Campfire ban starting Friday Campfire, starting, ban, Friday

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Camping stoves still allowed
Jill Drews VANCOUVER (NEWS1130)  | Tuesday, July 21st, 2009 9:20 pm VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) - You'll have to gather around the lantern if you're going camping this weekend. Starting Friday, campfires are banned in provincial parks and crown land in the Coastal and Kamloops fire regions.

That covers the Okanagan, Vancouver Island, the Lower Mainland, the Fraser Valley and the Sunshine Coast. You'll still be able to make a meal though as camping stoves are allowed.         

http://www.news1130.com/news/loc ... 0090722_002321_2524

Also I heard from the news that one of the big Kelowna fire was cost by human... (smoke/campfire...) But I cannot find it on the online news1130 site.

News about Kelowna fire:
http://www.news1130.com/news/loc ... 0090721_234321_7032

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Vancouver Park Board raises fire hazard rating to extreme
Smoking banned in parks and on trails

News1130 Staff VANCOUVER (NEWS1130)  | Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009 1:22 pm  
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) - The Vancouver Park Board has raised the fire hazard rating in city parks to extreme.  Effective today, smoking in parks or on trails is banned, along with charcoal or wood-burning barbecues.

Park users are also asked to stay on trails.  The Park Board says signage is in place at Stanley Park, Everett Crowley Park, and Jericho Beach Park--areas which are especially vulnerable.

http://www.news1130.com/news/loc ... 0090722_165334_5908

yoursecret

Oh crap, camping without campfire is just not the same. Beer in hand, sitting around the burning wood, talking to family and friends under the starry night sky...

zuesel

Burnaby isn't banded. I called to check before bbq last Sat. They were ok with either charcoal or gas fire. So if you had plans to bbq in van but can't due to fire ban, call other districts to check la.