The AGM will be held at the school instead. 7:00 Tuesday, February 28. Enter through the main doors.
Monday 27 February 2023
Potluck on Thursday March 2 is cancelled.
The senior centre is having some sewer trouble so the room is not available.
Saturday 25 February 2023
Free Tax Clinic
SPONSORED BY THE TAHSIS SENIOR’S SOCIETY
If you have a modest income and a simple tax situation, volunteers at the Tahsis Senior’s free tax clinic may be able to do your taxes for you. This free tax clinic will be available for walk-ins from March 1 to March 31, Mondays and Wednesdays from 11:00 am till 2:00 pm. If you are not able to make it during these times please call the number at the bottom of the page to make arrangements to either drop it off or make an appointment to have your taxes completed at a time that is more suited to you. Also from April 1 to April 30 please call the number to make an appointment or drop off your tax information to be completed within 2 days.
The deadline for most Canadians to file their return is April 30, 2023. Since April 30, 2023, falls on a Sunday, your return will be considered filed on time if the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) receives it, or it is postmarked, on or before May 1, 2023.
You may also be eligible to receive the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS). It’s a monthly benefit for old age security pension recipients who have low income and are living in Canada. If you already receive the supplement, by filing your return on time, you’ll avoid interruptions to your payments and you won’t have to reapply.
If you owe money this year, you may be able to claim deductions, credits, and expenses on your tax return to reduce the amount of tax you have to pay. You may also be able to take advantage of pension income splitting
When you file using the free Tax Clinic at the Tahsis Senior’s Centre, you may be able to use Auto-fill my return function which is useful if you have not received any of your tax slips or have any missing info so please ask if this is your situation.
Electronic returns are generally processed within two weeks. Individuals who file online or attend the free tax clinic and are registered for direct deposit may get their refund in as little as eight business days. However, for paper returns, the service standard is to process them within eight weeks of receipt.
Please call Ruth at 250-202-5883 for any questions or concerns or to make an appointment to have your income tax completed.
Thursday 23 February 2023
Wednesday 22 February 2023
Saturday 18 February 2023
Bus service proposal
Strathcona Regional District to look into weekly, bi-weekly bus service to west coast communities
Service would benefit residents of remote communites — Tahsis director
Things are moving forward on a plan to bring a transportation service between rural communities in the Strathcona Regional District and Campbell River.
During their Feb. 8 meeting, the SRD board discussed a report outlining six different options for service, with the goal of narrowing it down.
“We’re looking for the board to give some further direction as to where they would like to go with this,” said Corporate Services Manager Tom Yates during the meeting. “The service levels … range from everything from twice weekly to once a month.”
In November, 2021, the board told staff to start looking into the possibility of setting up a public transportation service connecting west coast communities with Campbell River. The geography of the area made it so staff had to look at two routes. The first would be from Kyuquot to Campbell River, with service to Zeballos, Woss, and Sayward. The other would be from Tahsis to Campbell River, and would include Tsa’Xana and Upper Campbell Lake — which is part of Electora Area D.
Each of the six service levels outlined in the report would have a different cost and different tax cost to residents. These ranged from an estimated annual service cost of $3.9 million and an estimated tax cost of $86.37 per household for twice daily round trip service to $219,000 and an estimated tax cost of $5.10 per household for once monthly round trip service.
Zeballos director Julie Colburne moved that staff look closer at the weekly and bi-weekly options, which would be 208 and 104 trips respectively and cost $451,666 for the weekly service and $300,866 for the bi-weekly service.
“People coming out to remote communities and in from remote communities … are used to running on a schedule when you go into town,” she said. “I think weekly or bi-weekly is sufficient.”
Tahsis Director Martin Davis, who was a proponent of the service, but was having trouble connecting virtually signaled his approval of those options as well.
Electoral Area A director Gerald Whalley did not, however, want his area to be included in the service to avoid increasing taxes to residents. Area D director John Rice also had concerns about being included, since only a small portion of his area was included in the proposed services and it would only benefit 50 or so households.
Whalley made a motion to exclude areas A and D from the service, saying that “we already have a very successful delivery service from Campbell River to Sayward, we already have a transportation van for people from Sayward to Campbell River. and back we already have a free prescription delivery service from Campbell River. So we don’t need to be involved in paying for another service we’re fully looked after ourselves.”
