longer than 2 weeks, please let us know length of time so we can hold your mail. Depending on the length of time there could be a fee charged for parcels.

· Please bring parcel tags to facilitate retrieving your parcels

If you choose to put your on-island letters in the drop box, please advise the people you are leaving them for that they are there. If you want the post office to distribute your on island letters, put them in the red mailbox. The Post office will NOT be checking the drop box. We take no responsibility for the use of the drop box.

Fred

Diesel Install Help Needed ASAP

Hello

I am in need of some help asap. I bought a Vevor Diesel heater for my sailboat and need help with getting it installed ASAP. I cannot be on my sailboat until then as I have two dogs as well. I am on disability, so funds are really tight for me. Any help would be appreciated

Please text me 250-436-1006 or

E-mail me at Jasmine.e.anderson2024@gmail.com if it would be possible to help install it

Thank you
Jasmine

Thank You

Thanks to the Thetis Island Firefighters and all the generous Thetis Islanders over 1000 lbs of food was donated along with over $4000 cash and cheques. 

Thanks for the use of the Firehall as a dropping spot. 

Happy New Year. 

Rodney Brownlee