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THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF EAST FERRIS
BY-LAW NO. 2020-18
BEING A BY-LAW TO PROVIDE FOR THE REGULATION OF OPEN AIR BURNING IN
THE MUNICIPALITY OF EAST FERRIS
WHEREAS Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of East Ferris is empowered under
section 7.1(1) (a) of the Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997, S.O. 1997, c. 4, as amended,
to pass by-laws regulating fire prevention, including the prevention of the spreading of fires;
AND WHEREAS Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of East Ferris is empowered
under section 7.1(1) (b) of the Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997, S.O. 1997, c. 4, as
amended, to pass by-laws regulating the setting of open air fires, including establishing the
times during which open air fires may be set;
AND WHEREAS O. Reg 213/07: Fire Code, under the Fire Protection and Prevention Act,
1997, S.O. 1997, c. 4, as amended, Division B Part 2 section 2.4.4.4. (1)(a) and (1)(b) defines
regulations for Open Air Burning;
AND WHEREAS Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of East Ferris is empowered
under section 128 of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25, as amended, to pass by-laws to
prohibit and regulate with respect to public nuisances, including matters that, in the opinion of
Council, are or could become or cause public nuisances;
AND WHEREAS section 446 of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25, as amended,
authorizes Council to recover the costs incurred in doing any such matter or thing as required by
by-law, in default of it not being done by the person directed or required to do it;
AND WHEREAS section 391(1) of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25, as amended,
authorizes Council to pass by-laws for the imposition and collection of fees or charges for
services or activities provided by the municipality;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of East Ferris enacts as
follows:
1.
Definitions for the purpose of this By-Law:
1.0
Adverse Effect includes:
a) impairment of the quality of the natural environment for any use that can be made of
it caused by uncontrolled fire damage;
b) injury or damage to property or to plant or animal life caused by carelessness;
c) harm or material discomfort to any person caused by the burning of prohibited
materials;
d) an adverse effect on the health of any person;
e) impairment of the safety of any person;
f) rendering any property or plant or animal life unfit for human use;
g) intentional causing of loss of enjoyment of normal use of property;
h) interference with the normal conduct of business;
i)
nuisances including, but not limited to, excessive smoke, odour, dust, airborne
sparks, and embers to such an extent or degree so as to cause discomfort to
persons in the immediate areas; and
j)
reduced visibility on highways, roadways and railways.
1.1 Barbeque means a portable or fixed device designed and intended solely for the cooking
of food in the open air, including a wood burning barbeque, or a smoker, but does not
include burn barrels, fire pits, outdoor fireplaces or campfires;
1.2 Brush Pile Fire shall mean an Open Air Fire, having a maximum fuel size of 1.8 metres x
1.8 metres x 1.8 metres in height (6' feet x 6' feet x 6' feet), that is set and maintained for
the sole purpose of burning piled wood, brush or leaves.
1.3 Burn Barrel or Solid Waste Barrel Burner means a steel drum or barrel used for burning
wood waste and paper product.
1.4 Campfire shall mean an "Open Air Burn", where the size of burn area (containing all
burning and burnt materials) does not exceed a maximum fuel volume of 1 metre x 1
metre x 1 metre height (3.3 feet x 3.3 feet x 3.3 feet), that is set and maintained solely for
the purposes of cooking food, providing warmth or recreational enjoyment and where:
a) The site of the fire is bare rock or sand or other non-combustible material;
b) The fire is at least 4 metres (13 feet) from any flammable material;
c) The space above the fire is at least 4 metres (13 feet) from vegetation;
d) The flame length does not exceed 1 metre (3.3 feet) in height and 1 metre (3.3 feet)
in diameter and;
e) Supervised by a competent person at all times.
1.5 Chief Fire Official means the local municipal Chief Fire Official as defined in the Ontario
Fire Code (O. Reg. 213/07).
1.6 Clean Dry Wood means firewood and wood waste that has been allowed to dry. Note:
"dry" refers to moisture content less than 20 per cent.
1.7 Cooking Fire shall mean any open air fire that is used for the purpose of cooking food.
1.8 Council shall mean the elected Council of The Corporation of The Municipality of East
Ferris.
1.9 Dangerous Condition means:
a) A lack of precipitation which, in the opinion of the Fire Chief or their "Designate",
increases the risk of the spread of fire;
b) Winds which in the opinion of the Fire Chief or their "Designate" increases the risk of
spread of fire;
c) The issuance, by the Fire Chief, Fire Marshall, or other fire officials in the exercise of
their statutory powers, of a fire ban or prohibition against any and all "Open Air
Fires"; or,
d) Any other condition declared by the Fire Chief or their designate to be a dangerous
condition from time to time, which increases the risk of the spread of fire.