However, electoral areas B and C were not included in the original report due to those communities being separated by water from the rest of the regional district. Removing electoral areas A and D would leave the service to be funded only by the municipalities. The removal of A and D would also cause confusion with the adjacent Ka:’yu:’k’t’h’/Che:k’tles7et’h’ First Nation (KCFN) communities.
Whalley’s motion was defeated, but other directors still had reservations.
“I just wanted to say that I don’t like it at all,” said Campbell River director Kermit Dahl. “I don’t see much of anything for the residential taxpayers of Campbell River for this at all … if it was that good there would be somebody in the open market to be willing to provide this service and apparently there isn’t.”
“I own a business in Campbell River and I do a lot of business with people from outside of Campbell River, many of the people that are here (in this meeting) have done business at my shop, but the fact that they do something in my shop doesn’t help my 13 employees necessarily pay their taxes,” Dahl said. “I have some serious reservations supporting this, and am having a hard time seeing how this isn’t an electoral area service, supported by them.”
Davis, whose tech problems were resolved, said the service “would be a huge boon to our community.
“We have a higher retirement population here and a lot of them aren’t able to travel this road in the winter because of the the hazards with snow and all that and I know it would get a good subscription in this area,” he said.
Colburne’s motion to further investigate the weekly and bi-weekly service options passed, despite directors Whalley, Doll, Campbell River director Doug Chapman and Campbell River director Ben Lanyon all voting against the motion.
Good Food Box schedule
If you are a subscriber to the good food box, here is a long term schedule for payments and pickups.
Wednesday 15 February 2023
Tuesday 14 February 2023
Monday 13 February 2023
Valentine’s Day Dinner
Valentine's Day special at ocean view restaurant
EAT IN OR TAKE OUT
Pork schnitzel or chicken cordon bleu
Butter chicken or tandoori served with rice and Nann bread
Please make reservations by 4pm tomorrow
Dinner served after 4:30
CALL - 250 934 6232
Sunday 12 February 2023
Friday 10 February 2023
Monday 6 February 2023
Siren test
Tsunami Siren Testing for Tahsis
Testing the new Tahsis Tsunami Siren will occur on Thursday February 9th between 1:00 and 1:30PM. During this time, the siren will be activated by the Tahsis Fire Department. This is a test only. Do not call 911.
Do not call 911 for information or updates.
For full details visit https://alertable.ca/#/inciden
Saturday 4 February 2023
Loaves and Fishes Foodbank has brought a recycling option to Tahsis
This bin is located on North Maquinna and Cook Street.
Just past the garbage/recycling/free store/compost area and will be open 24/7.
It takes all beverage containers on which you paid a deposit: Pop and beer
cans, glass liquor bottles and wine boxes, plastic water bottles, plastic and
cardboard milk cartons, any form of juice container.
There is NO deposit on
Cream, Yogurt and nutritional supplements like Boost and Ensure.
For all the details go to: https://www.return-it.ca/beverage/products
All money will go to the work of the food bank and it
will save you a trip to the recycling centre when you go to town.
I am the contact person for this project so call or
email me with any questions and if you notice it is full.
Stephanie Olson
250-934-6236
Olson.stephanie2009@gmail.com
Friday 3 February 2023
Thursday 2 February 2023
Ham radio course
Offering Basic Ham Radio License Course
The Comox Valley Emergency Program’s Emergency Radio Team is offering a training course for earning a Basic Amateur Radio License. More commonly known as “Ham” radio, amateur radio is fun and a crucial tool used during times of emergency or disaster. Residents of the Tahsis who achieve this certification and join our Emergency Communication Team are eligible to have their travel expenses to Courtenay reimbursed.
The primary goal of the course is to provide a free training opportunity for any community members (19 years of age and over) interested in volunteering for the program’s Emergency Radio Team or anyone interested in getting their radio license. The qualifying test will be administered on your final day of class (March 26th, 2023). Once you have received your Amateur Radio License, there will be no need to re-qualify, as it is a lifetime license. It is recognized in Canada and around the world.
Course Date: March 5th, 12th, 19th, and 26th, 2023 9:00am-3:30pm
Location: Comox Valley Regional District – 770 Harmston Ave, Civic Room
Cost: Free
For more information, contact the Comox Valley Emergency Program at info@comoxvalleyep.caor the Comox Valley Regional District at 250-334-6000 and request to be directed to Emergency Program staff for registration.
