By Tom Spears, Ottawa Citizen, April 15, 2015
Now that the snow has melted there’s a city-wide ban on all open fires in
Ottawa. Leaves and grass from last fall are dry, and fallen branches can also
fuel a fire spreading across a field. As well, Ottawa firefighters would have
trouble getting their trucks into open country where the ground is waterlogged
and soft. via
Open fire ban declared in Ottawa | Ottawa Citizen.