First day of school schedule

 

Rock the Dock August 29

 

Job at school

 

Derby fundraising results

 

Change to landfill hours

 

Grease Trail work day

 

TACo closing soon

 Tahsis Artisans’ Coop gift shop will close for the season at 4:00 on Monday, Sept. 1. Come shop before then.

Party at the rec centre

 

Tuna Showdon at Moutcha Bay

 

Relay games at the rec centre

 

Rock the Dock August 22

 

Derby week

 

Change in Rock the Dock

 

Rock the Dock August 15

 

Crafterday coming up

 

Thanks from Roy

Roy DuLong called me this morning to say how overwhelmed he was by the way people attended his birthday and sent cards. He is grateful and deeply touched. Special thanks to the Senior Centre for the use of their space for the party. Asked me to post here.

 

Village of Tahsis: AIRLINE DOCK CLOSURE AUGUST 8TH

 Effective August 8th, the Airline Dock, adjacent to Coal Creek Roasters, will be closed for safety reasons and while repairs are made to the ramp connecting the pedestrian trestle to the float.

Please take note and communicate this closure to your guests, visitors and anyone else using this facility.

Do not use the dock during the closure.

Do not call 911 for information or updates.

 A sign on the door says thePostOffice is closed, Thursday, August 7.

Mayor’s report August 5

 On July 9th, sewage from the north area began to be routed to the south treatment plant. No transmission issues have been reported or identified. It will take a few weeks for the biomass at the south plant to increase to effectively digest the increased volume.

The north treatment plant tank has now been drained. 
Construction of the overflow/equalization system for the north tank installation has begun  following sludge removal. Lift stations 3 and 6 have been serviced for optimal performance. The Village, using our own forces, will undertake minor works after completion of the project.

This past weekend I attended the annual Yuquot Summerfest along with Councillor Lenahan, at Friendly Cove. It is a great opportunity to connect with the members of the Mowachaht Muchalat First Nation and I have been going for several years. This one was particularly auspicious as it marks the return of the Whaler's Shrine, a sacred site that was removed by the American Museum of Natural History in 1904. Currently it is being stored until a plan is developed to return it to the island it came from and house it within a clear structure to protect it. I also spent time in conversation with Chief Maquinna discussing many issues of mutual interest. We also visited Sanford Williams, their master carver, who will be carving a tsunami sculpture for Tahsis next year, funded by Strathcona Regional District. I also discussed with him creating a welcome carving for Tahsis, much like the one at Friendly Cove, which consists of a tall human figure with outstretched hands, palms up in a gesture of welcome

Tahsis Days was recently held and I would like to thank our staff and volunteers for their efforts in making this a success. Of note was our 'soft' opening of the long-awaited fire hall. It was also our first visit as an elected official of Aaron Gunn, who represents our federal riding now. I spent an hour with him bringing him up to speed on Tahsis issues and our vision for the future.

In June and July, the first eight kilometres of the Grease Trail was reopened between Tahsis and Woss Lake, with a further five kilometres to be completed, mostly over the 550 metre high pass. When complete, it will not only become a major tourist draw, but is also another step in the renewal of Mowachaht Muchalat culture, as it was a trade route between here and the east coast of the Island, near Port McNeill. In the work reopening this trail, a huge red cedar was found with an estimated width at the base of five metres. We have been told that the trail has songs associated with it and they will likely be unveiled during an opening ceremony by the MMFN in the future. Thanks to all the workers that have contributed to the trail's reopening so far.

Rock the Dock August 8

 

Tech help at the library

 

Call 250-934-6621 to book an appointment

August calendar thank you Silvie

 

August mass

 

Pool closed

 

Monday holiday closing.

Moving sale

 MOVING SALE

Sat Aug 2nd - Tues Aug 5th 
9am - cash only
920 Jewitt Dr

Flower box project thank yous

 At long last (don’t ask) the thank you sign for sponsors of the flower box program is finished. Additional donors are Nan Peavoy, Kim Barbour and Tom Bendle. 

Hayley Newhook painted boxes. 

Sheryl Roger, Kim Barbour, Paige Sawyer, Teresa Gagne, Silvie Keen and Jack and June Taylor planted.

The Neighbourhood Small Grants, Mount Waddington funded the program.

