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Penticton issues fire ban as hot, dry weather continues

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PENTICTON – Hot and dry weather conditions in the Peach City have prompted city officials to implement a temporary fire ban.

The ban comes into effect at noon tomorrow, Friday, July 20, according to a City of Penticton media release. Until further notice, all open burning including campfires and fireworks will be prohibited within city boundaries.

Other prohibited activities include campfires, waste burning, grass fires, and the use of binary exploding targets and air curtain burners.

The ban does not restrict fires in cooking stoves using gas, propane or briquettes, or to a portable campfire, providing the flame does not exceed 15 centimetres, the city says.

Beach fire pits will also be decommissioned during the ban.

The city says anyone found in violation of an open fire ban, including campfires or backyard fires, may be fined, adding anyone who causes a wildfire through arson or recklessness may also be fined up to $1 million, spend up to three years in prison and be held accountable for associated firefighting costs.

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By Steve Arstad

I have been looking for news in the South Okanagan - SImilkameen for 20 years, having turned a part time lifelong interest into a full time profession. After five years publishing a local newsletter, several years working as a correspondent / stringer for several local newspapers and seven years as editor of a Similkameen weekly newspaper, I joined iNFOnews.ca in 2014. My goal in the news industry has always been to deliver accurate and interesting articles about local people and places. My interest in the profession is life long - from my earliest memories of grade school, I have enjoyed writing.
As an airborne geophysical surveyor I travelled extensively around the globe, conducting helicopter borne mineral surveys.
I also spent several years at an Okanagan Falls based lumber mill, producing glued-wood laminated products.
As a member of the Kaleden community, I have been involved in the Kaleden Volunteer Fire Department for 22 years, and also serve as a trustee on the Kaleden Irrigation District board.
I am currently married to my wife Judy, of 26 years. We are empty-nesters who enjoy living in Kaleden with our Welsh Terrier, Angus, and cat, Tibbs.
Our two daughters, Meagan and Hayley, reside in Richmond and Victoria, respectively.

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