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 ArticlesQuebec Premier to Testify at Inquiry Into $500M Cost Overrun Scandal at Auto BoardAug 26, 2025Bank of Canada Aims for Flexibility in Rate-Setting Framework Review, Says MacklemAug 26, 2025Hudson’s Bay Wants to Sell Leases to Billionaire to Appease Lender: LandlordsAug 26, 2025Montreal’s LaSalle College Classes Resume, Impasse Endures With Quebec Over $30M FineAug 26, 2025Related TopicsBC Wildfiresfire ban