Rock the Dock August 1

 

Grease Trail work party

 

Rock the Dock July 25 and 26

 

Come wish Roy a happy birthday

 

Due to illness, the work party is postponed

 

Rockthe Dock Friday, July 18

 

Tahsis council ends Good Foods Boxes delivery program

 Tahsis residents will no longer be receiving Good Food boxes after the Tahsis council voted to stop the program during a July 8 meeting.

The council joined the program in 2023, when food security was a council strategic priority. The village partnered with Greenways Land Trust and Gold River's Village Veggies, paying a biweekly freight cost and transporting Good Food boxes to Tahsis based on the cost of the return trip at a rate of $80.80.

Greenways Land Trust started the Good Food Box program in late 2020 in Gold River. It then expanded to Tahsis, Kyuquot, Zeballos, Campbell River and Sayward.

"I guess the issue here is that there currently is very little uptake on it?" asked Mayor Martin Davis. 

Coun. Sarah Fowler, who forwarded the resolution to start the program in 2023, said she has done 49 bi-weekly deliveries since then. 

"It would have been great to do 50, you know," she said. "There's been a lot of greenhouse gas reductions, and there's been a lot of food security and health choices. I've made two presentations. All that is in my council report, but it doesn't really matter because I'm tired and I'm okay with this not being a council priority. We have bigger fish to fry, so to speak."

She also mentioned that the travel expense rate has gone up since 2023 due to the cost of gas.

 Fowler also mentioned that eight volunteers were making the trip to Gold River to get the boxes. 

"We used to have 30 people buying boxes, and now it's much less," she said. "As different organizations, and not municipal ones that are nonprofit, have gotten grants for growing more food locally and doing honorariums for gardeners, and so maybe that's what critical infrastructure/food security looks like in the future. I don't know."

Fowler said she recognized the writing on the wall and moved to rescind the resolution from 2023. The council voted in favour. 

"It was great while it lasted," said Davis. 

Tahsis mayor pulls recreation centre grant bid over rejection fears

 From the Campbell River Mirror

Tahsis council rescinded resolution 0265-2025 during their council meeting on July 8, regarding a motion to apply for a grant to make improvements to the Tahsis Recreation Centre. 

Initially, the council moved the motion to apply for the grant as part of the village's capital infrastructure project application. Under the community charter, the Mayor of Tahsis has the authority to bring a matter that the council has previously voted on back to the table for reconsideration. This does not require the council's approval, as long as it occurs within 30 days. The resolution under consideration was passed on June 25 during a special council meeting. 

"Of course, I'm always in favour of improvements to the Recreation Centre. We know how sorely needed it is," said Mayor Martin Davis. "The problem for me is that we have one shot at getting this grant for whatever we purpose it for. There's several proposals in the report, but we've applied three times in my past few terms for this grant for the Recreation Centre. We know what needs to happen there, but the provincial government, generally speaking, is not in the habit of giving out money for repairing recreation centres. That's expected to be a service that we're responsible for.

Davis expressed that the village could look at other ways to get money for the upgrades to the recreation centre, including potentially drawing money from a reserve. However, he did acknowledge that they were unlikely to come up with $3 million that way, which is what was asked for to upgrade the centre in the past. The money in the rec centre reserve at the end of 2024 was $179,000.

His concern regarding the grant is that it will be turned down a fourth time if it goes forth for the recreation centre, therefore losing an opportunity for getting a grant for something which the village would be more likely to get approved for. 

"That's why I'm asking for a motion to rescind this resolution."
 

Coun. Ryan Moore said he's beaten this subject to death, and Davis knew exactly where he stood on the subject. 

We have to make it a priority before it's not available to be made a priority. Next year, two years from now, five years from now, 10 years from now, if we lose the rec centre, the roads, the sewers, and the water, will may still be a priority. No matter what," said Moore, who seconded resolution 0265-2025. "I do understand what you are saying, but I had very good reasons for my decision."

Davis said he understood and sympathized with Moore's position, and agreed that he would like to see the Tahsis Recreation Centre stay open, but reiterated his belief that the grant application would not be accepted.

"Like I said, we tried before a few times and generally they don't like to pay money to maintain public infrastructure that's really incumbent on the community," said Davis.

"Well, by your own statement, then public infrastructure would include sewer, roads and water," cut in Moore. 

At this point, Coun. Sarah Fowler joined the conversation, saying sewer, roads and water are core assets, which the village would be unlikely to sell to anyone. She said they could sell the recreation centre, which she called unfortunate to think about. She spoke about a lack of examples on private entities owning public assets, such as libraries or recreation centres, but said no company would touch sewers with a 10-foot pole. 

