Open burning & fires — Rural Municipality of Coldwell, Manitoba

Can I have a backyard fire? Do I need a burn permit?

Rural Municipality of Rural Municipality of Coldwell has 2 adopted bylaws on file, verified against the original documents on 2026-06-09.

Burning Regulations 06 08.pdf adopted bylaw
permit required True "With the issuance of a burning permit"
permit issuer Municipal Council (and its duly appointed agents) "The Authority having jurisdiction means the Municipal Council"
allowed conditions Burning permitted subject to The Fire Prevention Act and Manitoba Burning of Crop Residue Regulations: keep fire under control, fireguard the area, never leave unattended, and obtain a burning permit. "Burning is permitted in the Rural Municipality of Coldwell subject"; "To fireguard the area as required under the terms"; "No fire to be set and left unattended"
fine range penalty not exceeding $500 and costs "liable for each offence to a penalty not exceeding $500 and costs"
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Regulates open burning and burning permits or restrictions in the RM of Coldwell.

FD Burning 06 08.pdf adopted bylaw
permit required True "With the issuance of a burning permit"
permit issuer Municipal Council (and its duly appointed agents) "The Authority having jurisdiction means the Municipal Council"
allowed conditions Burning permitted subject to The Fire Prevention Act and Manitoba Burning of Crop Residue Regulations: keep fire under control, fireguard the area, never leave unattended, and obtain a burning permit. "Burning is permitted in the Rural Municipality of Coldwell subject"; "To fireguard the area as required under the terms"; "No fire to be set and left unattended"
fine range penalty not exceeding $500 and costs "liable for each offence to a penalty not exceeding $500 and costs"
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Official burning bylaw document listed by the RM of Coldwell.

Machine-readable: open-burning.json · Official website: https://www.lundar.ca/ · Last verified 2026-06-09 · Open burning & fires in other municipalities