Notices & Restrictions

Water Quality and Restrictions; Outdoor Burning and Fire Conditions

BOIL WATER NOTICE

December 24, 2024

Effective Immediately and Until Further Notice, Gillies Bay Improvement District has been put on a Boil Water Notice.

Please boil your water at a full rolling boil for a minimum of one minute and help us spread the word.

Water should be boiled for any of the following uses: drinking, food preparation, coffee, brushing teeth, infant formula, ice, washing fruit and vegetables, beer and wine making, and canning, and pets.

Thank you, once again for your patience.

For more information,  check out the links below

What-to-Do-During-a-Boil-Water-Notice-General  

What is Turbidity

 

 

 

By Juanita Walton, ago

Complete Burn Ban Lifted effective October 15 at 12 noon.

GILLIES BAY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT

OPEN BURNING BAN

An Open Burning Ban within the Gillies Bay Fire Protection District goes into effect every year between

May 15 and October 15

Burning Barrels included.

Campfires

Campfires are allowed within the Gillies Bay Fire Protection District until a total fire ban is implemented.

NOTE

These regulations stay in effect regardless of what is posted on the
WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT BRANCH WEB SITE

Texada Island does not usually experience the same conditions as Vancouver Island or the Mainland.

GILLIES BAY RESIDENTS

If you hear the fire siren.

Please shut off any open taps until the fire emergency has been rectified.

Rob McWilliam – Fire Chief             www.gilliesbayvfd.ca                     604-414-5121

By Juanita Walton, ago