You must
carry your valid permit with you at all times.
Safety
equipment requirements include chainsaw pants, sturdy work boots, eye protection
and ear protection.
There will be random checks for Permits and Safety
Equipment. If you do not have a permit or adequate safety equipment our guards
will ask you to leave the property. Technical difficulties with
online systems will not be an acceptable excuse for not having a permit, as
there are other means to obtain a permit I.e. purchasing one from a local
visitor centre.
There
are now 11 areas open for firewood this weekend. They are:
Maps of
the areas can be obtained from the Visitors Centres listed below, or if you
choose to use the online payment option, maps will be generated once you have
completed the required fields.
Check
the "Access" section of this blog (below) for gate time openings and
closings.
There
are 2 methods to obtain a Firewood Permit:
- Go to WWW.IslandTimberlands.com and click on the "Our Company" tab. Click on the "Firewood Permit Application" icon. This will take you to our payment portal where you'll be able to choose the general firewood areas that suit your needs, input your required administration information, pay for a permit, then receive an email permit to your home computer, tablet or smartphone. Credit Cards and Paypal accounts are both accepted as a means of payment.
- To purchase a paper copy of an Island Timberlands Firewood Permit, please contact the following Visitor Centres for hours of operation and for further assistance:
- Cowichan Regional Visitor Centre:
- Address: 2896 Drinkwater Rd, Duncan BC V9L6C2
- Phone: 888-303-3337
- Address: 1275 East Island Hwy, Parksville BC V9P2G3
- Phone: 250-248-3613
- Address: 2533 Port Alberni Hwy, Port Alberni BC V9Y8P2
- Phone: 250-724-6535
will there be a fund riser this weekend on nanimo lakes wood and is that have dry wood or does ant of the northwest bay areas have dry wood thanks
ReplyDeleteYes, there will be a fund raiser this weekend and for many more. Check the blog on Thursdays for confirmation. The areas we release for firewood usually have spent some time drying out, but there are no guarantees for dry wood.
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