UPDATED: Wood burning fireplace registration

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Wood-burning fireplaces must be registered with Metro Vancouver

Indoor burning without registering could result in $100 to $500 fines

www.langleyadvancetimes.com

I was wondering how you "protect the area’s air quality and decrease wood smoke emissions" by simply "registering for free".
Well, they are probably going to start by regulating what you are permitted to burn.

Open-hearth fireplaces must use manufactured logs to reduce emissions...

I'm willing to bet that these "manufactured logs" aren't as free as the wood that you can get yourself from downed trees
How dare you try and cook or heat your house for free!

REF: https://freecanada.win/threads/33526/ Everyone register your wood burning fireplace. Deadline approaching

 

[border_humper]

I bet the manufactured logs are manufactured in China and you have no way of knowing what’s in them. Good luck policing this rule.

 

[censorthisss]

What the fuck are manufactured logs lmao

 

[Beers2Freedom]

I had to look it up.

Now which company has the sole source contract for production in the area? And who recently purchased a stake in that company?

Wheels are getting greased, it's just a matter of finding out which ones. This kind of specified legislation only ever passes when there is money being kicked back to local politicians.

God forbid if you burned free wood. How does anyone make money off of that?

 

[Hirudinea]

"Paraffin wax (or petroleum wax) is a soft colorless solid derived from petroleum, coal, or oil shale..."

Hey, wait a minute, I thought oil and coal were bad?

 

[Radicalfarminist]

6 pack of 3lb "Enviro logs" for only $22 at crappy tire so approximately 12x the price per pound of a cord of hardwood.

 

[Thinker]

Going through the actual law:
17. Effective May 15, 2021 and subject to section 18, during the period between May 15 and September 15 inclusive of every calendar year, no person may discharge or cause, permit or allow the discharge of any air contaminant into the environment from a residential indoor wood burning appliance.
18. The prohibition in section 17 does not apply to the discharge of an air contaminant from a residential indoor wood burning appliance:(a) operated within an off-grid residence located outside of the Urban Containment Boundary; or (b) from an appliance that is the sole source of heat.

What you can burn: seasoned wood or wood products, manufactured firelogs, or woodpellets and, for the purpose of starting a fire only, non-glossy, uncoated, uncoloured paper.

How they will enforce it:
13. Every owner or operator must, immediately upon the request of the district director or an officer, provide proof of identity, proof of purchase of manufactured firelog where applicable, and any other information the district director or an officer deems necessary to ensure compliance with this Emission Regulation.

I assume you just do not answer the door or you get formal letter in the mail about it.

Majority of these sound pretty reasonable. I think the biggest issue with this people have to register their appliances. Is just going to go as well as Ontario banning Pit Bulls

 

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[Thinker]

Which seems common practice on what not or what to burn in your fire stove:
Schedule B:


This most likely just be used to screw with people. I seriously doubt they will even inspect anything. Do not event bother to register. See the Ontario Pitbull ban went(Hint: Nothing was done).

 

[Hirudinea]

Can I see your fireplace license?

 

[Beers2Freedom]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/metro-vancouver-fire-fireplace-wood-stove-register-1.7610976

Julie Saxton, who manages Metro Vancouver's air quality regulation program, said that it's believed there are tens of thousands of wood-burning devices in the region, potentially up to 100,000.

"The whole purpose of the registration is to introduce an emission standard," she told CBC News.

Straight from the horse's mouth.

"So we're not trying to ban people from this activity that they enjoy and they value," she added. "We're trying to introduce lower emissions to reduce the effects on people's health."

Oh "it's for your health." Sure it is, they only use this bogus line to get people to comply.

In addition, Saxton says there's a requirement to use best wood-burning practices, which could mean using manufactured fire logs in older fireplaces that likely don't meet modern emission standards.

"These fire logs are more consistent and have high energy content and they typically produce, under normal conditions, cleaner emissions," she said.

This sounds totally scientific, trust me bro. Of course there will be no universal standard for "cleaner fuel" or any scientific proof that these manufactured logs produce less emissions than the local wood in your area.

"So people can reduce their emissions by using an equipment solution, by using an emissions-certified device, or they can use cleaner fuel."

Just Government overreach backed by bro science. Like always.

The regional district says it will focus on education rather than fining if people don't register — though repeat and flagrant offenders may be fined up to $500.

There are exceptions in place for emergency situations and for low-income households, Saxton said.

"We realize that this is a big change and we've been pursuing education and trying to advise people as to what the benefits are — not just for them and their family, but also for their neighbours and the wider community," Saxton said.

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[Canada Eh]

Next thing they'll be telling us to put experimental vaccines in our body...er wait....