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Category 2 fire restrictions rescinded

With cooling temperatures, category 2 open burning is allowed again in the Southeast Fire Centre’s jurisdiction.
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As of Sept. 26, category 2 open burning is allowed again in the Southeast Fire Centre’s jurisdiction. (Leon Contreras/Unsplash)

With cooling temperatures, category 2 open burning is allowed again in the Southeast Fire Centre’s jurisdiction.

According to a news release, as of noon Tuesday, prohibitions have been rescinded, meaning the following activities are permitted: one to two concurrently burning piles no larger than two metres high by three metres wide; burning stubble or grass over an area less than 0.2

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