{"title":"Canal Flats fireworks rules","question":"Are fireworks allowed in Canal Flats?","slug":"fireworks","place":{"path":"ca/bc/canal-flats","name":"Canal Flats","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 Canal Flats","url":"https://www.canalflats.ca"},"short_answer":"In Canal Flats, fireworks may not be pointed or thrown at any person, animal, vehicle, building, forested area or structure, or set off in a public place without the Fire Chief's approval. The Fire Chief can ban them in hazardous conditions.","aliases":["fireworks bylaw canal flats","canal flats fireworks ban","set off fireworks canal flats","fireworks permit canal flats"],"cost":"No fireworks fee is listed in the Village's fees bylaw. Fine: $100.","how_long":null,"where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Village Office (Columbia Discovery Centre)","value":"8866 Grainger Road, Canal Flats, BC V0B 1B0","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (closed 12:00 to 1:00)"},{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250-349-5462"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Open Burning Bylaw No. 219, 2019 (PDF)","url":"https://canalflats.civicweb.net/document/11203/"},{"title":"Campfire regulations and fireworks ban","url":"https://www.canalflats.ca/campfire-regulations-and-fireworks-ban/"}],"related":[{"slug":"backyard-fire","title":"Canal Flats backyard fire and burning rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/canal-flats/backyard-fire/"},{"slug":"noise-rules","title":"Canal Flats noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/canal-flats/noise-rules/"},{"slug":"bylaw-fines","title":"Canal Flats bylaw fines and how tickets work","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/canal-flats/bylaw-fines/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/invermere","name":"Invermere","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/radium-hot-springs","name":"Radium Hot Springs","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/radium-hot-springs/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kimberley","name":"Kimberley","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kimberley/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/elkford","name":"Elkford","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/elkford/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/cranbrook","name":"Cranbrook","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cranbrook/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kaslo","name":"Kaslo","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kaslo/fireworks/"}],"topic":{"title":"Fireworks rules in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fireworks/"},"facts":{"use":{"label":"Setting off fireworks","value":"Fireworks may not be discharged, pointed or thrown at any person, animal, vehicle, building, forested area or structure. Except as approved by the Fire Chief or designate, no one may explode fireworks on any highway, street, park, playground, school grounds, forested area or other public place. The Fire Chief may ban fireworks during hazardous conditions. The bylaw sets no dates or hours for private property.","short":"No dates or hours set for private property","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://canalflats.civicweb.net/document/11203/","title":"Open Burning Bylaw No. 219, 2019 (PDF), Village of Canal Flats","section":"s. 3(10), 3(14)","quotes":["No person shall discharge, propel, point or throw any fireworks at any person, animal,","no person shall explode any fireworks on any highway, street, park,","ban, suspend, or limit any authority for any person to engage in any burning and the discharge of fireworks"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"sale":{"label":"Selling fireworks","value":null,"status":"none","note":"The Open Burning Bylaw says nothing about selling fireworks.","sources":[]},"what_counts":{"label":"What counts as fireworks","value":null,"status":"none","note":"The Open Burning Bylaw does not define fireworks.","sources":[]},"permit":{"label":"Permit","value":"The Fire Chief or designate may approve exploding fireworks in a public place (s. 3(10)). The bylaw sets no application process or fee.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://canalflats.civicweb.net/document/11203/","title":"Open Burning Bylaw No. 219, 2019 (PDF), Village of Canal Flats","section":"s. 3(10)","quotes":["Except as approved by the Fire Chief or"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Municipal ticket: $100 for hazardous discharge of fireworks, and $100 for burning or discharging fireworks during an advisory or ban. Bylaw notice: $100 ($75 within 14 days; $125 after 28 days) for each.","short":"Notice $100 ($75 if paid in 14 days); ticket $100","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://canalflats.civicweb.net/document/47771/","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 231, 2020 (PDF), Village of Canal Flats","section":"Schedule K","quotes":["Hazardous discharge of fireworks 3(10) $100.00","Burning or discharge of fireworks during advisory 3(14) $100.00"]},{"url":"https://canalflats.civicweb.net/document/20426/","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement and Dispute Adjudication System Bylaw No. 242, 2021 (PDF), Village of Canal Flats","section":"Bylaw 242, Schedule A","quotes":["fireworks","$100 $75 $125 No"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Village of Canal Flats Open Burning Bylaw No. 219, 2019","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://canalflats.civicweb.net/document/11203/","title":"Open Burning Bylaw No. 219, 2019 (PDF), Village of Canal Flats","section":"s. 2","quotes":["Village of Canal Flats Open Burning Bylaw No. 219, 2019"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":4,"matched":4,"none":2,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe [Open Burning Bylaw No. 219, 2019](https://canalflats.civicweb.net/document/11203/) says fireworks may not be discharged, pointed or thrown at any person, animal, vehicle, building, forested area or structure. Except as approved by the Fire Chief or designate, no one may explode fireworks on any highway, street, park, playground, school grounds, forested area or other public place.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Keep fireworks away from people, buildings, vehicles and forest.\n2. To set them off in a public place, get the Fire Chief's or designate's approval first. Call the Village office, 250-349-5462.\n3. Before any display, check whether a ban is in force (see below).\n\n## Good to know\n\n- The Fire Chief may ban fireworks by written order during hazardous conditions, such as a wildfire prohibition.\n- The bylaw sets no dates or hours for fireworks on private property, does not define fireworks, and says nothing about selling them. Ask the Village.\n- The bylaw sets no application process or fee for Fire Chief approval.\n- Fine: municipal ticket $100 for hazardous discharge of fireworks, and $100 for burning or discharging fireworks during an advisory or ban. Bylaw notice $100 ($75 within 14 days, $125 after 28 days) for each.","sources":[{"url":"https://canalflats.civicweb.net/document/11203/","title":"Open Burning Bylaw No. 219, 2019 (PDF), Village of Canal Flats","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.canalflats.ca/campfire-regulations-and-fireworks-ban/","title":"Campfire regulations and fireworks ban, Village of Canal Flats","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://canalflats.civicweb.net/document/20426/","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement and Dispute Adjudication System Bylaw No. 242, 2021 (PDF), Village of Canal Flats","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://canalflats.civicweb.net/document/47771/","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 231, 2020 (PDF), Village of Canal Flats","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://canalflats.civicweb.net/document/50057/","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 300, 2026 (PDF), Village of Canal Flats","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.canalflats.ca/contact-us/","title":"Contact Us, Village of Canal Flats","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 4 of 6 facts was matched to the official text; 2 are recorded as not set."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/canal-flats/fireworks/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/canal-flats/fireworks.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/canal-flats/fireworks.json"}}