1.10 Designate means an individual acting in place of the "Fire Chief" in the event that he/she
is unavailable.
1.11 Fire Chief means the Fire Chief of East Ferris Fire & Emergency Services appointed as
such by municipal by-law and includes his or her designate.
1.12 Fire Department means East Ferris Fire & Emergency Services or any fire department
under contract or agreement to provide service to The Municipality of East Ferris.
1.13 Fire Season means the period from the 1st day of April through the 31st day of October
as defined in the Forest Fires Prevention Act.
1.14 Household Waste for the purposes of this by-law means combustible material such as
plastics, polyethylene terephthalate (PET), paints, oils, solvents, rubber, insulation,
batteries, acids, polystyrenes (Styrofoam), pressure treated or painted lumber, tires,
upholstered furniture, synthetic fabrics, diapers, hazardous wastes and other materials as
defined in the Environmental Protection Act and all other similar and like materials but
shall not include untreated wood and wood fibre products such as unlamented paper and
cardboard and boxboard, brush and leaves.
1.15 Incinerator Fire shall mean a fire set in a container designed for Incineration purposes
and constructed completely of non-combustible material that is placed atop not less than 4
cm (2 inches) of sand or mineral soil extending not less than 60 cm (24 inches) beyond its
perimeter, and having a maximum volume of 202 litres (55 gallon) and an outlet or exhaust
opening covered by a screen having a mesh of not more than 7 mm (1/4 inch).
1.16 Municipality shall mean The Corporation of The Municipality of East Ferris.
1.17 Municipal Authority means the local municipality, Municipal By-Law Enforcement Officer,
or a person designated by the local municipality to issue permits and authorizations for
enforcement of Open Air Burning, Wood-Burning Appliances, or Outdoor Fireplace Units.
1.18 Off Season means that period from the 1st day of November of one year to the 31st day
of March the following year with no time restrictions for open air burning, unless
designated by the Fire Chief or their Designate.
1.19 Ontario Fire Code shall mean O.Reg. 213/07 made under the Fire Protection and
Prevention Act, S.O. 1997, C.4, as amended.
1.20 Open Burning or Open-Air Burning means any fire or burning practice that is conducted
outside a building including but not limited to bonfires, fires in burn barrels, outdoor
recreational fireplaces, construction site and demolition site fires, but does not include the
following:
a) an appliance which is fueled by natural gas, propane, charcoal, briquettes, including
but not limited to a manufactured or non-manufactured barbeque, fireplace or fire pit
b) campfires for the purpose of essential cooking or warmth;
c) burning of materials for fire suppression training, testing of fire fighting equipment or
law enforcement purposes.
1.21 Outdoor Fireplace Unit or Recreational Fireplace Unit means a: manufactured wood-
burning appliance, site-built masonry fireplace, fire pit, chimeneas, clay or metal fireplaces,
portable wood-burning devices used for outdoor recreation or heating, or other enclosed
containers that are used outdoors and that are not fueled by natural gas or propane and
are designed to hold a small fire, not exceeding one (1) metre (3.3 feet) in any direction;
but does not include pellet fuelled barbeques or 'wood-waste' combustors defined under
O. Reg. 347/90.
1.22 Owner means the person who owns the property on which an Outdoor Fireplace Unit is
installed, or the person who owns the property on which Open Air Burning is conducted or
the person responsible for conducting the Open Air Burning.
1.23 Permit shall mean a permit issued by the Municipal office or Municipality selected
agencies, the Fire Chief or their designates, signifying permission to set, maintain or allow
to be set an "Open Air Burn" and establishing the conditions under which the permission is
granted from the 1st day of January to the 31st day of December in the same year in the
form attached as Schedule "A" hereto.
1.24 Person shall mean any individual, association, firm, partnership, corporation, agent or
trustee and their heirs, executors, or other legal representatives thereof.
1.25 Prescribed Burning is the deliberate, planned and knowledgeable application of fire by
authorized personnel and only in accordance with Ministry of Natural Resources
legislation, policy and guidelines to a specific land area to accomplish pre-determined
forest management or other land use objectives.
