Here are some tips and services to FireSmart your property:
- Remove all combustible material within 2 meters of any structure
- Prune all evergreen branches to a height of 2 meters off the ground if they are within 30metres of a structure
- Invest in FireSmart landscaping
(free) Wood Chipping Service
To help our Lac des Roches neighbourhood FireSmart their property, the Lac des Roches Watershed Society has engaged with Wildfire BC to bring a woodchipper to our area on May 20, just after the Victoria Day Long weekend.
They will have a crew of wildland firefighters to assist with the process. All that we ask is that you bring all your chippable material to the edge of your property. This material must NOT contain any ‘treated’ wood, metal or rocks. The chips will be blown into a pile near your driveway entrance to your property.
At the end of this project, members of the Lac des Roches Watershed Society are invited to a BBQ at the home of Kerry and Dan Velthuis. Non-members are invited to sign up to become members at $10 per person. This will be a great opportunity to meet your neighbours.
Closer to the May 20th date we will ask all who would like to participate in the chipping process to let us know your address, so we have a list of properties to visit.