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NOTICE (08/26/2025)
Update on Fire Restrictions
Effective August 26 at 12:01am:
- Harvesting will move to 18-hour work day with no working between the hours of noon and 6:00 pm, to help limit fire risk as that period is the hottest part of the day.
- No restriction on trucking, road construction, PCT, vegetation management, and site prep.
- Woods workers will still need to exercise care by not parking hot equipment on dry grasses. E.g. Park on gravel, No welding or grinding, etc.
- District offices will be open today, August 26.
- Starting today, August 26, contractors will call the district office for work permits and not the 1-800 number.
- Contractors will still need to obtain a work permit.
- Any contractor that has a work permit from last week will need to call to have it amended to be able to work during the new work hours. Their current work permit is limited to the 8:00pm to 10:00am period.
- Crown lands will be open as of 12:01am, August 24 for recreational use.
- Private land is to follow the same restrictions and guidelines as Crown land.
NOTICE (08/23/2025)
Temporary Measures Under the EI Program
The federal government has introduced temporary measures under the Employment Insurance (EI) program to support Canadians during the wildfires.
One of these measures includes waiving the waiting period to receive benefits. This temporary change is available to all EI claimants across all regions and will remain in effect until October 11, 2025.
For more details, please visit the official Government of Canada page: Temporary Employment Insurance measures to respond to major changes in economic conditions - Canada.ca
NOTICE (08/21/2025)
notice (08/19/2025)
Specific activities with appropriate conditions to mitigate fire and safety risks will now be permitted within the forestry sector.
Contractors should contact DNR at 1-833-301-0334 to obtain a fire permit and to understand any special operation instructions.
Links:
NOTICE (08/15/2025)
You are invited to join the the The Nature Trust of New Brunswick's upcoming Forested Wetland Workshop series in September.*
Please note, the Fredericton session is broken into two separate registrations as more participants can be accommodated for the morning session than the afternoon field portion of the workshop.
*If forest restrictions due to wildfire risk continue, the afternoon field portions of the workshop will be cancelled.
To register, please click the link below for your area:
Fredericton (September 5)
notice (08/15/25)
Province of NB Wildfire Update
"Forest harvesting operations are prohibited provincewide. These operations require work permits under the Forest Fires Act and all permits provincewide are suspended. Department staff are in the process of notifying all permit holders to ensure they are aware of the cancellation."
Link to news release: https://www2.gnb.ca/.../news/news_release.2025.08.0339.html