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Open air burning permits hours extended for earlier burns

March 18, 2021   ·   0 Comments

By Sam Odrowski

Orangeville residents are now able to enjoy a fire outside a little earlier in the day, following Council’s recent amendments to its Open Air Burning Bylaw.

The time period has been extended to allow for outdoor burning from 12 p.m. to 11 p.m. instead of the former 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. window.

The motion was brought forward during Council’s March 8 meeting by Coun. Lisa Post, who said a few Orangeville residents brought the issue to her attention.

“It’s just an ask that we change the start time of our burn permits to be from six o’clock … just to allow residents in our community to enjoy their backyard with a fire a little earlier in the day,” she noted.

“The reason for this is just that COVID has really made families spend a little bit more time in their own backyards, and we’ve had a couple of asks from residents and it’s a pretty easy fix.”

Initially Coun. Post’s motion requested to reduce the hours down to 3 p.m. but Deputy Mayor Andy Macintosh, who was the fire chief of Orangeville for nearly 30 years, noted that burning use to be able to start at 12 p.m. and asked that Coun. Post’s motion be amended.

He said the previous term of Council changed the hours of open air burning after he retired in early 2016.

“I’m absolutely supportive of that. The ask from the residents that I spoke to was to have it at least at three o’clock, so I’m happy for it to be lunchtime as well. I think that’s a great idea,” said Coun. Post in response to Deputy Mayor Macintosh.

The extended open air burning hours are currently only for 2021 but when the bylaw expires the issue will be revisited by Council.

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