This is very unfortunate, there is nothing like a campfire or beach fire when camping! The fog zone has not changed, there is no current threat of forest fires on the coast. What has changed is that there is constantly more bureaucracy and regulation, life just isn't as much fun. I wonder if the people making the decisions have ever experienced the joy of time around a small campfire. When was the last forest fire in the fog zone?
Isn't the area from the water to the high tide line called "foreshore"? It's not actually considered, by law, to be land. You can't own it. You can lease the use of it from the provincial government, but it doesn't belong to anybody, and never will. So how can the District of Tofino claim the authority to administer it in any way whatsoever? If a person goes on a beach, at low tide, and builds a fire in the area that the next incoming tide will submerge, how can Tofino By-Law stop them from doing so? That place is not a portion of the District of Tofino, never has been, never will be. Simply don't build your campfire in the area above the high tide line. This solves the extinguishing and clean-up issues quite simply also.
Unfortunately, the time has come to ban all campfires on Tofino beaches. Too many people create too much smoke and nuisance. I feel sorry for those who simply want to roast a weinie with the kids, but when I see so many fires burning and others abandoned and still aflame and groups of teenagers scouring the beach for fuel and dragging large timber to the inferno, it is closing time. If those fires could only be fueled by all the dog doo , bonus for everyone, but they are not. And why not ban all those fireworks which are getting out of hand while we are at it.
When are they going to deal with all the pot smokers fouling the air. Rarely can I go for a walk on the beach without breathing in the stench of some ones dope. I came to Tofino to enjoy the clean air.....I want my right to clean air. No one would think we should accept people wandering around in public spaces getting drunk. At least I don't have to inhale the alcohol. Sick and tired of dope smoke wherever I go.
Yes I agree to BOTH Bravo Jarmo & 1:07 you both should send these into the westerly, TC, Van Sun - where EVERYONE can read them Believe me you would have full support
I applaud the DOT's efforts to enforce by-laws of beach fires. There are far too many beach fires, one every few feet in the 'tourist season'. They are not extinguished by the in-coming tide as someone suggested. That only happens in the winter storms, when the tide is very high. What we are left with is an eye-sore of burned and half burned logs, soot and charcoal scattered all over, and worse, people's garbage left behind. Burning driftwood IS toxic and sometimes the air is filled with these toxic fumes. Although I am happy the DOT is making an effort to enforce by-laws, I agree with the comments made that suggest the only real solution is an outright ban on beach fires. It's just going to get worse as the tourists increase. One of the most beautiful beaches in the world is an unsightly mess a great deal of the time.
I don't really care one way or the other about beach fires......What I'd really like to see is a 100% ban on glass bottles on the beach.
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ReplyDeleteThis is very unfortunate, there is nothing like a campfire or beach fire when camping! The fog zone has not changed, there is no current threat of forest fires on the coast. What has changed is that there is constantly more bureaucracy and regulation, life just isn't as much fun. I wonder if the people making the decisions have ever experienced the joy of time around a small campfire. When was the last forest fire in the fog zone?
Isn't the area from the water to the high tide line called "foreshore"? It's not actually considered, by law, to be land. You can't own it. You can lease the use of it from the provincial government, but it doesn't belong to anybody, and never will. So how can the District of Tofino claim the authority to administer it in any way whatsoever? If a person goes on a beach, at low tide, and builds a fire in the area that the next incoming tide will submerge, how can Tofino By-Law stop them from doing so? That place is not a portion of the District of Tofino, never has been, never will be. Simply don't build your campfire in the area above the high tide line. This solves the extinguishing and clean-up issues quite simply also.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, the time has come to ban all campfires on Tofino beaches. Too many people create too much smoke and nuisance. I feel sorry for those who simply want to roast a weinie with the kids, but when I see so many fires burning and others abandoned and still aflame and groups of teenagers scouring the beach for fuel and dragging large timber to the inferno, it is closing time. If those fires could only be fueled by all the dog doo , bonus for everyone, but they are not. And why not ban all those fireworks which are getting out of hand while we are at it.
ReplyDeleteWhen are they going to deal with all the pot smokers fouling the air. Rarely can I go for a walk on the beach without breathing in the stench of some ones dope. I came to Tofino to enjoy the clean air.....I want my right to clean air. No one would think we should accept people wandering around in public spaces getting drunk. At least I don't have to inhale the alcohol. Sick and tired of dope smoke wherever I go.
I fully support a full out BAN of beachfires !
ReplyDeleteAs enforcing the driftwood burn ban will be onerous.
I fully support a full out BAN of tourists ! As enforcing bylaws seems to be too onerous for the district to handle.
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ReplyDeleteBravo Jarmo & 1:07
you both should send these into the westerly, TC, Van Sun - where EVERYONE can read them
Believe me you would have full support
I think that 9:11 make a good point. Can Tofino enforce their no fire bylaw on Provincially managed areas of the beach, outside of their jurisdiction?
ReplyDeleteI applaud the DOT's efforts to enforce by-laws of beach fires. There are far too many beach fires, one every few feet in the 'tourist season'. They are not extinguished by the in-coming tide as someone suggested. That only happens in the winter storms, when the tide is very high. What we are left with is an eye-sore of burned and half burned logs, soot and charcoal scattered all over, and worse, people's garbage left behind. Burning driftwood IS toxic and sometimes the air is filled with these toxic fumes. Although I am happy the DOT is making an effort to enforce by-laws, I agree with the comments made that suggest the only real solution is an outright ban on beach fires. It's just going to get worse as the tourists increase. One of the most beautiful beaches in the world is an unsightly mess a great deal of the time.
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