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title: Canal Flats fireworks rules
question: "Are fireworks allowed in Canal Flats?"
place: Canal Flats, British Columbia, Canada
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# Canal Flats fireworks rules

**Question:** Are fireworks allowed in Canal Flats?

**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.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Canal Flats, https://www.canalflats.ca)  
**Cost:** No fireworks fee is listed in the Village's fees bylaw. Fine: $100.  
**Where:**
- In person: Village Office (Columbia Discovery Centre), 8866 Grainger Road, Canal Flats, BC V0B 1B0 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (closed 12:00 to 1:00))
- Phone: Village Office, 250-349-5462

## Key facts

- **Setting off fireworks:** 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.
  - Source: [Open Burning Bylaw No. 219, 2019, s. 3(10), 3(14)](https://canalflats.civicweb.net/document/11203/)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Selling fireworks:** None set. The Open Burning Bylaw says nothing about selling fireworks.
- **What counts as fireworks:** None set. The Open Burning Bylaw does not define fireworks.
- **Permit:** The Fire Chief or designate may approve exploding fireworks in a public place (s. 3(10)). The bylaw sets no application process or fee.
  - Source: [Open Burning Bylaw No. 219, 2019, s. 3(10)](https://canalflats.civicweb.net/document/11203/)
  - Official wording: "Except as approved by the Fire Chief or"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **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.
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 231, 2020, Schedule K](https://canalflats.civicweb.net/document/47771/)
  - Official wording: "Hazardous discharge of fireworks 3(10) $100.00" … "Burning or discharge of fireworks during advisory 3(14) $100.00"
  - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement and Dispute Adjudication System Bylaw No. 242, 2021, Bylaw 242, Schedule A](https://canalflats.civicweb.net/document/20426/)
  - Official wording: "fireworks" … "$100 $75 $125 No"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Bylaw:** Village of Canal Flats Open Burning Bylaw No. 219, 2019
  - Source: [Open Burning Bylaw No. 219, 2019, s. 2](https://canalflats.civicweb.net/document/11203/)
  - Official wording: "Village of Canal Flats Open Burning Bylaw No. 219, 2019"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

The [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.

## Steps

1. Keep fireworks away from people, buildings, vehicles and forest.
2. 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.
3. Before any display, check whether a ban is in force (see below).

## Good to know

- The Fire Chief may ban fireworks by written order during hazardous conditions, such as a wildfire prohibition.
- 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.
- The bylaw sets no application process or fee for Fire Chief approval.
- 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.

## Official forms and pages

- [Open Burning Bylaw No. 219, 2019 (PDF)](https://canalflats.civicweb.net/document/11203/)
- [Campfire regulations and fireworks ban](https://www.canalflats.ca/campfire-regulations-and-fireworks-ban/)

## Related questions

- [Canal Flats backyard fire and burning rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/canal-flats/backyard-fire.md)
- [Canal Flats noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/canal-flats/noise-rules.md)
- [Canal Flats bylaw fines and how tickets work](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/canal-flats/bylaw-fines.md)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Fireworks rules in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fireworks.md)
- [Invermere](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/fireworks.md)
- [Radium Hot Springs](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/radium-hot-springs/fireworks.md)
- [Kimberley](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kimberley/fireworks.md)
- [Elkford](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/elkford/fireworks.md)
- [Cranbrook](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cranbrook/fireworks.md)
- [Kaslo](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kaslo/fireworks.md)

## Sources

- [Open Burning Bylaw No. 219, 2019 (PDF), Village of Canal Flats](https://canalflats.civicweb.net/document/11203/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Campfire regulations and fireworks ban, Village of Canal Flats](https://www.canalflats.ca/campfire-regulations-and-fireworks-ban/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Bylaw Notice Enforcement and Dispute Adjudication System Bylaw No. 242, 2021 (PDF), Village of Canal Flats](https://canalflats.civicweb.net/document/20426/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 231, 2020 (PDF), Village of Canal Flats](https://canalflats.civicweb.net/document/47771/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 300, 2026 (PDF), Village of Canal Flats](https://canalflats.civicweb.net/document/50057/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Contact Us, Village of Canal Flats](https://www.canalflats.ca/contact-us/) (read 2026-11-08)

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