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

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

**Short answer:** Gibsons restricts fireworks, but the Fireworks Bylaw 1035 isn't posted online. The Town's ticket schedule shows you need a permit to set off fireworks, and fireworks in parks and public places are banned unless authorized. Tickets run from $100 to $400. Ask the Town for the rules.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (Town of Gibsons, https://www.gibsons.ca)  
**Cost:** Bylaw notices: low-hazard fireworks without a permit $200; high-hazard fireworks without a permit $400; firecrackers $150. Permit fee not stated.  
**How long:** Not stated.  
**Where:**
- Phone: Bylaw Officer, Town of Gibsons, 604-886-2274
- Email: Bylaw Officer, beo@gibsons.ca

## Key facts

- **Setting off fireworks:** In parks and other public places, setting off fireworks is not allowed unless authorized. For other land, the text of the Fireworks Bylaw could not be read; its ticket schedule lists offences for discharging low-hazard fireworks without a permit, possessing or discharging firecrackers, and possession or discharge of fireworks by a minor.
  - Source: [Public Places Regulation Bylaw No. 1012, s. 5(l)](https://gibsons.civicweb.net/document/5261/)
  - Official wording: "No person, unless authorized and permitted in accordance with this bylaw, shall" … "Discharge, explode, or fire any fireworks, pyrotechnical or other"
  - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1125, Schedule A, Bylaw 1035](https://gibsons.civicweb.net/document/104779/)
  - Official wording: "fireworks without a permit, permit" … "Possession or discharge of" … "firecrackers" … "fireworks by a minor"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Selling fireworks:** A permit is needed to offer or sell fireworks, and sales are allowed only between specified dates (the dates are not in the text read).
  - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1125, Schedule A, Bylaw 1035 s. 7(5), 9(1)](https://gibsons.civicweb.net/document/104779/)
  - Official wording: "Selling fireworks other than" … "between specified dates" … "Offer fireworks for sale without a" … "valid permit"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **What counts as fireworks:** The ticket schedule treats firecrackers, low-hazard fireworks, high-hazard fireworks and pyrotechnics as separate categories.
  - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1125, Schedule A, Bylaw 1035 s. 4(1), 14, 16, 18](https://gibsons.civicweb.net/document/104779/)
  - Official wording: "firecrackers" … "Discharge of low hazard" … "Discharge of high hazard" … "Discharge of pyrotechnics"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Permit:** Not confirmed. The Fireworks Bylaw is not posted online, so its permit process cannot be confirmed.
- **Fine:** Bylaw notices: low-hazard fireworks without a permit $200 ($150 early, $300 late); on public property without authorization $250 ($200, $300); firecrackers $150 ($100, $200); fireworks by a minor $150 ($100, $200); high-hazard fireworks without a permit $400 ($350, $450). In a public place without permit: $100 ($80, $120).
  - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1125, Schedule A, Bylaw 1035 and Bylaw 1012](https://gibsons.civicweb.net/document/104779/)
  - Official wording: "fireworks without a permit, permit $200 $150 $300" … "fireworks on public property $250 $200 $300" … "fireworks without a permit, permit $400 $350 $450" … "Discharge, explode or fire" … "fireworks without permit"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Bylaw:** Fireworks Bylaw No. 1035, 2006
  - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1125, Schedule A heading](https://gibsons.civicweb.net/document/104779/)
  - Official wording: "FIREWORKS BYLAW NO. 1035, 2006"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06

## How it works

The Town of Gibsons names a Fireworks Bylaw No. 1035, 2006 in its [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1125](<https://gibsons.civicweb.net/document/104779/>) ticket schedule, but the bylaw isn't posted online, so its full rules, permit process and dates and hours for use can't be confirmed here.

What the Town's published bylaws do show:

- In parks and other public places, setting off fireworks is banned unless authorized ([Public Places Regulation Bylaw No. 1012](<https://gibsons.civicweb.net/document/5261/>), s. 5(l)).
- The ticket schedule treats firecrackers, low-hazard fireworks, high-hazard fireworks and pyrotechnics as separate categories.
- A permit is needed to discharge low-hazard fireworks, and to offer or sell fireworks. Sale is allowed only between specified dates, which are not published.

## Good to know

- Bylaw notices: low-hazard fireworks without a permit $200 ($150 if paid early, $300 late); on public property without authorization $250 ($200, $300); firecrackers $150 ($100, $200); fireworks by a minor $150 ($100, $200); high-hazard fireworks without a permit $400 ($350, $450); in a public place without a permit $100 ($80, $120).
- Compliance agreements are not available for these offences.
- Because the bylaw is not posted, ask the Town for a copy and the permit process: Bylaw Officer, 604-886-2274 or beo@gibsons.ca.
- Open burning is also prohibited; see the backyard fire answer.

## Official forms and pages

- [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1125 (Town of Gibsons)](https://gibsons.civicweb.net/document/104779/)
- [Public Places Regulation Bylaw No. 1012 (Town of Gibsons)](https://gibsons.civicweb.net/document/5261/)

## Related questions

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

## The same question elsewhere

- [Fireworks rules in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fireworks.md)
- [Bowen Island](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bowen-island/fireworks.md)
- [West Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/west-vancouver/fireworks.md)
- [Lions Bay](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lions-bay/fireworks.md)
- [Sechelt](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sechelt/fireworks.md)
- [District of North Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/fireworks.md)
- [North Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/fireworks.md)

## Sources

- [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1125, Town of Gibsons (consolidated)](https://gibsons.civicweb.net/document/104779/) (read 2026-11-06)
- [Public Places Regulation Bylaw No. 1012, Town of Gibsons](https://gibsons.civicweb.net/document/5261/) (read 2026-11-06)

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