You must
carry your valid permit with you at all times.
***Notice - There have been incidents where people have been cutting firewood in non-authorized areas. These areas may be allocated for our Commercial Firewood Cutters and the Public is not permitted to cut firewood in these areas. Please be respectful to our Commercial Firewood cutters and only cut firewood in the areas outlined below.
Safety
equipment requirements include chainsaw pants, sturdy work boots, eye protection
and ear protection.
Firewood
is for personal use only and not to be sold.
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 10 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.
Parksville Visitor Centre:
Port Alberni Visitor Centre:
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
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