Pioneer Pacific Cement Trucks ~ Friday, Feb 27th

Just a quick note to advise travellers that another large cement pour will be happening this Friday, February 27th.  We once again ask for your patience and apologize for the inconvenience and late notice.  This pour is for the basement floor, signalling exciting progress with our project.  If you are interested in seeing current photo's of the project please check out our facebook page (link below).

https://www.facebook.com/PioneerPacific

Thanks,

John & Andrea Gall

Site Managers

on behalf of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship Canada

This Week's Nettle Recipe

Did you know that the 'nettle' and 'net' share a linguistic root because nettle fiber made the strongest fishing nets? So which came first, the nettle or the net??? In fact some linguistic historians think that nets are named after the plant, rather than the other way around.

Here is this week's featured recipe, which I haven't tried yet but plan to this weekend!

http://honest-food.net/2013/04/21/nettle-ravioli-recipe/

Order your nettles by Tuesday or Friday mornings to pick up Wednesday or Saturday at the recycling yard! $5/lrg ziplock bag. 

stephanie.cottell@gmail.com  250-246-5269

Cowichan Valley Land Trust March Events

March 3rd, 7pm, Film Night at the Cowichan Estuary Nature Centre, March of the Penguins, Suggested $5 donation.

March 15th, 5pm to 8pm, Cowichan Estuary Nature Centre Beer and Burger and Silent Auction Fundraiser at the Cow Bay Pub featuring Celtic music by Jane’s Way. Tickets $25, includes choice of beef, chicken, or veggie burger with your choice of fries or salad, and either a beer, cider, or glass of wine. For ticket information visit www.cowichanestuary.ca

March 28th, 10am to 2pm, Scrap Metal Drive in honour of Cowichan Land Trust’s 20th Anniversary. Give the Land Trust a birthday gift of scrap metal. Drop metal off at VIU Cowichan Campus parking lot or arrange to have it picked up. You can also drop metal off at Schnitzer Steel on Boys road and ask that it be put onto the Cowichan Land Trust account.

For more information about any of these events visit www.cowichanestuary.ca or  www.cowichanlandtrust.ca  or call 250-746-0227 or email info@cowichanlandrust.ca.

Ann Eriksson

2015 Visitor's Guide to Thetis Island

We are starting on this year's version of the Visitors' Guide (click here to view last year's).  I have sent a reminder email to those who were in there last year, but if you don't hear from me directly and would like to be included, or if you have any questions, please get in touch!  I need to know as soon as possible how many are interested, and will need the final wording of your ad by March 15th. 

Thank you!

Veronica Shelford

veronica@thetisisland.net

250 246 1509

Thetis Island Marina ~ Friday Night Dinner Special

FEBRUARY 27 -  STEAK SANDWICH: $12.95

Blue Cheese and Grilled Onions or Peppercorn Ranch on Garlic Toasted Ciabatta Bun served with Fries and

Balsamic Coleslaw

A selection of appetizers and desserts also available.                                           

Families and Groups Welcome

Reservations Recommended

Call us at 250-246-3464

Kindergarten Registration is Open for Thetis Island Elementary ~

Kindergarten registration is open for the Fall of 2015 at Thetis Island Elementary!! 

If you have a soon to be school aged child (5 years old in 2015) who is looking forward to starting Kindergarten in the Fall, please come by the school and pick up a registration package.

Children and families requiring more information can contact the school's teachers Kelly McClure (kmcclure@sd79.bc.ca) or Erin Nyhan (enyhan@sd79.bc.ca); also, feel free to contact Chemainus Elementary School 250-246-3522 (Principal Brenda Stevenson). 

We look forward to meeting you,

Kelly McClure

TICA Spring Plant Sale Fundraiser

A great day to all Islanders!

I was serenaded by two resident song birds at breakfast this morning. They sat proudly on my deck railing. I am certain that I heard them whisper "spring is just around the corner".