That's my take on it," she said. "If the sewer system fails, the rec centre is nothing, and so is your house, so is my house, and so is everybody else's. Hopefully, we can understand the hierarchy of needs, and I, unfortunately, have to say that the way these grants have often been denied in the past... I just see how to bet on a losing pony means that you lost the race."

Davis said the village is spending money on the centre, he just didn't know how much in the last year, but it was a substantial amount fixing systems, but that when it comes to big ticket things like the building's structure, it will take more than they can provide. 
 

Coun. Brenda Lenahan said she was personally very heartened by the council's support of the centre during the resolution's passing on June 25, but was now concerned about the chances of getting the grant. She was open to changing the application to something else, but was leaning away from a sewer project. Instead, she suggested roads.

However, she said that the rec centre was very important to the village's economic development and growth. 
"It's essential," she said, before asking the council to commit to making improvements there despite knowing they were not voting on it. 

"The fact is, we're allowing it to deteriorate to the point where we could be creating other issues because we don't know what's happening behind some of that siding. It also looks terrible, and I think there are things that we could do that aren't $3 million if we put our minds to it. We could. We could find money elsewhere. We could make accessibility improvements. We could make facade improvements, and we could fix some of the issues there without having to go for $3 million and also without having to necessarily commit this grant to it."

At this, the council voted, and the motion to rescind the resolution passed. 

Council discussed using the grant for sewer and road improvements. 

Tahsis Days 2025 schedule

 

Campfire ban coming for B.C.’s Lower Mainland, Vancouver Island this week

 

A campfire ban will take effect across much of the Coastal Fire Centre later this week, according to a B.C. Wildfire Service spokesperson.

Fire information officer Kimberly Kelly told CTV News on Tuesday that the Category 1 fire ban will take effect Thursday at noon for all areas of the Coastal Fire Centre except the mid-coast and Haida Gwaii.

The Coastal Fire Centre encompasses the Lower Mainland, Vancouver Island, the Sunshine Coast and other coastal areas of the province as far north as Bella Coola. 

A Category 1 fire is defined as a campfire no larger than half a metre wide by half a metre high.

Bans on larger Category 2 and 3 open burning have been in place for most of the Coastal Fire Centre since the end of May.

Campfire bans imposed by the wildfire service typically apply to areas outside of municipal control. Municipalities have the authority to implement their own fire prevention rules within their boundaries.

Open fires are the largest source of human-caused fires in B.C., according to the wildfire service. Bans on open burning are implemented to reduce the likelihood of human-caused fires during times when an increase in lightning-caused fires is anticipated.

“Anyone found in contravention of an open fire prohibition may be issued a ticket for $1,150, required to pay an administrative penalty of $10,000, or, if convicted in court, fined up to $100,000 and/or sentenced for up to one year in jail,” the wildfire service says on its website.

“If your fire causes or contributes to a wildfire, you may be fined up to $1 million and/or sentenced to up to three years in jail, as well as be responsible for all firefighting and associated costs.”

No afterhours care

 

 

Grease Trail work

 

Ducks for sale

 

Mayor’s report July 8

 Report to Council 2025 07 08

I am happy to report that work on reopening the Grease Trail, the old First Nation trade route that extends from Tahsis (which means The Path) to'nalax̱stala' (Port McNeill) is underway. So far about five kilometres has been cut, with another five to go. The last two kilometres from the pass down to Woss Lake has been previously opened by the Namgis in their territory but will also be cleaned up a bit.  While much of this work is a paid contract, the first kilometre or so from the McKelvie bridge has been opened by volunteers. Thanks to all in this effort!

Linocut printmaking workshop

 

Flood protection presentation

 

Please show up for lab appointments

 

Summer schedule for rec centre and info centre

 

Rock the Dock July 11

 

Dave Mac’s celebration of life

 Celebration of Life for Dave McIntosh

We’d like to invite friends, neighbours, and community members to join us in remembering and celebrating Dave McIntosh.

Saturday July 12th

1:00pm - 3:00pm

Tahsis Recreation Centre

285 Alpine View Road, Tahsis

This will be a casual, welcoming gathering—just the way Dave would have liked. We’ll share stories, memories, and good company as we honour his life and the many connections he made.

Please feel free to bring a photo, a story, or simply your presence.

Thank you again for the support and kindness shown over these past weeks. It’s truly appreciated.

—The McIntosh Family

Feel free to bring a dish as well if you like.