Mountain View County issues fire restriction notice

A fire restriction is now in place in all of Mountain View County.

It took effect this afternoon and will remain in place until further notice.

According to Mountain View County officials, all current fire and fireworks permits are hereby cancelled, and no new fire or fireworks permits will be issued until the fire restriction has been lifted.

Under Mountain View County’s fire bylaw activities that are permitted during a fire restriction include the cooking of food using a barbeque, fires in acceptable fire pits or acceptable fireplaces, recreational fires, fires that are fueled by compressed gas, and more.

All of the details are available online at mountainviewcounty.com.

Galen Hartviksen
Galen Hartviksen
Straight outta northwestern Ontario, Galen moved from his hometown of Thunder Bay to Alberta in 1998. After graduating from the broadcasting program at Mount Royal College (Class of 2003), it was off to the Town of Olds for the launch of the independent radio station (CAB-K Broadcasting). A fan of all seasons, Galen has been News Director & the voice of the Alberta Junior Hockey League's Olds Grizzlys on 96.5 CKFM/ROCK 104.5 for two decades and in 2024 he was excited to have the opportunity to join the team at Vista Radio and My Mountain View Now.

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