{"id":83837,"date":"2020-04-03T10:12:37","date_gmt":"2020-04-03T14:12:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huntsville.dopperonline.ca\/?p=83837"},"modified":"2020-04-03T10:25:48","modified_gmt":"2020-04-03T14:25:48","slug":"effective-april-3-huntsville-is-part-of-a-restricted-fire-zone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/effective-april-3-huntsville-is-part-of-a-restricted-fire-zone\/","title":{"rendered":"Effective April 3, Muskoka is part of a restricted fire zone, no outdoor fires permitted"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>A message from the Government of Ontario<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Ontario government is taking action to protect people and communities from the risk of preventable human-caused fires and to ensure that the province&#8217;s emergency response system remains strong during the COVID-19 outbreak.<\/p>\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n<p>Starting April 3, 2020, Ontario&#8217;s entire legislated fire region will be designated a Restricted Fire Zone. Residents who live in an area with a restricted fire zone cannot have an outdoor fire\u2014this includes burning of grass, debris and campfires, even when using an outdoor fire grate, fire place or fire pit.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;During this very challenging time when we are fighting the spread of the virus, our number one priority is the health and safety of the people of Ontario,&#8221; said John Yakabuski, Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry. &#8220;We are putting these important preventative measures in place now to ensure that our emergency responders are able to focus their efforts where they are needed most.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This restriction will remain in place until Ontario&#8217;s ability to respond to emergencies is no longer impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak. Local municipalities are working to update their websites with information for residents.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Ontarians can learn about the rules under a Restricted Fire Zone at <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontario.ca\/page\/outdoor-fire-restrictions?_ga=2.181750695.1448563980.1585922810-1965932801.1565050272\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ontario.ca\/page\/outdoor-fire-restrictions<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>See the restricted fire zone map <a href=\"http:\/\/www.affes.mnr.gov.on.ca\/Extranet\/Bulletin_Boards\/RFZ-EN.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">here<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler!<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u><\/a> to receive our email digest with links to our most recent stories.<br \/>\nLocal news in your inbox three times per week!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A message from the Government of Ontario The Ontario government is taking action to protect people and communities from the risk of preventable human-caused fires and to ensure that [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":18240,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-83837","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.8 - 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