Can I burn today in Thames Centre?

Restricted Areas - open air burning prohibited (Section 3(a))

No person shall set an open air burn in any residential, commercial or industrial zone within the designated restricted area in Schedule "A" attached hereto.

Recreational exemption in Restricted Areas (Section 3(d))

Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2(a) hereof, open air burns may be set when such burning consists of a small confined fire, supervised at all times, and is used to cook food on a grill or a barbecue, or is for personal warmth... open burnings shall be confined to non-combustible containers or to a pit no larger than two (2) feet (61 centimetres) by two (2) feet (61 centimetres) in size... open air burnings are not permitted when the wind speed exceeds 15 kilometres per hour or during rainy or foggy weather or at times when a smog alert has been declared.

Non-Restricted Areas - Controlled Burn Permit required (Section 4(a))

No person, including the property owner, shall set or allow to be set, a controlled burn, including but not limited to a grass fire, without a permit as per Section 4 below... open air burnings shall be conducted between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to dusk only... an open air burning shall be confined to an area which is at least 45 metres (150 feet) from any building, highway, road, or a wooded area.

Farmer's Controlled Burn Permit (Section 4(b))

A farmer who intends to set or maintain an open air burn for disposal of vegetable matter or vegetation on farm lands which is normal and incidental for farming purposes shall apply for a Controlled Burn Permit and shall ensure that the smoke does not adversely affect neighbouring property owners.

Permit application and validity (Sections 7-9)

At least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the date upon which it is intended to set a fire, the person intending to set such fire shall complete, sign, and submit an application for a Controlled Burn Permit to the Fire Chief... The Controlled Burn Permit shall be valid for seven (7) days from the date of issue... There will be no fee for the submission of an application for a Controlled Burn Permit.

Permit cancellation (Section 15)

A Controlled Burn Permit may be cancelled or suspended at any time by the Fire Chief or his/her designate and immediately upon receiving notice of such cancellation or suspension, the permittee shall extinguish any fire.