Newsletter May 2025
Hello Texada! Here are some notes on recent events:
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING was held on Saturday April 26. Reports, financials, and draft minutes are available on the website and at the office.
BURN BAN begins May 15 unless conditions cause the date to be brought forward. Usual annual dates for the burn ban are May 15 – Oct 15, burning barrels included. Campfires are ok at this point.
From the VAID “Fire Regulations Bylaw No. 184” on Open Air Fires (shortened for readability):
23. A fire in the “open air” means a fire out-of-doors, not in an incinerator, and excludes campfires. A competent Person will supervise, keep under control, and ensure that any equipment necessary for fire control is available. Fire located at least 3 m (10 feet) from any grass, shrubbery, or wooden fence; and 6 m (20 feet) from any building.
24. Backyard Burning (Category 2). A Category 2 open fire is a pile up to 2 metres high and 3 metres wide or burns stubble or grass over an area less than 2,000 square metres (½ acre).
VAID’s Fire Restrictions website page has links to the Bylaw as well as Coastal Fire Bans and a map with Fire Danger Rating for BC. vananda-id.ca/fire-restrictions/
WATER RESTRICTIONS Stage One begins May 15 and Stage 2 on Jul 1.
Briefly, Stage 1 restricts lawn watering to once per week, watering is done on odd or even dates based on house number, and filling of pools only allowed at specific times.
Stage 2 further restricts lawn watering to one hour a day once per week and washing of outside surfaces to specific situations. If Stage 3 is called, there is no lawn watering, pool filling, or washing of vehicles, boats, or outside surfaces.
Full detail of restrictions and a chart can be seen at vananda-id.ca/water-restrictions/
CONTACT INFO: Please let us know your concerns! contact@vananda-id.ca – 604-486-7035
NEXT MEETING: The next Regular Board meeting is scheduled for Wednesday May 14 at 1:30pm, upstairs at the Firehall.
FIREFIGHTERS ALWAYS NEEDED! Contact Fire Chief Mark Robert 604-414-9662 or firechief@vananda.ca
WATER EMERGENCY: Water Operator Marianne Segers 1-604-315-1363
