DURHAM, Ontario — Burn bans are in effect right across Durham Region. The bans are due to extremely dry conditions and poor air quality. Natural Resources Canada says southern Ontario is in the ‘extreme’ level of their Fire Danger risk. Local municipalities have also issued burn bans to help suppress the chance of widespread fires. In Oshawa, open-air burning permits are currently suspended until further notice effective immediately. In Clarington, you can not have any kind of fire. …Pickering has also issued a city-wide fire ban. The ban has been implemented as a precautionary safety measure in response to extreme fire conditions caused by prolonged drought, high temperatures, and reduced air quality.  The Township of Brock implemented a total burn ban July 13 that is still in effect. The Town of Whitby has also issued a total fire ban.