Addison's Bungalows

08/26/2024

CAMPFIRES TO BE ALLOWED - Starting today 1pm Mountain Time / Noon Pacific (posted: Aug.26.24 11:55am)

The BC Wildfire Service has announced that the combination of current and future forecasts, recent precipitation, and improved overnight recoveries has reduced the need to prohibit campfires in the Southeast.

The Category 1 Campfire Ban will be lifted as of 1pm Mountain Time (Noon Pacific) today.

Category 2 and Category 3 open burning, including the use of fireworks and burn barrels, remain prohibited.

Anyone lighting a campfire must keep it to 0.5m x 0.5m and maintain a fireguard by removing flammable debris from around the campfire area, attend the fire at all times, and must have a hand tool or at least eight litres of water available nearby to properly extinguish the campfire.

The Provincial bans/restrictions apply to ALL rural properties in the RDEK. If you are a resident of a municipality, you should check with your municipal office to see if additional bylaws/regulations apply.

Anyone found in contravention of an open fire prohibition may be issued a ticket for $1,150, required to pay an administrative penalty of $10,000 or, if convicted in court, fined up to $100,000 and/or sentenced to one year in jail. If the contravention causes or contributes to a wildfire, the person responsible may be ordered to pay all firefighting and associated costs.

For more information, please visit www.bcwildfire.ca bans and restrictions page.

07/09/2024

CATEGORY 1 FIRE BAN TO BEGIN FRIDAY JULY 12 (posted: July 9.24 12 PM)

Effective at 12:00 Pacific Time (1:00 PM Mountain Time) on Friday, July 12, 2024, Category 1 campfires will be prohibited throughout the Southeast Fire Centre.

As of 12:00 noon PDT, Friday, July 12, 2024, the following open fires are prohibited in the Southeast Fire Centre:

• Category 1 campfires
• Category 2 open fire
• Category 3 open fire

These categories, as defined in the Wildfire Regulation, can be found here: https://shorturl.at/fmZ58

In addition to open fires being prohibited, the following activities and equipment are also restricted:
🚫 Fireworks;
🚫 Sky lanterns;
🚫 Burn barrels or burn cages of any size or description;
🚫 Binary exploding targets;
🚫 Air curtain burners;
🚫 Tiki and similar kind of torches; and,
🚫 Chimineas.

This prohibition does not include the use of outdoor stoves. As per the Wildfire Regulation, an outdoor stove is a CSA or ULC-rated device used outdoors for cooking, heat, or ambiance that burns charcoal briquettes, liquid fuel or gaseous fuel, and has a flame height that is less than 15 centimetres tall.

This order will remain in force until 12:00 noon PDT on October 28, 2024, or until the Order is rescinded.

A map indicating the areas affected by this prohibition is available online.

You should always check www.bcwildfire.ca - Bans and Restrictions page before lighting any fires. More information on the different categories and sizes of open burning, and the latest status of any fires is also available on the BC Wildfire Page.

07/11/2023

Campfire ban currently in effect

View all fire bans and restrictions for the Southeast Fire Centre, located in Castlegar and extending from the U.S. border to Mica Dam and from the Okanagan Highlands/west side of the Monashee Mountains to the B.C./Alberta border.

04/04/2023

We are open for the 2023 season! 😊

10/10/2022

Happy Thanksgiving
we are now closed for the winter season.

03/25/2022

We are open