South Stormont builders face $150 yearly penalty for dormant permits
LONG SAULT – South Stormont plans to charge builders a yearly “maintenance fee” if they let building permits go dormant. It’s meant to push applicants […]
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Burn permits up 108% to cover cost in South Stormont
LONG SAULT – Landowners and farmers in South Stormont planning for a controlled burn this year will face a sharp increase in the cost to […]
No burning desire for backyard fire permits
CORNWALL – Two weeks into accepting applications for backyard fires, numbers suggest there’s no immediate burning desire for burning in the city. Fire Chief Jeff […]
Permit fee, fines laid out in new Cornwall open air burning law
CORNWALL – Under Cornwall’s new open air burning law, people caught with illegal fires in their backyard could be hit with a pretty stiff penalty […]
Cornwall burn permits refunded; council could bring issue back
CORNWALL – With no one allowed to burn in the City of Cornwall, the fire department has started processing refunds for the unused portion of […]
South Stormont allows ag-based burning
LONG SAULT – South Stormont is allowing burning on agriculturally zoned properties in the township, starting today (Friday). As part of its partial lifting of […]
Cornwall has all-out burning ban, including fuel-based fires, through council inaction
CORNWALL – City council chambers were full Monday night as councillors discussed and ultimately upheld its previous move to ban open air burning in the […]
Open air burning new in South Dundas; so far it’s complaint-free
MORRISBURG – While Cornwall is doing away with open air burning, South Dundas has brought in the practice and so far it appears to be […]
Cornwall burning ban public feedback session date set
CORNWALL – The City of Cornwall has set a date to hear from the public on its wood-fired burning ban within city limits. The city […]
Letter to the Editor: Wood-based fire ban is a good thing
The fire ban is a good thing. This should have never happened in the City of Cornwall. City council at that time allowed open air […]