VI Hazmat & Demolition

09/21/2026

WHEN THE JOB GETS MESSY, WE GET TO WORK.

Renovating, gutting a building, cleaning up contamination or preparing for demolition? What’s hidden behind the walls, under the floors or up in the attic can quickly change the scope of a project.

VI Hazmat & Demolition handles it.

Asbestos & Lead • Vermiculite • Mould • Rodent Decontamination • Bio-Hazard Cleanup • Demolition

From hazardous materials remediation to demolition, our team brings the training, equipment and experience needed to tackle challenging projects safely and efficiently.

Let us handle the hazards so you don’t have to.

📞 250-754-6311
🌐 vancouverislandhazmat.ca

SAFE • COMPLIANT • TRUSTED

09/21/2026

09/12/2026

Better late than never… 😂👏

We didn’t forget… we just figured Kolby deserved to spend the entire day wondering if we did. 😂🤣

Before your birthday officially comes to an end, we had to give Kolby his well-deserved birthday shoutout! 🥳🎂

Another year older, another year wiser… although working with this crew probably cancels out the wiser part. 😂☠️

Thanks for always being willing to jump in, work hard, put up with the chaos, and somehow keep coming back for more. 🤣 We’re pretty lucky to have you as part of our crazy little VI Hazmat family. ❤️

Hope you had a kick-ass birthday, Kolby! 🎉🥳

09/09/2026

We have a new member of the ‘kick-ass’ crew family!! 😂👏

Brayden passed his Level 1 & Level 2 Asbestos Course ☠️

He had the chance to get out… but he went and passed, so now he’s officially stuck with all of us. 🤣

Awesome job, Brayden!! ❤️👏

You’ll soon learn that “quick little job” is the biggest lie ever told, “one last bag” actually means twenty, and “there’s lots of room in the attic” means you’ll be crawling through insulation with a nail three inches from your head. 😂☠️

You’ll also learn that the SECOND everyone is fully suited up, somebody will remember something they forgot in the truck. And “it’s in the truck” narrows the search down to approximately 700 items. 🤣 Nick will lose the utility knife he was holding 30 seconds ago, Kolby will be yelling through a respirator while everyone pretends they know what he’s saying, and everyone knows their day just got longer when Gerard calls and says “While you’re there…” 😂🤣

Tara will remind Rob to do his paperwork and “send some good pictures.” What comes back is usually a collection of random jobsite photos with absolutely no explanation 😂 Half the time she’s zooming in, turning her phone sideways and trying to figure out what she’s even looking at.

Then her day just gets better when Rob’s name pops up on her phone and she hears “Okay, don’t get mad…” At this point Tara doesn’t even need the rest of the sentence — she already knows there’s a story, a problem, or more paperwork coming. 🤣☠️

But through all the chaos and laughs, the crew shows up, works hard, and gets the job done. ❤️💪 and there isn’t a better crew to be stuck with.

Welcome to the family, Brayden. ❤️☠️ You’re one of us now. 😂🤣

08/11/2026

😂 FUN FACT: WORKING FOR VI HAZMAT COMES WITH A FREE GYM MEMBERSHIP

Did you know that on some full house guts, our crew can move anywhere from 2 TONNES to 15 TONNES of asbestos waste — by hand? That’s up to 30,000+ lbs of material being removed, bagged and hauled during a project. 😳💪

At VI Hazmat, we believe in taking care of our employees.

That’s why every crew member receives a complimentary, unlimited gym membership.

The gym just happens to be a demolition site. 😂💪

Membership includes demolition, lifting, carrying, hauling, stairs, attic crawls and more asbestos bags than you ever want to see.

At VI Hazmat, nobody asks, “How many sets?”

We ask, “How many bags are left?”

Now, if we could only teach the asbestos bags to walk themselves to the bin😂

BREAK IT • BAG IT • HAUL IT • REPEAT

Vancouver Island Hazmat & Demolition

📞 250-754-6311
🌐 www.vancouverislandhazmat.ca
✉️ [email protected]

💪☣️🔨

08/08/2026

PLANNING A RENOVATION?

If you’re renovating an older home or building, a Hazardous Materials Survey will be required before demolition or renovation work begins.

Hazardous materials such as asbestos, lead, silica and mercury may be present in building materials and they aren’t always obvious just by looking.

A HAZMAT SURVEY CAN HELP

🔹 Identify hazardous materials before they’re disturbed
🔹 Protect homeowners, workers and contractors
🔹 Determine whether professional remediation is required
🔹 Prevent accidental contamination of your home or jobsite
🔹 Help ensure work is completed safely and in accordance with WorkSafeBC requirements.

⚠️ Before you tear out drywall, flooring, ceilings, insulation or other building materials — know what you’re dealing with.

A little planning before demolition can help prevent a much bigger and more expensive problem afterward

VANCOUVER ISLAND HAZMAT & DEMOLITION
Asbestos Remediation • Hazardous Materials • Demolition

📞 250-754-6311
🌐 www.vancouverislandhazmat.ca
✉️ [email protected]

06/29/2026

🚧 DEMOLITION LABOURER WANTED 🚧

Available this week (June 29)?

💥 Do you like breaking things and getting paid for it?

We’ve got a demolition job that needs an extra set of hands for a day or two.

Requirements:🔨 Good attitude💪 Ready to work hard🥾 Steel-toed boots required

📩 Message us for details if you're available.

05/22/2026

If proper asbestos procedures are not followed, the effects on a renovation or demolition project can be immediate — and in some cases, costly.

Many hazardous materials remain hidden behind walls, ceilings, flooring, insulation, and older renovation layers until demolition work begins. If suspect asbestos-containing materials are disturbed without proper testing, containment, or qualified abatement procedures, asbestos fibres and contaminated dust can quickly spread throughout the worksite and into surrounding occupied areas of the property.

Once unsafe conditions are identified, WorkSafeBC may issue a stop-work order requiring all work in the affected area to immediately stop. At that point, the project often becomes far more complicated than the original renovation itself. Before work can safely continue, the employer may need to arrange:

• Additional hazardous material testing and assessment
• Qualified asbestos professionals & environmental consultants
• Regulated containment systems with HEPA filtration & negative air
• Licensed asbestos abatement company
• Specialized cleaning and decontamination of affected areas
• Air monitoring and clearance procedures
• Proper hazardous waste handling and disposal
• Re-inspection and approval before the stop-work order is lifted

In many situations, contamination does not remain isolated to one room. Airborne fibres can spread into adjacent spaces, HVAC systems, hallways, attics, crawlspaces, tools, equipment, and occupied areas of the home, increasing remediation costs, project delays, and disruption for homeowners and other trades onsite.

Taking the time to do the work safely and properly from the start helps protect homeowners, workers, project schedules, and everyone entering the space afterward.