PI Supply offers “to your door” delivery for Islanders. We can deliver appliances, building materials, golf carts or anything else that will fit into the barge. Cargo can be picked up anywhere on Vancouver Island and delivered right to your door, a huge saving of pickup/loading time(s) and effort(s). For prompt, reasonably priced service contact PI Supply.
email: wmchadwick(at)gmail(dot)com
phone: 250-751-4877.

PI supply has a truck to tow the barge on both Vancouver Island and Protection Island. They can pick up your load on Vancouver Island and load it directly into the barge, which lowers to facilitate loading should it be necessary.

The base rate is $55.00 an hour except in the case of the typical commodities listed below where a standard price can be quoted.
$120/yrd - bark mulch
$125/yrd - deluxe garden top soil
$130/yrd - fish compost
$140/yrd - cinnabar valley farms chicken or steer manure
$150/yrd - mushroom manure
$190/yrd - seasoil

Here is a video of a load of mushroom manure being dumped into the barge at the Nanaimo farm where it comes from.

The barge being put into the water at the Brechin boat ramp in Nanaimo. Of course we can use other boat ramps on Vancouver Island so if you need us to go in at French Creek (for example) it can be arranged.
Starting the barge’s motor prior to leaving for Protection Island.


Leaving the boat ramp and entering the Newcastle channel.
Cruising between Nanaimo waterfront and Newcastle Island.


Unloading at a Protection Island residence.
Backing the barge down a Protection Island driveway to unload a yard of mushroom manure.

Unloading the barge at a Protection Island destination.
Barge is now unloaded at an island residence - ready to leave.


Leaving the delivery location.
Back in Nanaimo at the boat launch, preparing to tow the barge from the water.


Towing the barge up the ramp in Nanaimo.