March Bobbleheads

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COMMUNITY EVENTS 

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Easter Celebration

Telegraph Harbour Marina

1:30 Saturday, March 30th

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BINGO

April 12

6:30 - 8:30

Forbes Hall

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TI Improvement District

AGM

May 4

11 am 

Forbes Hall

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SOUP'S ON

Wednesdays

11:30 - 1:00

Forbes Hall

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Who's Who of Thetis Pets Registry

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Capernwray Ferry Use Schedule

Link: Sept 2023 - April 2024

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Thetis Island Community Fund
Thetis Island Community Association

Thetis Island Volunteer Fire Department

Notes & Reminders

Monday
Dec242012

Christmas Decorations gone wrong...

Tuesday
Dec112012

1989 MADD Drunk Driving Video

Wednesday
Oct172012

Houses burn faster these days...

Tuesday
Oct162012

Fire Permit Update

Hand Piled Yard Waste burn piles and approved incinerators will  be allowed with a Fire Permit beginning October 15th.  Permit Pager number is 715-9131 between 9 am and 5 pm.  or apply on-line.

 

Fire Chief J. Caldbeck

Thetis Island Fire Dept.

Box 14-6, Thetis Island

BC, V0R 2Y0

cell:  250-252-0544

Friday
Sep142012

Coastal Fire Prohibition

PARKSVILLE – Effective at noon on Friday, Sept. 14, 2012, the existing Category 2 open fire and fireworks prohibition in the Coastal Fire Centre is being extended. It will now remain in place until Oct. 15, 2012 or until the prohibition order is rescinded.

This prohibition applies to all areas within the Coastal Fire Centre, with the exception of the Skeena-Queen Charlotte, Mount Waddington and Central Coast regional districts.

This prohibition is intended to help prevent human-caused wildfires and protect public safety. Specifically, this open-fire prohibition applies to:

The burning of any waste, slash or other material (piled or unpiled) smaller than two metres in height and three metres in width.
The burning of stubble or grass over an area less than 2,000 square metres.
The use of fireworks or burning barrels of any size or description.

The ban does not prohibit campfires that are a half-metre high by a half-metre wide or smaller, and does not apply to cooking stoves that use gas, propane or briquettes. Anyone lighting a campfire must maintain a fireguard by removing flammable debris from the campfire area and have a hand tool or at least eight litres of water available nearby to properly extinguish the fire.

Coastal B.C. is experiencing a warm and dry fall. Current weather conditions continue to dry out forest fuels. The public is reminded to exercise caution when camping or visiting forested lands.

Category 3 open burning, used for resource management reasons, is still allowed. However, anyone conducting an open burn must first obtain a burn registration number by calling 1-888 797-1717.

This prohibition covers all BC Parks, Crown lands and private lands, but does not apply within the boundaries of local governments that have forest-fire prevention bylaws and are serviced by a fire department. Please check with civic authorities for any restrictions before lighting a fire.

Anyone found in contravention of an open-fire prohibition may be fined $345 or, if convicted in court, be fined up to $100,000 and sentenced to one year in jail. If the contravention causes or contributes to a wildfire, the person may be subject to a penalty of up to $10,000 and be ordered to pay all fire-fighting and associated costs.

More information about open burning regulations and fire prohibitions can be found at

www.bcwildfire.ca

The Coastal Fire Centre covers the area west of the Coast Mountain Range from the U.S.- Canada border at Manning Park, and includes South Tweedsmuir Park in the north, the Sunshine Coast, the Lower Mainland, Vancouver Island, the Gulf Islands and Haida Gwaii.

Report a wildfire or unattended campfire by calling 1 800 663-5555 toll free or *5555 on a cell phone. For the latest information on current wildfire activity, burning restrictions, road closures and air quality advisories, visit www.bcwildfire.ca

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Media Contact:

Donna MacPherson
Fire Information Officer Wildfire Management Branch Coastal Fire Centre
250 951-4209 (media line)
Donna.MacPherson@gov.bc.ca

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Connect with the Province of B.C. at www.gov.bc.ca/connect

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