Three men were fined $1,150 after being found asleep in a tent beside a burning beach campfire in Port Alberni last week.
According to Port Alberni RCMP, in the early morning hours on August 10th, RCMP officers were conducting routine patrols when they noticed a faint smell of smoke in the area of 4th Avenue and Napier Street.
Following a fire in the Dry Creek Park area, police believed the smoke may have been caused by that.
As they continued to search the area, the officers located a small camp, where three men were located asleep in a tent with a campfire still burning nearby.
Port Alberni Fire Department were requested to attend and extinguish the fire. All three men were then issued a $1,150 violation ticket under the Wildfire Act.
Campfire bans have been in place from June 30th, until October 2021, or until the order is rescinded.
To report a wildfire, unattended campfire, or open burning violation, call 1-800-663-5555 or *5555 on a cell phone.
