{"title":"Alert Bay backyard fire and burning rules","question":"Can I have a backyard fire or burn yard waste in Alert Bay?","slug":"backyard-fire","place":{"path":"ca/bc/alert-bay","name":"Alert Bay","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"bylaws-and-complaints","name":"Bylaws, noise and complaints"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"Village of Alert Bay","url":"https://www.alertbay.ca"},"short_answer":"The Village of Alert Bay's website and posted bylaws do not state any rule on backyard fires, campfires or burning yard waste. Call the Village Office at 250-974-5213 before lighting anything. Garden waste can go to the transfer station.","aliases":["backyard fire alert bay","burning ban alert bay","campfire alert bay","open burning alert bay"],"cost":"Not stated.","how_long":"Not applicable.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Village Office","value":"15 Maple Road, Alert Bay, BC V0N 1A0","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m."},{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250-974-5213"}],"documents":[],"forms":[],"related":[],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/port-hardy","name":"Port Hardy","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-hardy/backyard-fire/"},{"place":"ca/bc/sayward","name":"Sayward","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/backyard-fire/"},{"place":"ca/bc/tahsis","name":"Tahsis","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tahsis/backyard-fire/"},{"place":"ca/bc/gold-river","name":"Gold River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/backyard-fire/"},{"place":"ca/bc/campbell-river","name":"Campbell River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/backyard-fire/"},{"place":"ca/bc/cumberland","name":"Cumberland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/backyard-fire/"}],"topic":{"title":"Backyard fire and burning rules in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/backyard-fire/"},"facts":{"campfires":{"label":"Backyard campfires","value":null,"status":"none","note":"The bylaws read do not set rules for campfires, open burning or burning permits in Alert Bay.","sources":[]},"open_burning":{"label":"Burning yard waste","value":null,"status":"none","note":"The bylaws read do not set rules for campfires, open burning or burning permits in Alert Bay.","sources":[]},"permit":{"label":"Permit","value":null,"status":"none","note":"The bylaws read do not set rules for campfires, open burning or burning permits in Alert Bay.","sources":[]},"fire_bans":{"label":"Fire bans","value":"BC Wildfire Service fire bans usually do not apply inside municipal boundaries (parks and recreation sites excepted); municipalities typically set their own open fire bans. Ask the Village Office, 250-974-5213.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/wildfire-status/prevention/fire-bans-and-restrictions","title":"Fire Prohibitions and Restrictions, BC Wildfire Service","section":"Fire Prohibitions and Restrictions, Within municipal boundaries","quotes":["Typically, BCWS open fire prohibition and equipment/activity prohibition orders will specify that they do not apply within municipal boundaries, with certain exceptions.","Municipalities typically implement their own open fire prohibitions that may follow or vary from BCWS prohibitions."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"alternatives":{"label":"Instead of burning","value":"Garden waste is accepted at the municipal transfer station (2014 OCP).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://alertbay.civicweb.net/document/2340/OCP%202014.pdf","title":"Official Community Plan 2014 (PDF), Village of Alert Bay","section":"OCP s. 5.6","quotes":["Garden waste and other recyclables are accepted at the"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_published","note":"The Village website does not state a fine.","sources":[]},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_published","note":"No fire bylaw is posted on the Village's Bylaws page.","sources":[]}},"facts_summary":{"total":7,"stated":2,"matched":2,"none":3,"unknown":2},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nNo fire bylaw is posted on the Village's [Bylaws page](https://www.alertbay.ca/bylaws-and-regulations), and the bylaws we read do not set rules for campfires, open burning or permits. The website does not state a fine either.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- BC Wildfire Service fire bans usually say they do not apply inside municipal boundaries (parks and recreation sites excepted), and municipalities typically set their own open fire bans. See the [BC fire bans page](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/wildfire-status/prevention/fire-bans-and-restrictions).\n- Ask the Village Office at 250-974-5213 whether a ban or rule is in force before you light a fire.\n- The 2014 Official Community Plan says garden waste is accepted at the municipal transfer station. See the yard waste answer.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.alertbay.ca/bylaws-and-regulations","title":"Bylaws and Regulations, Village of Alert Bay","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/wildfire-status/prevention/fire-bans-and-restrictions","title":"Fire Prohibitions and Restrictions, BC Wildfire Service","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://alertbay.civicweb.net/document/2340/OCP%202014.pdf","title":"Official Community Plan 2014 (PDF), Village of Alert Bay","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 2 of 7 facts was matched to the official text; 3 are recorded as not set; 2 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/alert-bay/backyard-fire/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/alert-bay/backyard-fire.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/alert-bay/backyard-fire.json"}}