LOCAL TREE SPECIALISTS!

Serving ALL of Vancouver Island

WANT FIREWOOD LEFT BEHIND?

Let us know and we can buck it for you!

Equipment. Experience. Expertise.

HAPPY. HEALTHY. TREES.

We can help with that.

Hire the Tree Professionals

Totem is a tree service and forestry operations company committed to safe reliable affordable service to Vancouver Island and the mainland. Our head office is located in Port Alberni and we serve all of Vancouver Island from Port Hardy to Victoria and beyond. Totem is fully certified and insured, our crew consisting of Certified Arborists, Fallers and Groundsmen.  Additionally we are certified to work in and around Hydro.

We happily give free estimates and advice on your tree care. We have the health of your trees and safety in mind whenever we approach a new job. We are a family owned and operated business, friendly, honest, reliable and affordable. Please don’t hesitate to call with any questions!!

RESIDENTIAL

No job is too big or too small! We love serving our local community. Need to remove a pesky stump? Is a favourite tree worrying you? Would you like more sunlight or a better view in your back yard? Contact us we’ll have our tree expert give you a free consultation.

COMMERCIAL

We provide services for highways, local City and Municipalities, Regional Districts, BC Parks, Canadian Coast Guard, Canada Parks and First Nation Communities.

Call us to find out more about our special Forestry, Logging, Standing Stem Heli-Logging and Wind Firming services. We service all of Vancouver Island as well as the mainland.

WHO IS TOTEM TREE SERVICE?

Dave Potter is the owner of Totem Tree Service. He grew up in Port Alberni and moved to the Comox valley when he was 18.

He considers both places home. An avid rock climber, at the age of 22 Dave began learning about forestry work and was climbing trees full time by 2003.

Shortly after Dave became a Certified Faller and began his own tree service (formally known as Alberni Valley Tree Service). Dave brings with him 19 years of forestry experience and is known by some as the “tree whisperer”. Dave’s first priority is safety. He is hard working and efficient and always leaves the work site clean and the job complete.

Dave’s crew, are experienced Loggers/Fallers and Arborists bringing with them a wide scale of knowledge. Dave oversees all his staff to continue his commitment to training and safety.

I have known Dave Potter for fifteen years. During that time I have had various jobs done around the property (75 acres – 35 acres wooded).

The jobs have varied from taking out two huge 120′ feet fir trees to limbing up smaller trees near the farmhouse.

Dave is always extremely safe and particular about his work environment. He is punctual and well-mannered and leaves the site clean. He has a good eye for what will work and is meticulous in detail.

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Dave’s rates are competitive, he is pleasant, reliable and I have complete confidence that any jobs he takes on will be done well, safely and on time.

We have hired Dave Potter on two occasions to top and cut down trees. He always practiced safety first in his jobs by setting up drop zones, making sure surrounding plants were protected, and that all pets were in a safe place.

We have always found Dave to be a professional, efficient and prompt worker. We would highly recommend Dave for any tree service that you may need.

DB