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Mosaic is in the business of sustainable forest stewardship, managing private timberlands and Crown forest tenures in Coastal BC for more than a century.

All forest lands are certified under the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI). Mosaic employs several thousand people directly and indirectly to achieve strong economic, social and sustainable outcomes from the working forest. We are Canadian owned by major Canadian public service pension funds. Mosaic was the first forestry company in BC to achieve Progressive Aboriginal Relations Bronze Certification and then Silver Level Certification. Also, the first forestry company in the world to include the supply chain in its carbon accounting and recently certified by the Carbon Trust for our carbon accounting across the company’s entire supply chain. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion and welcome all interested applicants to apply. To learn more, visit MosaicForests.com.

10/08/2026

Be sure to visit https://www.mosaicforests.com/access before you head out to see which gates are open this long weekend. Our three South Island gates remain a go.

We also have a few public firewood opportunities available at: https://www.mosaicforests.com/firewood

Enjoy a beautiful long weekend & thanks for recreating responsibly.

10/02/2026

📣Our South Island public access pilot will begin tomorrow, Saturday October 3.

Three gates north and northwest of Sooke will open to the public for day access, adding to our existing network of 27 public access points. The pilot responds to what we heard in our 2025 recreation survey.

Before you go:
🔹Gates are open 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Saturdays, Sundays and holiday Mondays
🔹Cycling, walk-in and licensed highway vehicle access allowed
🔹ATV and dirt bike access through the Sooke and Cowichan Valley ATV clubs only

These are working forests, so gates may close on short notice for wildfire risk, operations or safety. Follow signage at the gates and check our Access Map before you head out: https://www.mosaicforests.com/access

And remember to plan accordingly with limited or no cell coverage in some spots – tell someone about your trip and when you’ll be expected back.

Thanks for exploring responsibly.

10/01/2026

Public firewood opportunities are now available for this weekend. We continue to follow our self-serve pilot.

Head to https://www.mosaicforests.com/firewood to secure your permit, good for either Saturday October 3 or Sunday October 4.

09/29/2026

Public access opportunities are available during tomorrow’s stat holiday for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Please check MosaicForests.com/Access for details. Applicable gates are open 6 a.m. - 6 p.m.

More public openings + firewood is coming this weekend.

09/28/2026

Last chance to take our short survey before it closes tomorrow. Your feedback will help shape future tools and improvements in support of better recreation communications.

Take the survey here: https://www.mosaicforests.com/survey

09/24/2026

Gates are open across our land base this weekend, including the gate at Northwest Bay – all open 6 am to 6 pm Saturday and Sunday. Learn more here: https://www.mosaicforests.com/access

We're also working toward opening previously closed gates in the south Island as a pilot. Unfortunately, wildfire activity has pushed the start. We'll post the date here once it's set.

We didn’t have enough rain in time to restart our public firewood program this weekend. If conditions allow, we’ll resume next weekend. Watch our social channels and https://www.mosaicforests.com/firewood for more.

And if you haven’t taken it yet, our 5-minute survey on how digital tools could help improve your recreational experience is still open: https://www.mosaicforests.com/survey

Enjoy another safe weekend out there.

09/23/2026

Target shooting puts key risk factors in one place—hard targets and repeated shots. Fragments can land in dry material on the forest floor and start a fire, even days later.

As we head into a busy recreational season, please keep an eye out. Early fall used to bring cooler temps, more rain, and the fire risk dropping. This hasn’t been the case in recent years—and not this past weekend when we had three separate wildfires on the Mosaic land base.

If you see smoke: *5555 from a cell or 1-800-663-5555.

09/21/2026

Remember: No campfires (except at our open campsites that are not under a fire ban), no target shooting and be extra careful with any activity under current weather conditions.

There were three fires on Mosaic’s land base this past weekend, including the one pictured above near Sooke, which is likely human caused. We are supporting BC Wildfire Service’s efforts in the area. For more on the wildfire, visit: https://wildfiresituation.nrs.gov.bc.ca/incidents?fireYear=2026&incidentNumber=V62262&source=map

09/18/2026

With the fire danger rating listed as high for the area, the public access gate in Northwest Bay will be closed this weekend. The warm daytime weather and lack of recent rain has everything dry and susceptible to wildfires. Please be careful out there – campfires are not permitted anywhere on the Mosaic land base except at our designated campsites.

For full details on what’s open this weekend (6 am – 6 pm), visit: https://www.mosaicforests.com/access

To report a wildfire: #5555 on a cell or 1.800.663.5555

09/15/2026

Let us know how you look for access information--websites, maps, apps--and what would help you plan a day out on Mosaic managed land on Vancouver Island and the Sunshine Coast.

Our 5-minute survey is open until September 29.

https://www.mosaicforests.com/survey

Address

Suite 2000, 1055 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC
V6E2E9

Website

http://www.mosaicforests.com/

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