Open burning & fires — Grand Bay-Westfield, New Brunswick

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

Town of Grand Bay-Westfield has 1 adopted bylaw on file, verified against the original document on 2026-06-05.

By-law PS-002: Volunteer Fire-Rescue Department (Open Burning) adopted bylaw
permit required False s. 4 — "No person shall burn or cause to burn any material out of doors...except as follows"
allowed conditions Cooking on barbeque; gas fire pits; outdoor wood-burning appliances ≥3m from structures, dry seasoned wood only, supervised; not during Kings County open burning ban. s. 4(2), s. 4(3), s. 4(4)(a)–(h), s. 4(5)
fine range First contravention: N/C; second (same address within 365 days): $50; third and subsequent: $75; or category E offence upon conviction Schedule "A" (For an offence under Section 4); s. 10
scout note

By-law PS-002. The Town's burning-information page expressly cites PS-002 as the by-law with which open-air burning must comply, so open-burning rules sit within this fire-department by-law. Scanned image; internal text not extractable.

Machine-readable: open-burning.json · Official website: https://grandbaywestfield.ca/ · Last verified 2026-06-05 · Open burning & fires in other municipalities