07/15/2026
**Fire Ban - Garden River First Nation - July 15, 2026
What you cannot use
Except in organized campgrounds and provincial parks, you cannot:
- have campfires (even in an outdoor fire grate, fireplace or fire pit)
burn grass or woody debris
- use burn barrels
Organized campground operators and provincial parks may allow their guests to continue enjoying campfires during a Restricted Fire Zone period provided certain strict conditions are met under Ontario Regulation 43/26.
What you can use
- Gas or fuel stove
- If you need heat for cooking or warmth in a RFZ, you can only use: a portable liquid fuel or gas stove (for example, barbeque), that can be turned off easily by closing a shut-off valve or lid
the stove must be at least 1 meter away from any naturally occurring flammable material
-You can use a charcoal installation in a RFZ for cooking or warmth, only if you are within 100 meter of a permanent structure used as a dwelling and are on land that you legally occupy.
- Your charcoal installation must be: at least 1 meter from any naturally occuring flammable material
designed to use commercially produced charcoal as fuel
using commercially produced charcoal as fuel completely extinguished and all ashes and coals safely disposed of before installation is moved or left unattended Wood burning stove or furnace
- You can use an outdoor wood burning stove or furnace only if you are within 100 meter of a permanent structure used as a dwelling and are on land that you legally occupy.
- Your wood burning installation must be: at least 5 meters from any wildland area (including grass, brush and forest), at least 2 metres from any flammable material situated on bare rock, mineral, soil or other material that won’t burn and extends 2 metres around the stove or furnace in all directions, designed to be used for cooking or warmth, designed to use wood as the fuel source and wood is being used as the fuel made entirely of non-combustible material, enclosed the fire on all sides with solid material
equipped with working spark arresting devices for all vents and chimneys if the wood burning stove is portable, all ashes and coals produced are completely extinguished and safely disposed of before the stove is moved
Safety tips
- To exercise extreme caution when travelling in a RFZ:
- be careful with anything that could start a fire
watch your propane or gas equipment carefully
smoke only when you’re stationary, never while walking or working in the bush, make sure all matches or ci******es are out before disposing of them
Penalties - Once a Restricted Fire Zone is declared,
- it is illegal to set a fire for any purpose within the affected area unless specific conditions have been met.
Failure to comply could result in:
- a fine for an individual or
- to cover financial responsibility for any costs incurred in fighting a - wildland fire or damages arising from the fire
possible jail time if any injuries to any GRFN staff, GRFN members or visitors
