CanadaOpen Burning Banned Across BC to Curb Human-Caused WildfiresSavePrintSmoke is shown as the Stoddart Creek wildfire burns in British Columbia in this May 14, 2023 handout image taken from video. The Canadian Press/HO-BC Wildfire ServiceThe Canadian Press5/18/2023|Updated: 5/18/20230:00X 1The BC Wildfire Service says large open burning will be banned across the province to prevent human-caused wildfires.Under the province’s fire ban designations, Category 2 and 3 open burning will be prohibited starting at noon Thursday.Share this articleLeave a commentThe Canadian PressAuthorAuthor’s Selected ArticlesCanadian Trade With US Picked up in June Despite Tariffs: StatCanAug 05, 2025Air Canada Flight Attendants Enter Final Day of Strike Mandate VoteAug 05, 2025After Unionized Canada Post Workers Reject ‘Final Offers,’ What Happens Next?Aug 05, 2025Quebec Environment Ministry Fines Northvolt for Polluted Run-Off WaterAug 04, 2025Related TopicsBC Wildfiresfire ban