Last week Halifax city council updated its various bylaws related to fire regulation. There wasn’t much too controversial there, but the conversation went off in some odd directions.
For instance, councillor Steve Streatch had some problems with the part of the fire code outlawing the burning of tires and petroleum products in open air fires.
Listen to his take on that here.
This article appears in Sep 16-22, 2010.



So a few tires, or a cup of gasoline get burned to set fire to scrub and bush when clearing land.
Big deal.
Next up on HRM Council Agenda – Licence to Purchase HRM Approved matches, cigarette lighters and barbecue lighters.
When did HRM start importing the David Miller ethos from Toronto ?