Can I burn today in Wilmot?

Permit required (Section 3.1)

No Person shall set or maintain an Open Air Fire or permit an Open Air Fire to be set or maintained, at any time, without a Permit.

No fires during a Fire Ban (Section 3.2)

No Person shall set or maintain an Open Air Fire or permit an Open Air Fire to be set or maintained, at any time, during a Fire Ban.

Wind, weather and smog conditions (Section 6.1(a)(vii)-(ix))

No Person shall set or maintain an Open Air Fire ... (vii) when wind speeds in the vicinity of the Open Air Fire and include recreational fires are higher than 15 km/hr; (viii) when rainy or foggy weather are present; or, (ix) when a smog alert or advisory has been declared by the federal or provincial government for an area incorporating the Township.

Recreational Fire conditions (Section 6.3(a))

No Person shall set or maintain a Recreational Fire ... (i) larger than one (1) metre in diameter, unless expressly authorized otherwise by the Fire Chief in the Permit; (ii) outside of the hours of 12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m., unless expressly authorized otherwise by the Fire Chief in the Permit; (iii) if the width of the lot ... is fifteen (15) metres wide or more, within seven (7) metres of any building ...; or, (iv) if the width of the lot ... is less than fifteen (15) metres, within three (3) metres from any building ...

Exceptions not requiring a Permit (Section 8.1)

Notwithstanding any other provision of this by-law, a Permit shall not be required for an Open Air Fire that is set or maintained ... (a) by the Township or by the Region; (b) within a Campground; (c) at a site where a Strike is occurring; (d) for any traditional, cultural, ceremonial or religious purpose; (e) in a Barbeque; or, (f) for a device intended for heating, power, construction, manufacturing, or maintenance activities that is designed and certified for such purpose.

Application fee reference (Section 5.1(h))

Any Person may apply for a Permit ... by submitting, at a minimum, the following information ... (h) the applicable fee, as set out in the Township's Fees and Charges By-law, as amended.

Set Fines (Schedule A)

Burning without a permit — Section 3.1 — $300.00. Burning during a Fire Ban — Section 3.2 — $300.00. Contravention of permit condition — Section 3.3 — $300.00. Use Fuel fired Barbeque or storage of fuel on a balcony — Section 4.1 — $300.00.