1.26 Prohibited Materials includes "Household Waste", rubber or rubber products, plastic or
plastic products, and waste petroleum products and any material or materials which are
prohibited by the Environmental Protection Act, R.S.O. 1990, as amended.
1.27 Restricted Fire Zone or RFZ is an Order made by the Ministry of Natural Resources
under the Forest Fires Prevention Act that restricts the use of open air fires in a specific
area of the province. It is used when the fire hazard is extreme and/or when firefighting
resources are stretched to capacity.
1.28 Restricted Fire Zones are regions defined by O. Reg. 207/96, where the Ontario Ministry
of Natural Resources retains the right to restrict all fires.
1.29 Sensitive Receptor may include a childcare facility, healthcare facility, a senior citizens'
residence, long-term care facility, educational facility, environmentally sensitive area, or
other place where smoke may have a greater risk to health or the environment.
1.30 Total Burn Ban shall mean absolutely no open burning within the municipality put in place
by the Fire Chief or designate which shall prohibit the setting or maintaining of any type of
fire, including open air fires, burn barrels, wood burning barbeques, fire pits, outdoor
fireplaces, and the discharging of fireworks.
1.31 Waste includes garbage or refuse materials from residential, commercial, agricultural,
industrial or institutional establishment.
1.32 Windrow means "open air burning" where the size of the material to be burned does not
exceed 15 metres (49 feet) in length, 5 metres (16 feet) in width and 1.5 metres (5 feet) in
height and that is set and maintained solely for the purposes of burning wood, tree limbs
and branches as part of normal farm practices or for clearing land.
1.33 Wood waste means, tree trunks, tree branches, brush, or wood products that do not
contain:
a) chromated copper arsenate, ammoniacal copper arsenate, pentachlorophenol,
creosote, pesticides, or paint;
b) easily removable hardware, fittings and attachments, unless they are predominantly
wood or cellulose;
c) plywood or composite wood products containing varnish or glue;
d) an upholstered article; or
e) an article to which a rigid surface treatment is affixed or adhered, unless the rigid
surface treatment is predominantly wood or cellulose.
2.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
2.0 No "Person" being the owner or tenant in possession of lands within the "Municipality"
shall conduct "Open Air Burning" on such ands unless a "Permit" has been issued in
respect of such "Open Air Burning".
2.1 Notwithstanding any provisions herein, no "Person" shall set or maintain a fire:
a) In contravention of the "Ontario Fire Code", the Environmental Protection Act, the
Forest Fire Prevention Act, or any other statutory requirements of the Province of
Ontario or the Government of Canada;
b) Containing "Prohibited Materials";
c) In any park owned or operated by the "Municipality" without the written permission of
the "Municipality";
d) At a distance less than 7.5 metres (25 feet) from any building, structure, hedge,
fence, vehicular roadway of any kind or nature, or overhead wiring or any property
line unless otherwise defined under this section;
e) At a distance of less than 7.5 metres (25 feet) from any object or material which has
the potential to ignite unless otherwise defined under this section;
f) Unless the "Person" to whom the "Permit" has been issued or such other "Person" as
may be designated in the "Permit", is in attendance at the fire in a responsible and
supervisory capacity at all times until such fire has been completely extinguished;
g) In any outdoor fireplace or any other burning appliance or container unless same
complies with the requirements contained within Schedule "A" attached hereto;
h) Burn any allowed material without obtaining and having on their person a valid "Open
Air Burning Permit" for those types of "Open Air Burning" requiring one;
i)
Which does not meet the description and distances as defined for a "Campfire" or
"Cooking Fire" and without having obtained an "Open Air Burn Permit"; and,
j)
When a "Total Burn Ban" or "Restricted Fire Zone" has been declared and put in
place by the "Fire Chief' or their "Designate" or the Province of Ontario.
2.2 No "Open Air Burning" shall be commenced or maintained when the wind is in such a
direction or intensity to cause any or all of the following:
a) The possible spread of the fire beyond the approved burn site;
b) A decrease in the visibility on any highway, roadway or railway;
c) Any odour to such an extent or degree so as to cause discomfort to the persons in
the immediate areas;
d) Excessive smoke or any other "Adverse Effect"; or,
e) Any "Dangerous Condition" Amendment.
2.3 No "Open Air Burning" shall be commenced or maintained when weather conditions
prevent the ready dispersion of smoke.
2.4 No "Open Air Burning" shall be commenced or maintained without the presence of
sufficient suppression or extinguishing equipment.
