17 Replies to “You Need a Permit?”

  1. Firewood? No, Mr. Bond, we want you to die! How dare someone add CO2 to the atmosphere after the cult of the 51 genders has banned it. If the clean burning NG will be banned you can bet that wood will be too.

  3. Now, I’m U.S. here so I’m not well-versed in Canadian Law, but is anyone aware of a law against burning bureaucrats for heat? I’m not aware of any such laws here in the U.S.

    I’ve searched and have yet to come across any law reading even vaguely like, “No bureaucrat shall be heated to the point of combustion to heat any dwelling or building. The penalty for doing so shall be a fine of not less than $50 and not to exceed $200.”You know, something along those lines.

    There’s nothing at all like that in any of the federal, state, or municipal codes that I’ve searched so far. As best I know, there is no law against it.

    Well, OK… That does seem a teensy bit on the extreme side, but how about starting with their office furniture first? If they are working from home, why not put that unused furniture to good use? And for those that do show up at their government offices there seems to be no evidence that anyone of them is doing anything that could be remotely construed as constructive ‘work’. So, wouldn’t their office furnishings be fair game, too?

    And then there are those who are, when there is inclement weather, considered “nonessential workers” and are told to stay home. If they are nonessential, then just how essential can their work be? And if their work isn’t essential, then why do they need an office and furniture?

    I would imagine that creative Canadians could come up with a workaround if heating with firewood is banned. I didn’t see anything at all in the article that indicated that office furniture was classified as firewood. So, I’m sure there is no problem with using it for heating.

    Hey… it’s just friends across the border helping out friends across the border. Stay toasty up there.

    1. “Now, I’m U.S. here so I’m not well-versed in Canadian Law, but is anyone aware of a law against burning bureaucrats for heat?”
      HR:
      You can burn them but they all stink too much.

    1. General toxic waste disposal regulations may well apply to civil servants. Do be careful!

  5. You need a permit in Alberta (it’s free) to cut firewood on crown land. I don’t live anywhere near crown land and I heat the trap shack with wood. I cut on private land.

    1. Same in BC. Basically the permit is a document with the rules and precautions that a permittee is required to sign and have with them when cutting firewood on crown land. The terms are reasonable, and if you’re caught violating them (e.g. cutting live trees or poaching lengths greater than 22″ for milling into lumber) you can be fined. And you can’t claim that you weren’t warned.

      1. You can cut firewood free (with a permit) on crown land in BC FOR YOUR OWN PURPOSE, not for sale. Dead trees only.

        Almost all who do that don’t bother getting a permit and I’ve never heard of anyone getting charged for not having one.

        Different story if you’re selling it or cutting live trees.

  6. As soon as I heard about the gas stove ban my first comment to my wife was to watch them ban campfires next. Unfortunately it looks like I got close.

    Anyone care to guess how many millions of “campfire equivalents” were unleashed from all the “human caused” wildfires in Alberta during election time? Nobody’s say’n it was crazed NDP supporters who’d stop at nothing to get themselves back in power….

  9. We are moving very quickly to having to have permits to apply for permits…

  12. Any time I’ve been in Saskatchewan, trees were not a prominent feature of the landscape. So am assuming this applies mainly to northern Saskatchewan. Will it also apply to the indigenous who – I rather suspect – are great users of wood during the winter?

  13. From what I’ve seen, a large portion of Saskatchewan makes Easter Island look woody but I gather there are no giant stone heads to get UNISECO’s attention. It does lead me to inquire as to how Trudeau is doing on his planting schedule? Fields filling with saplings of the mighty steppe oak?

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