Lighting up a campfire has burned a hole in the wallets of three young men in the Vernon area.
Coldstream firefighters were called to the Okanagan Rail Trail Thursday night where the trio had a campfire burning despite a ban.
The Coldstream fire chief says their excuse was that it was just a small campfire.
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It’s absolutely unbelievable, and speaking with the individuals, it just seems like some people don’t get it,” said Sturgeon. “They didn’t really seem too remorseful. I don’t know what it’s going to take to get the point across to all these people. It takes just one ember. It doesn`t matter the size of the fire.”
RCMP also attended and the three men, in their 20’s, were each issued violation tickets of $1,150.
-With files from KISS FM News-
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