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Restriction on Burning (Section 2)

No person shall set or maintain an Open Air fire except: a) An exempt fire as described in Sections 3 and 4 of this by-law; or b) As permitted under the conditions specified in the Notification of Open Burn form, as defined in Section 6 of this by-law.

Campfire exemption sizing (Section 3(d))

That, except in the case of a Trailer Park, the areas designated for the fire is not more than 66 centimeters (26 inches) in any horizontal dimension... That, except in the case of a Trailer Park, the fire is located at least 4 metres (13.1 feet) from any building, structure, property line, tree, canopy, hedge, fence, roadway, overhead wire or other Combustible material.

Burn barrels restricted to Rural Area (Section 4)

a) No person shall have a burn barrel in areas other than a Rural Area b) An enclosed fire in a burn barrel on privately owned lands that are located in the Rural Area provided all of the following are met...

Notification of Open Burn form and setbacks (Section 6)

No person shall burn without submitting a completed Notification of Open Burn form... f. Fires must be located at least 30 meters (98.43 feet) away from any Building, Combustible structure, Combustible vegetation, accumulation of Combustible materials... g. Fires must be located at least 150 meters (492.15 feet) away from an occupied Building when the wind direction is such that at any time during the course of the fire, smoke from the fire is likely to pass in the vicinity of the occupied Building.

Wind threshold and hazard suspension (Section 6(j)-(k))

j. No burns shall occur during such periods and in such areas where gusting or sustained wind speed exceed 20 kilometers per hour (12.43 miles per hour) or where wind directions are changing frequently k. All burning will be suspended during such periods and in such areas where the Fire Chief, or his/her designate has determined that there exists a high or extreme fire weather index (FWI) or other hazardous conditions.

Burn hours (Section 6(i))

Burning will not be permitted between 1/2 hour after sunset and 1/2 hour before sunrise (i.e. at night).

Fire Ban (Section 8)

a) The Fire Chief, or designate, may issue a ban on any or all Open Air fires or cause to be extinguished any of all Open Air fires (including Exempt) until such conditions as the Fire Chief may indicate are met b) No person shall set or maintain a fire during a fire ban.