Tag: campfire ban

CVRD expanding campfire ban

As of noon Friday, Aug. 14, campfires will no longer be allowed in the Oyster River, Merville and Mount Washington fire protection areas.

CVRD reinstates partial campfire ban

The Comox Valley Regional District says a partial campfire ban has been reinstated in parts of the region in conjunction with the BC Wildfire Service’s fire ban for the Coastal Fire Centre.

Campfire ban to go into effect Wednesday

PARKSVILLE, B.C. – The Coastal Fire Centre has announced that a campfire ban will be put in place as...

Campfire ban rescinded in Coastal Fire Centre

Effective at noon today, the BC Wildfire Service has rescinded the campfire prohibition in the Coastal Fire Centre's jurisdiction. Fire...

Campfire ban being lifted

Campfires will again be allowed on Northern Vancouver Island and on the Coast. Fire Information Officer Marg Drysdale says as...

Campfire ban not about to go away

Despite a minor blip in the weather today and possibly tomorrow, with a few clouds and chance of an...

Campfire ban to stay in effect over weekend

The Coastal Fire Center says the campfire ban has been lifted for the lower mainland, but it's still very...

Some people not heeding campfire ban

A campfire ban has been in place for all areas of the Coastal Fire Zone since the beginning of...

Repeat performance for campfire ban!

With another long, hot stretch of summer weather locking in to our region, the Coastal Fire Centre is bringing...

Total burning ban set to kick in Thursday

Thinking of sparking up that campfire anytime soon? Not such a good idea, with a sweeping campfire ban set...
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