2.5 No "Permit" shall be required for domestic barbeques used for the purpose of cooking food
on a grill and extinguished immediately upon completion of its use to cook.
2.6 No "Person" shall set fire to, ignite, or otherwise burn any materials in a "Brush Pile Fire"
with a combined size of greater than 1.8 metres x 1.8 metres x 1.8 metres (6 feet wide x 6
feet long x 6 feet high) without written approval of the "Fire Chief' or their "Designate".
2.7 No "Person" shall set fire or cause to be burned more than one "Open Air Burn" at any one
time, without the written approval of the "Fire Chief" or their "Designate".
2.8 No "Person" shall burn any grass, hay, straw or standing material where such "Open Air
Burning" or "Windrow" has a leading edge greater than 15 metres (49 feet) in length, 5
metres (16 feet) in width and 1.5 metres (5 feet) in height and where sufficient persons
and other resources are not available to contain the said fire to a leading edge of 15
metres (49 feet).
2.9 No "Person" shall burn any "Windrow" during the off season, during any dangerous
conditions, or if advised by the "Fire Chief" or their "Designate".
3.
ISSUANCE OF PERMIT
3.0 The issuance of a "Permit" may require the prior inspection of the proposed burn site by
the "Fire Chief" or their "Designate".
3.1 In applying for a "Permit", no "Person" shall furnish false or misleading information.
3.2 "Permit(s)" may be obtained from the "Municipality" of East Ferris office or designated
Municipality locations or the "Fire Chief".
3.3 No "Permit" shall be considered valid until the "Person" granted the "Permit" has validated
the "Permit" by reading the terms and conditions of the permit.
3.4 No "Permit" is required for "Open Air Burning" consisting of a "Camp Fire" or "Cooking
Fire" as defined and maintained by definition is in an organized campground and only if
the campground owner/operator decides it is safe to do so. In these situations, strict
campfire rules must be adhered to. The campground owner/operator will provide the
tenant with the rules when campfires are allowed. Municipal or Provincial Fire Ban shall
prevail.
3.5 It is the responsibility of the "Person" granted a "Permit" to check and monitor burning
conditions; this can be done in part by contacting the Fire Department, or the Municipal
Office.
3.6 It is the responsibility of the "Person" who is burning to have easily accessible to them the
"Permit" which they were issued for inspection by the "Fire Chief" or their "Designate", "By-
law Enforcement" or the Police.
3.7 In any prosecution under a provision of this by-law that requires a "Permit", the onus is on
the "Person" charged to prove that the "Person" had a "Permit" at the time the offense is
alleged to have been committed.
3.8 "Permit" holders shall indemnify and save harmless The Corporation of The Municipality of
East Ferris and its employees from any and all claims, demands, causes of action, costs
or damages that the Municipality may suffer, incur or be liable for resulting from the "Open
Air Burning" as set out in this by-law, whether with or without negligence on the part of the
"Permit Holder", the "Permit Holder's" employees, directors, contractors and agents.
4.
FIRE SEASON and OFF SEASON
4.0 During the "Fire Season", "Open Air Burning" shall only be permitted between the hours of
6 p.m. and 8 a.m., seven (7) days a week, between the 1st day of April and the 31st day of
October.
4.1 During the "Off Season" all burning shall be in compliance with this by-law with the
exception of Section 4.0.
4.2 The "Fire Season" and "Off Season" are subject to change at the discretion of the Fire
Chief or their "Designate" in the event of "Dangerous Conditions", in the event of "Adverse
Effects" or otherwise stated by the Ministry of Natural Resources in the event of a "Total
Burn Ban".
4.3 The time indicated for no burning does not apply to a "Cooking Fire" as defined.
5.
LEVELS OF FIRE BAN OR RESTRICTED FIRE ZONE
5.0 "Total Burn Ban" or "Restricted Fire Zone" shall mean absolutely no "Open Air Burning"
including "Campfires" or "Cooking Fires" or charcoal barbecues, but does not include the
use of cooking or heating equipment which is equipped with a shut off mechanism.
5.1 "Total Burn Ban" status, the need for a "Total Burn Ban", will be assessed on a daily basis
by the Fire Chief or their designate.
5.2 When the "Fire Chief" or their "Designate" orders a "Total Burn Ban" be put in effect, they
will notify the Clerk who will then notify Council and the media.
6.
ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
6.0 This by-law shall be administered and enforced by the "By-Law Enforcement Officer"
and/or the "Fire Chief" or their "Designate" of the "Municipality" of East Ferris.