We have been blessed with wonderful warm and sunny days of late. The daffodils and such that we planted from TICA's Autumn Plant and Bulb Sale last season are up, and some of the little guys are now dancing in the sunshine. It is so nice to see colour in the gardens after what seems like endless days of rain.  Let's keep Thetis Island in BLOOM this season. 

Earlier this month, order forms for TICA's SPRING PLANT SALE were put in each mailbox. Just a reminder that the DEADLINE for ordering from the supplier is coming up. Please fill out the forms and pop the form and a cheque in the mail to

LESLEY BUHR  Box 2-1. 

Your plants will be available for PICKUP on May 16 between 10am and 1pm at Forbes Hall.

Buy a little; buy a lot! All proceeds from this PLANT SALE go to improving and maintaining Forbes Hall and surrounding grounds. TICA thanks you in advance for your continued generosity and support.

Warmest regards,

Lesley Buhr

Soup's On ~ Wednesday, February 25th

Forbes Hall

$5.00

11:30AM until the soup runs out, or 1:00PM, whichever comes first! Take-Out will be sold if there is enough soup.

Menu

Mushroom Soup

Butterhorn Rolls

Assorted Goodies

Pot of Gold Coffee and Tea 

Amusing discussions, laughter and tall tales

Then, at 1:00 PM everyone is welcome to play bridge in the Hunter Room!

Camera Club ~ Thursday, February 26th

Reminder: Camera Club meets this Thursday February 26th at 7pm in the library.

Everyone welcome,

Carol Sowerby

FAC ~ BCFC January 2015 Traffic Stats

Jan 2015 Traffic Graphs

Jan 2015 Traffic Stats

Brian Hollingshead the chair of FACC has done his usual outstanding job of summarizing the month's results; please his summary here.  Additionally he has expanded on how BCF traffic continues to fall while all other BC indicators are rising. 

Route 20 (Chemainus-Thetis-Penelakut) vehicle traffic was up 3.67% for the month resulting in a YTD loss of -0.54%.  Passenger traffic was also up for the month at 7.42% resulting in a YTD loss of -2.35%.  My theory for the increased traffic was the tremendous turn out for the celebration of life for our dear Gwen Hunter on January 24th.

Best Regards

Keith Rush Route 20 FAC.

keithrush17@gmail.com

Mosquito ~ Control 2015 response

Please click here to view another response to Pat English's letter regarding Mosquito control for 2015.

Grant Gordon ~ Mainroad Contracting plans

New TIVFD Burn Permit Procedures

Telus is getting out of the Pager business as of March and that means we will no longer be using the Burn Permit Pager during Fire Season from April 1 to October 31. 

Instead, the TIVFD is moving to a NEW system. 

You will have a choice of how to apple for a Burn Permit after April 1st:

1. You may apply in person on Wednesday evenings from 6:45 to 7:30 pm at the Firehall on Mission Road and on Saturdays from 10 am to noon at the Garbage Dump, for a written permit from Andy Lamb or Travis Clayton;

or

2. You can apply on-line through the TIVFD website by clicking here.  Note: there's permanent link under the Fire Department Section ~ left hand side thetisblog's Front Page

When you apply in person on Wednesday evenings at the Firehall during the forty-five minute window or on Saturdays during the two hour window at Garbage (the Solid Waste Recycling Centre on Pilkey Point Road), you will receive your signed permit immediately.  It may take up to 24 hours to obtain a permit online...we do not have "operators standing by"...so you will have to plan ahead.  Please don't expect a same-day on-line permit.

They tell us that we have 29% of the normal snowpack in the mountains here, so we may be looking ahead to a very dry spring and summer.

Thank you in advance for complying with this new system.  We hope it will be efficient for everyone.  Please note, you do not need a Burn Permit for yard waste fires, burn barrels, or campfires until April 1st.

Thetis Island Volunteer Fire Department