While fire bans are already being implemented in other areas of the province, conditions in the Kootenays don’t yet merit similar restrictions, according to the Southeast Fire Centre.
Both the Cariboo Fire Centre and the Prince George Fire Centre are banning open burning — Category 2 and Category 3 fires — effective Wednesday, March 28. Campfires are not impacted by the open burning ban.
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