Fireplaces and wood stoves are already illegal in several cities and regions.
Fireplace and wood stove ban.
All outdoor burning is also prohibited.
A stage 2 burn ban prohibits all wood heating including certified units.
Owners of wood burners stoves and open fires will no longer be able to buy house coal or wet wood under a ban to be rolled out from next year.
Starting in 2021 it will be illegal to use wood burning fireplaces and stoves between may 15 and september 15.
The weather is getting colder but as of monday cozying up to a warm fire won t be possible for some montreal residents.
Violators could be fined 10 000 for each day in contravention.
That s when a new bylaw takes effect banning most fireplaces and wood.
Wood stoves will become very expensive because these rules will ban 80 of the current wood stoves and fireplace inserts.
Uncertified units are typically older than 1990 and lack a certification label on the back of the unit.
Sales of the two most polluting fuels will be phased.
The bay area air quality management district which includes the cities of san francisco oakland and san jose and many other communities and which has a ban on wood burning for five years.
Where fireplaces are already illegal.
Old ones will become more and more expensive to repair.
Under the ban 178 people received citations for wood burning last year.