UPDATE: Bancroft Fire Department issues total fire ban

UPDATE: Monday, June 6, 2023: 4 p.m.
Fire departments in Bancroft, Hastings Highlands and Addington Highlands announced total fire bans on Monday, as many large forest fires wreak havoc on the wider region. 
A total ban means no open-air burning including campfires, brush piles, burn barrels, barbecues with natural-burning fuels, candles or fireworks. 
Monday, June 6, 2023: 11 a.m. 
More area fire departments are issuing total fire bans, as many large forest fires wreak havoc on