Health clinic February schedule

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The bats and cave talk has to be postponed to a later date.

Climbing Wall Volunteer Training

Climbing Wall volunteer training will take place on Monday, February 4th from 6-8pm at the rock climbing wall. RCMP officer Kim has generously offered to collect everyone's information/ID's there to process vulnerable sector checks, a requirement of the village for all volunteers. Please bring note taking supplies, 2 pieces of government ID, your current first aid certificate (if you have it) and clothing suitable for being active.

If you are interested in being a volunteer, contact Brooke at brookejones@sympatico.ca

Bats and Caves talk

Emergency Testing scheduled for Connect Rocket

Campbell River, BC – Emergency notification systems will be tested at the end of the month, and it’s time to make sure you’re signed up to receive emergency messages.

“The Strathcona Regional District is reminding people to make sure you and your loved ones are as safe as possible in an emergency by signing up for early notification. This will help you know what to do and where to go in the event of a disaster,” says Shaun Koopman, protective services coordinator. “Local governments and emergency responders have systems in place to inform the community when disaster strikes, and to make sure people know how best to react. The best thing people can do ahead of time is prepare, with supplies, plans and by signing up for emergency notification.”

Two emergency notification systems to be tested – Connect Rocket and Alert Ready

Connect Rocket is the emergency mass notification system used by the Strathcona Regional District. Voice messages are sent to landlines, voice and text messages to mobile devices within a cell coverage area.

“Provided that there is access to the Internet, we would use this service to notify residents within the different communities of the Strathcona Regional District,” Koopman says. “When we test the system, or use it in the event of a real emergency, residents will receive a text message, landline voice message, and cell phone voice message for notifications.”

Koopman urges people living within the Strathcona Regional District to save the Connect Rocket community number (778-762-3201) in mobile devices – under a such as Emergency Notifications.

Testing schedule for Connect Rocket on Thursday January 31st, 2019. Note: if you have only signed up to receive notifications for only one area, you will receive only one message. If you have signed up for every list, then you will receive 17 notifications throughout the day.

Time	Notification List	Time	Notification List
10:00am	City of Campbell River	12:15pm	Village of Zeballos
10:15am	Area B – Cortes Island	12:30pm	Village of Gold River
10:30am	Area D – Oyster Bay / Buttle Lake	12:45pm	Area C – Quadra Island
10:45am	Campbell River Floodplain	1:00pm	Area C – East Redonda Island
11:00am	West Coast Tsunami Warnings	1:15pm	Area C – Maurelle Island
11:15am	Area A – Sayward Valley	1:30pm	Area C – Read Island
11:30am	Village of Tahsis	1:45pm	Area C – Sonora Island
11:45am	Village of Sayward	2:00pm	Area C – West Redonda Island
12:00pm	Oyster River Floodplain

Residents and visitors can sign up and manage their contact details at the Strathcona Regional District’s Connect Rocket web page https://strathconard.connectrocket.com/.

Alert Ready is a Canada-wide program that allows Emergency Management Operations in each province and territory to issue emergency alerts. These are sent to all mobile devices in an area (no signup required) and are not initiated by local governments.

To receive Alert Ready emergency alerts, a wireless device must be:
– a smartphone able to use the LTE (or 4G) network for high-speed wireless communication
– wireless Public Alerting compatible;
– have up-to-date software
– connected to an LTE cellular network at the time the emergency alert is issued and
– within the emergency alert area.

Alert Ready was most recently tested in B.C. on Wednesday November 28th.

Section 2(3)(e) of BC Reg.380/95 (Local Authority Emergency Management Regulation) requires that local authorities establish procedures by which those persons who may be harmed or who may suffer loss are notified of an emergency or impending disaster. This responsibility is recognized by public agencies who rely on the local authorities to be the primary source for public emergency alerts. The Strathcona Region District’s Emergency Program utilizes Connect Rocket to provide mass notifications.

The Strathcona Regional District will give advance notice of the next emergency notification systems test once announced by the Province.

The Strathcona Regional District is a partnership of four electoral areas and five municipalities providing services to approximately 43,000 residents.

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Media contact:Shaun Koopman
Protective Services Coordinator
skoopman@srd.ca
250-830-6702

BC Hydro Energy Saving kit

Free energy saving kit

Make your home more efficient and comfortable

If you live in an income-qualifying household, you can get a free energy saving kit delivered right to your door. Energy saving kits can help you make your home more comfortable and energy-efficient all year.
Each kit includes simple, energy-saving products that you can install yourself. The products will help you seal up drafts in your home, save on your lighting costs, and reduce your home's water use.

The kit contains:

• LED bulbs
• Weatherstripping to reduce drafts around windows and doors
• High efficiency showerhead
• Water-saving tap aerators
• LED night light
• Fridge and freezer thermometer
• Step-by-step instruction guide [PDF, 3.4 MB] to help you install each product

You'll be able to customize your kit based on your specific needs through our application process.

How to apply

Apply for your free energy saving kit online or by calling 1 800 BCHYDRO (1 800 224 9376) or 604 224 9376 in the Lower Mainland between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. Monday to Friday, and between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Saturday.
When you apply, you'll be asked to provide:

• Your name and BC Hydro account number (found on the top right corner of your bill)
• The number of people in your household and your total household income

Do you rent your home? You can apply if the BC Hydro or New Westminster account is in your name.

First Good Food box day

People seem very pleased with their selections from Good Food box. A good start to the program.

Yoga restarts

Tahsis Rec Centre Yoga is starting up again on Mondays and Wednesdays beginning Monday, January 21. 4:30 - 5:30 in the gym. Free but donations are welcome.

Rezoning meeting

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Exciting beginning to a new program

Nootka Communities Together

3 hrs · 

Thank you to Tahsis Mayor and Council for approving our application to use the Rec. Center gym to sort and distribute the Good Food Box!

You can come pick your box up anytime between 3pm and 8pm TOMORROW Thursday Jan. 17th.

Family Literacy Day contest

Silvie Keen

16 hrs

Best Guess Contest at the Tahsis Library - test your literacy in celebration of Family Literacy Day, January 27.
Matthew has come up with a list of weird and unusual words, for example, what is a tittynope? Full list of words posted at the Tahsis Library. Prizes awarded to the patron with the highest number of correct definitions, along with a consolation prize for the most creative definition. Contest closes January 31st

60 Day Challenge

The first conversation

Nootka Communities Together

2 hrs · 

DEADLINE ALERT:
TOMORROW is the last day to order your January Good Food Box.

30 households in Tahsis have already ordered (yay!).
Remember, more boxes = more produce.

You can also sponsor a box for someone in need :)

Getting one is easy, just message us or email nootkatogether@gmail.com
You can pay by e-transfer or in cash by TOMORROW and then the box arrives next week, on January 17th.

Meals on Wheels program

SALLYS GRILL WILL BE STARTING A MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAM FOR THE SENIORS TO START IN MARCH 2019. SIGN UP WILL BE IN FEBRUARY WITH DETAILS AND A CALENDAR OF THE MENU FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH .

Watermain repair

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Polar Bear Swim 2019

Diane R. got some unique shots of this year's swim.

Mayor Martin participated.

School trustee Allison went in for the first time.

W.E.T. Inspector coming to Tahsis

Jack T has W.E.T. Inspector coming in on January 14th. Anyone needing their woodstove or chimney certified give Jack a call at 6220.