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Smoke
from burning crop residues affects people's health, road safety and
the environment.
Manitoba's smoke management plan encompasses activities and
systems to lead to a significant ongoing reduction in crop residue
burning.
If you must burn, you must adhere to Manitoba's Controlled
Burning program by checking the daily burning authorization
Note: Daily authorizations are made by 11:00 am.
Check daily authorizations online
in
English
or
French
phone 1-800-265-1233 toll-free.
Permits are being issued for producers who need to safely burn
within municipalities that are NOT authorized for burning. For more
information about obtaining a burning permit, please contact your
nearest MAFRI GO Teams office
or centre. Completed permit application forms may be faxed to
204-745-5690.
Download
Application for Permit to Burn Crop Residue (PDF
format)
When a municipality is authorized for burning, burning permits
are not required unless the land located within the boundaries of
the
City of Winnipeg or within a
Burning Permit Area . Any permits issued by other local
authorities are also required.
The regulation entitled
Burning of Crop Residue and Non-Crop Herbage
(Regulation 77/93) was enacted in 1993 to deal
with the legal aspects of crop residue burning.
The Regulation
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Prohibits night burning of crop residues and non-crop plant material in
yards, rights-of-way, ditches, native pastures and waste areas all year round.
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Places additional restrictions on daytime
burning of crop residue from August 1 through November 15 by
permitting burning only in authorized municipalities during
certain hours.
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Provides information via a toll-free
phone line and an internet webpage each
day from August 1 to November 15 to advise individuals about
whether burning is authorized in their
municipality on that day and, if so, during which hours.
See the entire Burning of
Crop Residue and Non-Crop Herbage Regulation
(PDF).
If burning is authorized, the final decision to light the
fire is up to you, so use common sense:
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Burn only within the hours specified in
the daily authorization.
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Ensure fires are supervised at all times.
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Ensure the area has been adequately fire guarded to prevent
the spread of fires.
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Ensure smoke will not create an unreasonable hazard to people's health or highway
safety.
For more information
For more information about the Manitoba Crop
Residue Burning Program, please contact Manitoba Agriculture, Food
and Rural Initiatives, Crops Knowledge Centre. Phone: 204-745-5630.
To report illegal burning, please contact
Manitoba Conservation.
To report hazardous driving conditions caused by smoke from crop
residue burning, please notify the
RCMP or your
local Municipal Police.
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