Wood Chipping Program

The City’s 2025 wood chipping program will take place from April 7 through May 2 and is the only wood chipping program offered this year.

The City is divided into two zones - west and east of Craig Street. Properties located west of Craig Street will receive collection between April 7 and April 17 and collection for properties east of Craig Street is scheduled between April 22 and May 2.

Materials must be at curbside by 8 am on:

April 7       For collection at properties WEST of Craig Street
April 22     For collection at properties EAST of Craig Street

Only these items may be placed on the boulevard prior to the first date the chipper will be in your neighbourhood:

• Branches with a maximum diameter of 6 inches (15 cm), stacked with the larger end of the branch or trunk facing the roadway.
• Smaller shrub branches piled for ease of access by chipping crew.

Piles must be limited to a size of 5 feet wide x 5 feet long x 3 feet high. One pile per strata subdivision or single-family property will be removed by the chipping crew. Please do not combine piles from multiple properties as it is more difficult and time consuming for the chipping crew to take apart large piles than it is for them to handle smaller piles. When placing your chipping pile, do not obstruct your property’s City water connection box in the event access is required for maintenance.

Rocks, stumps and construction waste may cause injury to the chipper operators and must NOT be included in the piles. Please note due to
safety issues, materials such as pampas grass, yucca, clematis and wisteria vines cannot by chipped and should be taken to the Church Road Transfer Station, 860 Church Road, Parksville. Piles containing these items will not be removed by the chipping crew. Compostable vegetation, garden debris, leaves, and grass clippings may be placed in your green bin for pickup.

Questions about the wood chipping program should be directed to the operations department (ops@parksville.ca or 250 248-5412).

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