Clean chimneys prevent fires
After a rash of chimney fires in the area, Powell River Fire Rescue is reminding residents to have their chimneys cleaned before they light a fire. “Lately, we’ve had a number of chimney fires,” said Terry Peters, deputy chief. “We want to remind people that before they fire up their wood stoves, that their chimneys are cleaned, their appliances have been inspected and everything is safe,” he said.
The most recent chimney fire was in Cranberry on Thursday, January 10. “There was some damage that happened to the chimney,” Peters said. “It obviously got burning pretty good in there and caused some structural damage in the chimney.”
With temperatures dipping below freezing recently, people are lighting up their wood stoves more often, Peters said. He pointed out that stoves have to be certified as well.
Sailing cancellation
BC Ferries has cancelled one round trip on the Saltery Bay-Earls Cove route in early February.
The 9:15 pm from Saltery Bay and 10:05 pm from Earls Cove are cancelled on Saturday, February 2 to complete required maintenance work on the Island Sky.
Service will resume with the 7:25 am sailing from Saltery Bay on Sunday, February 3.
BC Ferries apologizes for any inconvenience experienced as a result of the cancellations.
Setting it straight
Pauline Bradley was a counsellor at Oceanview Junior High School from the mid-1970s to 1987. Incorrect information was reported in last week’s Peak.