6.1 The "Fire Chief" or their "Designate" may, at any time, and in the exercise of his or her sole
discretion, issue a "Total Burn Ban", effective for a specified period of time, prohibiting the
setting of any and all "Open Air Burns" within any area of the entire "Municipality".
6.2 Notwithstanding section 2 of this by-law, the "Fire Chief" or their "Designate" may revoke
any or all "Permits", or refuse to issue "Permits" where, in the opinion of the "Fire Chief' or
their "Designate", that:
a) The ability to control the fire is hampered by the existence of a "Dangerous
Condition", which exists on or in the proximity of the proposed "Open Air Burning"
site; or,
b) A "Person" fails to comply with any part of this by-law.
6.3 Any "Person" who fails to comply with the provisions of this By-law, or who fails to properly
supervise and maintain a fire, or who fails to extinguish a fire once notification to do so has
been given to him by the Fire Chief" or their "Designate" may, in addition to any penalty
provided for herein, be liable to the "Municipality" for all expenses incurred for the
purposes of controlling and extinguishing of any fire so set or left to burn and such
expenses may be recovered by court action or in a like manner as municipal taxes. The
expenses for which the "Person" may be liable to cover the cost of sufficient personnel and
equipment required to control a fire, as set out within Schedule "B" hereof.
6.4 Such expenses shall be equally chargeable in the event that a deliberately set fire burns
out of control, such that the services of East Ferris Fire & Emergency Services are
necessary.
6.5 Any costs chargeable to any "Person" pursuant to section 6.4 hereof shall be invoiced to
the "Person" and paid to the "Municipality" within sixty (60) days of the date of such
invoice, failing which the costs may be deemed to be municipal taxes and added by the
Clerk of the "Municipality" to the collector's roll and collected in the same manner and with
the same priority as municipal taxes.
7.
OFFENCES
7.0 In addition to any other penalty prescribed by this by-law, any "Person" who contravenes
any provision of this by-law is guilty of an offence and is liable to a fine or penalty for each
offence established pursuant to the Provincial Offences Act and is set out on Schedule "C"
forming an integral part of this by-law.
8.
SCHEDULES AND SEVERABILITY
8.0 Schedule "A" Permit for "Open Air Burning" attached to this by-law shall form an integral
part of this by-law.
8.1 Schedule "B" Cost of Fire Department Services, attached to this by-law shall form an
integral part of this by-law.
8.2 Schedule "C" Set Fines, attached to this by-law shall form an integral part of this by-law
upon approval from the Senior Regional Justice of the Ontario Court of Justice.
8.3 If any provision, section or word is held to be invalid or illegal, such invalidity or illegality
shall not affect or impair any of the remaining provisions, sections or words.
8.4 Any "Person" billed for services as a result of violation of the provisions of this by-law may
make submissions to "Council" with respect to having the costs invoice reduced or
rescinded.
8.5 This by-law may be referred to as the "Open Air Burning By-Law".
9.
REPEALS
9.0 The Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of East Ferris hereby repeals By-law
No. 1832.
10. EFFECTIVE DATE
10.0 This by-law shall come into effect upon receipt of approval of Schedule "C", Short Form
Wording/Set Fines by the Ontario Court of Justice.
11. BY-LAW REVIEW
11.0 This by-law shall be reviewed by the Council of the Municipality of East Ferris during each
new term of Council or as requested by Council or staff.
READ A FIRST AND SECOND TIME this 26th day of May, 2020.
READ A THIRD TIME AND FINALLY PASSED this 9th of June, 2020.
_________________________________
Mayor
Pauline Rochefort
_________________________________
Clerk
Monica L. Hawkins
THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF EAST FERRIS
BY-LAW NO. 2020-18
BEING A BY-LAW TO PROVIDE FOR THE REGULATION OF OPEN AIR BURNING IN
THE MUNICIPALITY OF EAST FERRIS
Schedule "A" to By-Law No. 2020-18
CONDITIONAL PERMIT FOR "OPEN AIR BURNING"
This Permit is valid until the 31st Day of December 20____.
Date of Application _____________
Applicant's Name:
First
Last
Applicant's Home Address:
Number
Street/Road
Postal Code
Applicant's Phone Numbers:
Home
Cell
Other
Property Owner Name:
(if different from applicant)
First
Last
Property Owner Address:
(if different from applicant)
Number
Street/Road
Postal Code
Address of Burn Site:
Civic No
Street/Road
Postal Code
This permit is issued subject to the following conditions:
1. The applicant acknowledges having read and understood By-Law 2020-18.
2. This Permit shall be in effect from the date of application to the last day of December of the
same calendar year.
