- 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.
Burn Permits
The Municipality of Trent Hills requires burn permits for open-air fires under the Open Air Burning By-law.
Burn barrels are not permitted.
Call 705-243-1828 to advise if you plan to have a scheduled burn. Information such as Fire Risk and Fire Ban status will be provided at the beginning of the call.
Apply for a burn permit
If you are a property owner, you can apply for a burn permit online (credit card payment) or by attending the Municipal Office (cash, debit or cheque).
Note: Tenants are required to have their landlord's permission to obtain a 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.
Contact Us
Municipality of Trent Hills
66 Front St S, PO Box 1030
Campbellford, ON K0L1L0
T. 705-653-1900
F. 705-653-5203
Land Acknowledgement
We recognize the traditional keepers of this land and, specifically our neighbours of the Alderville First Nation, with a formal territorial acknowledgement.
Welcome to the Gunshot Treaty Lands of 1788. It is on these lands and on the shores of the big lake, the Mississauga Anishinabeg met with the Crown to facilitate the opening of these lands for
settlement.
Let us be reminded of the responsibility we all have in making sure that we respect these lands and waters that give us life and sustain our livelihoods.