Smoke Gets In Your Eyes.... And House

Now that the warmer weather is here, it is almost impossible to open a window at night without the house filling up with smoke. Inconsiderate neighbours seem to feel that their backyards are camp sites and they can have camp fires at will. Well I have news for them, it is totally illegal.

"Sec. 2.6.3.4 of the Ontario Fire Code O. Reg 388/97 states that, "Open air burning shall not be permitted unless approved, or unless such burning consists of a small, confined fire, supervised at all times, and is used to cook food on a grill or a barbecue." This means that you can use a small contained fire with a grill to cook food on. However, once the food is cooked the fire must be extinguished. "

This is happening all over Brantford, not just where I live. There is no real bylaw officer to enforce this. Instead if a complaint is made the fire department will show up with a truck and put out the fire and mostly likely charge those involved. Seems to be a waste of resources. It can be very effective but would be better is someone patrolled the city at night and checked on these fires. They are not hard to find, just follow the smoke smell.