3. This Permit shall be kept at the site of the Open Air Burning and be produced upon request
from the Fire Department or authorized authorities.
4. It is the responsibility of the person issued the permit to check and monitor burning conditions
as well as to ensure a "Total Burn Ban" is not in place.
5. The person issued the permit shall have at the location of the open air burning at all times a
competent person and enough water and equipment to completely control and extinguish the
fire.
6. The person issued the permit shall extinguish the fire until dead out before leaving the open
air burn unattended.
7. This Permit may be revoked at any time by the fire chief or his/her "Designate" for failure to
comply with the regulations of the by-law or unsafe practices
8. This Permit is granted for the purpose of open air burning, the size of a "Campfire" is to be
limited to one 1 meter X 1 meter X 1 meter (3.3 feet x 3.3 feet x 3.3 feet) on a non-combustible
surface. The fire shall be solely for the purposes of cooking food, providing warmth or
recreational enjoyment.
9. This Permit is granted for the purpose of open air burning, the size of a "Brush Pile" is to be
limited to one 1.8 meters X 1.8 meters X 1.8 meters (6 feet x 6 feet x 6 feet) and solely for the
purposes of burning piled wood and brush.
10. This Permit is granted for the purpose of open air burning, the size of an "Incinerator Fire" is
to be limited to one container designed for purposes and constructed completely of non-
combustible material placed on a non-combustible surface. A maximum of 202 liters (55
gallons) and an outlet or exhaust opening covered by a screen having a mesh of not more than
7 mm (1/4'').
11. This Permit is granted for the purpose of open air burning, the size of grass, hay, straw or
standing material shall not exceed 15 meters (49 feet) to the leading edge where sufficient
persons and resources are available to contain the leading edge of the fire to within 15 meters
(49 feet).
12. From April 1st until October 31st, burning is permitted between the hours of 6 p.m. to 8 a.m.,
seven (7) days a week. No daytime burning is allowed.
By Checking this box, you agree to the Terms and Conditions of this permit.
_________(Initials)
I understand that this permit is not valid unless I agree to the conditions of this permit.
_____(Initials)
Signature of applicant: _________________________________________________
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY - CALL 911
THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF EAST FERRIS
BY-LAW NO. 2020-18
BEING A BY-LAW TO PROVIDE FOR THE REGULATION OF OPEN AIR BURNING IN
THE MUNICIPALITY OF EAST FERRIS
Schedule "B" to By-Law No. 2020-18
COST OF FIRE DEPARTMENT SERVICES
The expenses for which the "Person" may be liable, cover the cost of sufficient personnel and
equipment required to control a fire, as referred to within Section 6 of By-Law No. 2020-18 and
such costs have been deemed as being:
1.
Current MTO rates per vehicle for the first hour or part thereof.
2.
Half the current MTO rates per vehicle for each subsequent half hour or part thereof.
3.
Cost of personnel per MNRF rates.
Rates shall be calculated from the initial dispatch of the fire department or any fire department
under contract or agreement, until such time as each vehicle is back in service (defined as when
the vehicle is back at the fire station and has been replenished with the requirements for the unit
to respond to the next activation).
These fees are in addition to any fines or penalties established elsewhere, in accordance with
this by-law.
Costs will be invoiced by the Municipality of East Ferris and will be due sixty (60) days from the
date of invoice.
OFFICE OF THE REGIONAL SENIOR
JUSTICE
ONTARIO COURT OF JUSTICE
NORTHEAST REGION
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TELEPHONE/TÉLÉPHONE (705) 564-7624
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PROVINCIAL OFFENCES ACT
Part I
IT IS ORDERED pursuant to the provisions of the Provincial Offences Act and the rules for
the Ontario Court of Justice, that the amount set opposite each of the offences in the
schedule of offences under the Provincial Statutes and Regulations thereunder and
Municipal By-Law No. 2020-18 of the Municipality of East Ferris, Nipissing District,
attached hereto is the set fine for that offence. This Order is to take effect July 24th, 2020.
Dated at the City of Greater Sudbury, this 10th day of July, 2020.
_______________________________
PATRICK BOUCHER
REGIONAL SENIOR JUSTICE
ONTARIO COURT OF JUSTICE