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title: Alert Bay backyard fire and burning rules
question: "Can I have a backyard fire or burn yard waste in Alert Bay?"
place: Alert Bay, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/alert-bay
category: Bylaws, noise and complaints
owner: municipal
owner_body: Village of Alert Bay
sources_read: 2026-11-08
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# Alert Bay backyard fire and burning rules

**Question:** Can I have a backyard fire or burn yard waste in Alert Bay?

**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.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Alert Bay, https://www.alertbay.ca)  
**Cost:** Not stated.  
**How long:** Not applicable.  
**Where:**
- In person: Village Office, 15 Maple Road, Alert Bay, BC V0N 1A0 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)
- Phone: Village Office, 250-974-5213

## Key facts

- **Backyard campfires:** None set. The bylaws read do not set rules for campfires, open burning or burning permits in Alert Bay.
- **Burning yard waste:** None set. The bylaws read do not set rules for campfires, open burning or burning permits in Alert Bay.
- **Permit:** None set. The bylaws read do not set rules for campfires, open burning or burning permits in Alert Bay.
- **Fire bans:** 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.
  - Source: [Fire Prohibitions and Restrictions, BC Wildfire Service, Fire Prohibitions and Restrictions, Within municipal boundaries](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/wildfire-status/prevention/fire-bans-and-restrictions)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Instead of burning:** Garden waste is accepted at the municipal transfer station (2014 OCP).
  - Source: [Official Community Plan 2014, OCP s. 5.6](https://alertbay.civicweb.net/document/2340/OCP%202014.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Garden waste and other recyclables are accepted at the"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Fine:** Not confirmed. The Village website does not state a fine.
- **Bylaw:** Not confirmed. No fire bylaw is posted on the Village's Bylaws page.

## How it works

No 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.

## Good to know

- 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).
- Ask the Village Office at 250-974-5213 whether a ban or rule is in force before you light a fire.
- The 2014 Official Community Plan says garden waste is accepted at the municipal transfer station. See the yard waste answer.

## The same question elsewhere

- [Backyard fire and burning rules in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/backyard-fire.md)
- [Port Hardy](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-hardy/backyard-fire.md)
- [Sayward](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/backyard-fire.md)
- [Tahsis](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tahsis/backyard-fire.md)
- [Gold River](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/backyard-fire.md)
- [Campbell River](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/backyard-fire.md)
- [Cumberland](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/backyard-fire.md)

## Sources

- [Bylaws and Regulations, Village of Alert Bay](https://www.alertbay.ca/bylaws-and-regulations) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Fire Prohibitions and Restrictions, BC Wildfire Service](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/wildfire-status/prevention/fire-bans-and-restrictions) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Official Community Plan 2014 (PDF), Village of Alert Bay](https://alertbay.civicweb.net/document/2340/OCP%202014.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)

_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. Gov Handbook is an independent guide, not affiliated with Village of Alert Bay. How answers are checked: https://govhandbook.com/methods/ · Canonical page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/alert-bay/backyard-fire/_