Updated July 30, 2025 @ 11:01am
Vacationers may appreciate the dry weather, but it's putting a crimp in things if those plans include a bonfire or other forms of outdoor burning.
10 out of 16 Simcoe County municipalities now have no burning restrictions in place, where the fire danger rating is extreme (Adjala-Tosorontio, Bradford-West Gwillimbury, Clearview, Collingwood, Essa, Innisfil, New Tecumseth, Springwater, Tiny, Wasaga Beach).
The burn ban also includes the use of fireworks.
Elsewhere in the county, the fire danger rate is either high or moderate.
In the cities of Barrie and Orillia, the fire danger rating is moderate, high on Rama First Nation, moderate on Beausoleil First Nation, and moderate in Muskoka.
Environment Canada offers no hint of rain the rest of this week and through the long weekend, though the humidity will not be as intense.
The weather agency says Barrie typically receives about 80 mm of rain in both June and July, and that target is well off the mark. Barrie received 42 mm of rain last month, and as of Tuesday, was just at 13 mm for July.
