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title: Coldstream fireworks rules
question: "Are fireworks allowed in Coldstream?"
place: Coldstream, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/coldstream
category: Bylaws, noise and complaints
owner: municipal
owner_body: District of Coldstream
sources_read: 2026-11-06
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# Coldstream fireworks rules

**Question:** Are fireworks allowed in Coldstream?

**Short answer:** No. In Coldstream no one may light fireworks unless authorized by a fireworks permit from the Protective Services Manager, and selling fireworks in the District is banned. Discharging without a permit is a $200 ticket.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (District of Coldstream, https://www.coldstream.ca)  
**Cost:** Discharging without a permit: municipal ticket $200, or bylaw notice $200 ($100 if paid early, $300 late). Selling fireworks: $200. Fireworks in a District park without a permit: bylaw notice $100 ($50 early, $150 late), or municipal ticket $150. No permit fee is stated.  
**How long:** Apply at least 14 days ahead.  
**Where:**
- Phone: District of Coldstream Municipal Hall (Protective Services), 250-545-5304 (Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)

## Key facts

- **Setting off fireworks:** Not without a permit. No one may light or discharge fireworks in the District unless authorized by a fireworks permit from the Protective Services Manager, and then only as the permit allows. In District parks, discharging fireworks without a permit is also banned.
  - Source: [District of Coldstream Fire Protection Bylaw No. 1852, 2025, s. 16(1)(c)](https://coldstream.civicweb.net/document/1948/)
  - Official wording: "light or discharge fireworks within the boundaries of the District unless authorized by a" … "permit issued by the Protective Services Manager, and then only strictly in accordance with"
  - Source: [District of Coldstream Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1636, 2013, Parks bylaw s. 7.1(i)](https://coldstream.civicweb.net/document/11456/)
  - Official wording: "7.1(i) Discharge fireworks without a permit $100 $50 $150 No"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Selling fireworks:** No. A person must not sell or offer to sell fireworks, retail or wholesale, in the District.
  - Source: [District of Coldstream Fire Protection Bylaw No. 1852, 2025, s. 16(1)(a)](https://coldstream.civicweb.net/document/1948/)
  - Official wording: "sell or offer to sell, either by way of retail or wholesale, fireworks in the District;"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **What counts as fireworks:** Fireworks include cannon crackers, fireballs, firecrackers, mines, Roman candles, skyrockets, squibs, torpedoes and any other explosive designated as a firework by regulation under the Fireworks Act.
  - Source: [District of Coldstream Fire Protection Bylaw No. 1852, 2025, Schedule A (definition)](https://coldstream.civicweb.net/document/1948/)
  - Official wording: "“fireworks” includes cannon crackers, fireballs, firecrackers, mines, Roman candles," … "skyrockets, squibs, torpedoes and any other explosive designated as a firework"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Permit:** The Protective Services Manager may grant or refuse a fireworks permit. Applicants must apply at least 14 days ahead, show a valid Federal Fireworks Display Supervisor's Certificate, carry $2,000,000 public liability insurance naming the District, and give a site plan.
  - Source: [District of Coldstream Fire Protection Bylaw No. 1852, 2025, s. 16(2), 16(3)](https://coldstream.civicweb.net/document/1948/)
  - Official wording: "apply to the Protective Services Manager at least 14 days in advance of a proposed" … "proof of a valid Federal Fireworks Display" … "not less than two million dollars ($2,000,000) per" … "provide a site plan and details of the location, duration and safety measures in place for the"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Fine:** Discharging fireworks without a permit: municipal ticket $200; bylaw notice $200 ($100 if paid early; $300 late). Selling fireworks: $200. Fireworks in a District park without a permit: bylaw notice $100 ($50 early, $150 late); municipal ticket $150.
  - Source: [District of Coldstream Municipal Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 1598, 2012, Schedule 7, Schedule 9](https://coldstream.civicweb.net/document/2314/)
  - Official wording: "29. Sell fireworks 16(1)(a) $200" … "31. Discharge fireworks without a permit 16(1)(c) $200" … "10. Discharge fireworks without a permit 7.1(i) $150.00"
  - Source: [District of Coldstream Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1636, 2013, Appendix 6, Appendix 8](https://coldstream.civicweb.net/document/11456/)
  - Official wording: "16(1)(c) Discharge fireworks without a permit $200 $100 $300 No" … "7.1(i) Discharge fireworks without a permit $100 $50 $150 No"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Bylaw:** District of Coldstream Fire Protection Bylaw No. 1852, 2025 (and Parks and Public Spaces Regulation Bylaw No. 1651, 2014 for parks)
  - Source: [District of Coldstream Fire Protection Bylaw No. 1852, 2025, title page](https://coldstream.civicweb.net/document/1948/)
  - Official wording: "Fire Protection Bylaw No. 1852, 2025"
  - Source: [District of Coldstream Parks and Public Spaces Regulation Bylaw No. 1651, 2014, title page](https://coldstream.civicweb.net/document/87200/)
  - Official wording: "Parks and Public Spaces Regulation Bylaw No. 1651, 2014"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06

## How it works

Under the District's [Fire Protection Bylaw 1852](<https://coldstream.civicweb.net/document/1948/>), no one may light or discharge fireworks in the District unless authorized by a fireworks permit from the Protective Services Manager, and then only as the permit allows. In District parks, discharging fireworks without a permit is also banned. A person must not sell or offer to sell fireworks, retail or wholesale, in the District.

Fireworks include cannon crackers, fireballs, firecrackers, mines, Roman candles, skyrockets, squibs, torpedoes and any other explosive designated as a firework by regulation under the Fireworks Act. Sparklers are not named.

## Steps

1. Apply to the Protective Services Manager at least 14 days ahead. The Manager may grant or refuse a permit.
2. Show a valid Federal Fireworks Display Supervisor's Certificate.
3. Carry $2,000,000 public liability insurance naming the District, and give a site plan.

## Good to know

- The bylaw sets no dates or hours for fireworks, and no page sets Halloween dates for consumer fireworks.
- No permit fee is stated in the bylaw or the District pages we read.
- Discharging without a permit is a municipal ticket of $200, or a bylaw notice of $200 ($100 if paid early, $300 late). Selling fireworks is $200. In a District park without a permit it is a $100 bylaw notice ($50 early, $150 late) or a $150 municipal ticket.

## Official forms and pages

- [Fire Protection Bylaw No. 1852, 2025](https://coldstream.civicweb.net/document/1948/)
- [Parks and Public Spaces Regulation Bylaw No. 1651, 2014](https://coldstream.civicweb.net/document/87200/)

## Related questions

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

## The same question elsewhere

- [Fireworks rules in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fireworks.md)
- [Vernon](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vernon/fireworks.md)
- [Lumby](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lumby/fireworks.md)
- [Lake Country](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lake-country/fireworks.md)
- [Spallumcheen](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/spallumcheen/fireworks.md)
- [Armstrong](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/armstrong/fireworks.md)
- [Enderby](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/enderby/fireworks.md)

## Sources

- [District of Coldstream Fire Protection Bylaw No. 1852, 2025](https://coldstream.civicweb.net/document/1948/) (read 2026-11-06)
- [District of Coldstream Parks and Public Spaces Regulation Bylaw No. 1651, 2014](https://coldstream.civicweb.net/document/87200/) (read 2026-11-06)
- [District of Coldstream Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1636, 2013](https://coldstream.civicweb.net/document/11456/) (read 2026-11-06)
- [District of Coldstream Municipal Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 1598, 2012](https://coldstream.civicweb.net/document/2314/) (read 2026-11-06)

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