Backyard Burning & Yard Waste

As an alternative to burning, North Cowichan encourages you to compost at home or take your yard waste (year-round, free of charge) to one of these Cowichan Valley Regional District solid waste management and recycling facilities:

  • Bings Creek Solid Waste Management Complex, 3900 Drinkwater Road, Duncan. Open daily 9:00am to 5:00pm.

  • Peerless Road Drop-Off Depot, 10830 Peerless Road, Ladysmith. Open Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday 9:00am to 5:00pm.

For further information please phone the CVRD Recycling Hotline at 250-746-2540


For further information on the health effects of wood burning visit the British Columbia Lung Association.

Recreational Fire Pits                                                   

Small recreational fire pits may only burn clean dry firewood and must:

  • Be made of noncombustible material.
  • Be equipped with a tight-fitting lid of perforated metal or wire screen having openings not more than 1 cm2  in area.
  • Not exceed 0.5 m3 in volume.
  • Be located not less than 2 meters from a property line and not less than 5 metres from a building or flammable combustible material.
  • There must be fire-fighting equipment available on hand including at least one shovel, rake and garden hose connected to a water source.

 

  

For more information, please contact:

Municipality of North Cowichan
Phone: 250-746-3100
Fax: 250-746-3154