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Quebec lifts ban on open fires in forests

Quebec lifts ban on open fires in forests

CTV News31-05-2025
The Ministry of Public Safety lifted the ban on open fires in or near forests. The measure had been in effect since Wednesday in regions north of Quebec City.
Open fires were prohibited in certain areas of Nord-du-Québec, Côte-Nord, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Mauricie, Bas-Saint-Laurent and Gaspésie.
The ban was lifted at 8 p.m. on Friday.
The Société de protection des forêts contre le feu (SOPFEU) reported on Saturday that there were no active forest fires in Quebec's intensive protection zone.
Since the start of the protection season, 104 fires have affected 105.8 hectares in the intensive zone, according to SOPFEU.
'The average for the last 10 years on the same date is 195 fires affecting 253.8 hectares of forest,' SOPFEU said in a news release.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published in French May 31, 2025.
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