The hearth ban in impact in Higher Sudbury consists of fireworks, the town stated in a information launch Friday.
"With a hearth ban nonetheless in impact inside municipal boundaries, the Metropolis of Higher Sudbury reminds residents that fireworks usually are not permitted this Victoria Day weekend," the discharge stated.
The hearth ban, which started Might 11, additionally prohibits all open-air fires, together with campfires, chiminea fireplaces, crop residue fires and some other sort of outside burning.
All open-air hearth permits are cancelled throughout the ban. Gasoline-fired and charcoal barbecues and out of doors propane fireplaces are nonetheless permitted.
Whereas rain is within the forecast, the town stated situations are nonetheless too dry to elevate the ban.
"Whereas final week’s heatwave has been changed by extra seasonal temperatures, the Higher Sudbury space has but to obtain sufficient vital or constant rainfall to enhance dry situations, and water ranges in rural space lakes, ponds, creeks and swamps stay low," the discharge stated.
"To report a hearth throughout a ban, name 911. Ought to a violation of the fireplace ban lead to response by firefighters, people accountable could also be charged for the total value of the service name."
Updates on the ban may be discovered right here.
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