The Municipality of Trent Hills requires burn permits for open-air fires under the Open Air Burning By-law
We don’t allow the use of burn barrels.
If you are a property owner, you can apply for a burn permit. Tenants need to contact a landlord for permission for a burn permit. You can get your burn permit either:
- Online paying with a credit card
- At the Municipal Office paying with cash, cheque or interac (debit card)
Standard Burn Permit
Fee is $20
Urban areas of Campbellford, Hastings and Warkworth
- Fire must be confined to a manufactured non-combustible enclosed container such as fire bowls with spark arrestors on the top or chimineas.
Rural areas of Seymour (Ward 1) and Percy (Ward 2)
- Fires can only be 2 feet by 2 feet or 0.6 metres by 0.6 meters
Rural and Urban campfires as permitted after sunset and fully extinguished by 1:00 a.m.
Farming purposes burn pile that is no larger than 5 feet by 5 feet or 1.5 metres by 1.5 metres
- You must burn at least 50 feet or 15 metres away from any structures or property line
- The farm property must be 12 acres or more in size
Farming purposes fires between sunrise and sunset
- Start after 6:00 a.m. and extinguish by 6:00 p.m.
Special Burn Permit
Fee is $100
Oversized, Special Purpose (such as recreational campgrounds/resorts, land clear or construction site, etc.). A site visit may be required.
Apply for a burn permit online at www.trenthills.ca/Burn_Permits/
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For additional information please contact us:
Municipality of Trent Hills
66 Front Street South
P.O. Box 1030
Campbellford, ON K0L 1L0
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