The Municipality of North Cowichan says it will ban all open burning with its boundaries at 12 p.m. (noon) on Thursday, including campfires and small recreational fires.
Campfires, burning woody debris in outdoor stoves, torches such as Tiki Torches, fireworks and firecrackers, Sky Lanterns, and binary exploding targets used for target practice.
The ban also covers Chimineas, burning barrels or burning cages of any size or description.
This prohibition does not apply to CSA or ULC- rated cooking stoves that use gas, propane or briquettes, or to a portable campfire apparatus that uses briquettes, liquid or gaseous fuel, if the flame is less than 15 centimeters high.
North Cowichan says Category 2 and 3 open burning remains prohibited.
Cowichan Tribes says the fire danger for it’s reserve lands is now rated as extreme, and only cultural burning is permitted.
No other types of outdoor fires are being allowed by Cowichan Tribes.
