Firewood Ontario

Little Kopit wrote:
Has this wood been any place where insects could attach themselves to it?

But as Gordon says, check with CBSA.

& I'm sure you know CBSA is stretched further than the limit of present staffing levels can go -- given that there are so many seeking to move from the USA to Canada.

I think you might also check Ontario provincial regulations too. ON has limits on camping on crown land and it is a big province. It would not surprise me if there are provincial limits on how far you can travel and use wood.

:C

It's kiln dried lumber. So called certified firewood bearing the USDA/APHIS stamp that supposedly can be moved anywhere in the US, is "kiln dried".

Once it's kiln dried there is nothing left that interests any pest.

Not sure how Canada handles it but they have bureaucrats too lol.

There are private campgrounds here in PA that require you to buy the firewood they purchase and bundle themselves, then overprice, under the guise of invasive insect regulations and quarantines. Some buy their wood at the same sawmill I buy mine from. I can't bring mine but we will sell you ours from the same vendor at double the price. This sawmill cuts timber in 4 other states and brings it back to PA to the mill, the smaller timber gets cut and split into firewood. I can not legally cross state lines with hardwood firewood, they can because they have a piece of paper. Craigslist is full of firewood vendors who ignore any regulations which are not enforced in any way. The only place I have seen any regulation enforced is at privately owned campgrounds.

The Emerald Ash Borer invaded PA in 2007 resulting in a rolling quarantine by county. By 2015 it was detected in almost every county in the state. I highly doubt campers and their firewood had much to do with it. No way are the bureaucrats going to go after the real movers, the forest product industry. Simply too much money involved.

PA tells you "Don't move firewood" but does not enforce bringing your own into a PA state park. That whole "dontmovefirewood.org" farce is people who figured out a way to make a living doing essentially nothing, at others expense......lobbyists for the enviroweenies.

the st lawrence seaway is the watershed moment ,pallets yes , zebra mussels ...... etc.
since it opened countless species have made new homes here and we have not stopped a single one.
the wood ban is now useless as they have got the limit of their(temperature) range,It is a waste of resources to pursue a lost cause ,better to save the money and wait and be ready for the next .

Some of the worst invasive insects have come in with wooden pallets.

It's not firewood, it's shim wood for your levelers and tires, right? Sometimes it's all in the name.

I have been at a ontario national park and they sold firewood sourced from quebec.
lowest bidder ......

bugs have wings and blow in the wind ,dimensional lumber should be ok but you never know what a pea brained bureaucrat will do ,so I would not do its just not worth it.

Has this wood been any place where insects could attach themselves to it?

But as Gordon says, check with CBSA.

& I'm sure you know CBSA is stretched further than the limit of present staffing levels can go -- given that there are so many seeking to move from the USA to Canada.

I think you might also check Ontario provincial regulations too. ON has limits on camping on crown land and it is a big province. It would not surprise me if there are provincial limits on how far you can travel and use wood.

:C

Used to be kin dried dimensional lumber was allowed but check with Canada government website to confirm.