The Mayor of Tache says they have a new system in place for fire bans.
Robert Rivard says council has been working with its Chief Administrative Officer and Fire Chief to come up with a three level system. A Level 1 Ban means fires are allowed in approved receptacles. It allows open-air fires but asks for those wishing to cause an open-air fire to contact the Tache Fire Department. A Level 2 Ban means fires are only allowed in approved receptacles. And under a Level 3 Ban, no fires of any type are allowed.
Rivard says under the old system, there was either an all-out ban or no ban at all. But he says this frustrated residents.
"People were complaining," says Rivard.
He notes residents did not like it that they were not allowed to burn in their fire pit, even if the conditions were safe.
"We couldn't separate the two," he says. "So now we've come up with a new system which will allow people to still enjoy their backyards and their bonfires, but we can still have a ban on the open fires."
According to Rivard, signs will now be up year round. He expects they will mostly follow provincial guidelines.
Rivard says rain last weekend helped the fire situation in Tache. He notes last week they were considering moving it up from a Level 1 Ban but says the wet weather, combined with greening conditions have helped.
Meanwhile, the RM of Ste.Anne has a burning ban in place. The RM of Hanover has a permanent burning bylaw which prohibits burning in urban and rural residential areas of the municipality.
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