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Open fires banned again by Coastal Fire Centre, campfires still allowed for now
NANAIMO — Warmer, drier weather over the last couple of weeks along with little rain in the forecast is prompting the Coastal Fire Centre to prohibit open fires.
Effective at noon on Friday, July 24, category two and three open fires are banned in most areas of the Coastal Fire Centre, including the mid-Island.
The ban includes open burning, burn piles, fireworks, sky lanterns and air curtain burners.
Marg Drysdale, Coastal Fire Centre information officer, said the arrival of seasonally hot temperatures has dried out the forest floor quickly.