Alert Bay backyard fire and burning rules
Can I have a backyard fire or burn yard waste in Alert Bay?
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.
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.Fire Prohibitions and Restrictions, BC Wildfire Service, Fire Prohibitions and Restrictions, Within municipal boundaries · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingTypically, 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. |
| Instead of burning | Garden waste is accepted at the municipal transfer station (2014 OCP).Official Community Plan 2014, OCP s. 5.6 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingGarden waste and other recyclables are accepted at the |
| 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, 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.
- 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 in other places
Port Hardy · Sayward · Tahsis · Gold River · Campbell River · Cumberland
Backyard fire and burning rules in British Columbia, by municipality →
Sources
- Bylaws and Regulations, Village of Alert Bay (read 2026-11-08)
- Fire Prohibitions and Restrictions, BC Wildfire Service (read 2026-11-08)
- Official Community Plan 2014 (PDF), Village of Alert Bay (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. How answers are checked.