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Manitoba Crop Residue Burning Program
 Smoke
from burning crop residues affects people's health, road safety and
the environment.
Manitoba's Smoke Management Plan encompasses activities and
systems to lead to a significant ongoing reduction in crop residue
burning.
Online
English
or
French
or call 1-800-265-1233
Note: Daily authorizations are made by 11:00 am
The regulation entitled
Burning of Crop Residues and Non-Crop Herbage
(77/93) was enacted in 1993 to deal
with the legal aspects of crop residue burning.
The regulation:
- prohibits night burning of crop residues and non-crop plant material in
yards, rights-of-way, ditches, native pastures and waste areas all year round;
- places additional restrictions on daytime burning of crop residue from
August 1 through November 15 by permitting burning only in authorized municipalities
during certain hours; and
- provides information via a toll-free line and an Internet home page each
day from August 1 to November 15 to advise individuals if burning is authorized in their
municipality on that day and, if so, during what hours.
See entire Regulation
77/93 (pdf format).
If burning is authorized, the final decision to light the
fire is up to you. So use common sense:
- burn only within the hours specified on the toll-free message
- ensure fires are supervised at all times
- ensure the area has been adequately fire guarded to prevent spread of fire
- ensure smoke will not create an unreasonable hazard to people's health or highway
safety.
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Daily
Crop Residue Burning Authorization
Online:
English
French
or call:
1-800-265-1233
KNOW YOUR ZONE
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