South Coast residents will get a chance to roast marshmallows and hotdogs in the great outdoors before summer vacation comes to a close, as the campfire ban was lifted last week.
Cooler and wetter conditions recently have lowered the wildfire risk in the Coastal Fire Centre region, according to the BC Wildfire Service. Now permitted in BC Parks are campfires, as long as they are no bigger than a half-metre wide by a half-metre high, and open fires in outdoor stoves.
In the interest of keeping the public safe, especially during the upcoming long weekend, the BC Wildfire Service is reminding anyone who lights a campfire to have a hand tool such as a shovel or at least eight litres of water nearby to fully extinguish it - and to never leave a campfire unattended.
The Coastal Fire Centre covers the Coast Mountain Range starting at Manning Park, the Sunshine Coast, the Lower Mainland, Vancouver Island, the Gulf Islands and Haida Gwaii.
This week the three North Shore fire chiefs lifted the ban on barbecues in local parks, and smoking on trails and in parks.
