Gold River fireworks rules
Are fireworks allowed in Gold River?
Short answer
In Gold River, no one may sell, give, fire or set off fireworks except between October 24 and November 1 in any year. A public display needs the written permission of the Fire Commissioner or a local assistant.
Key facts
| Setting off fireworks | No one may sell, give, fire or set off fireworks except between October 24 and November 1 in any year (Bylaw No. 407, 1989, s. 3). A public display needs the written permission of the Fire Commissioner or a local assistant (s. 5). The bylaw also applies the provincial Fireworks Act.Firearms and Fireworks Bylaw No. 407, 1989, s. 3; Firearms and Fireworks Bylaw No. 407, 1989, s. 5 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingA person shall not, except between October 24 and November 1 in any year, sell, give, fire or set off fireworks. Fireworks may be sold to and discharged by a pe r son or organization at a public display |
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| Selling fireworks | Fireworks may be sold only between October 24 and November 1 in any year, and some may not be sold to a minor without a parent's or guardian's written permission, if the Fire Commissioner so designates.Firearms and Fireworks Bylaw No. 407, 1989, s. 3; Firearms and Fireworks Bylaw No. 407, 1989, s. 4 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingin any year, sell, give, fire or set off fireworks. The Fire Commissioner may designate fireworks that may not |
| What counts as fireworks | 'Fireworks' includes cannon crackers, fireballs, fire crackers, mines, Roman candles, sky rockets, squibs, torpedoes and any other explosive designated as a firework by regulation.Firearms and Fireworks Bylaw No. 407, 1989, s. 1(a) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingincludes cannon crackers, fireballs, fire crackers, mines, Roman candles, sky rockets, squibs, |
| Permit | Only for a public display, with the written permission of the Fire Commissioner or one of his local assistants having jurisdiction in the Village.Firearms and Fireworks Bylaw No. 407, 1989, s. 5 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingpublic display if the public display is held with the written permission of the Fire Commissioner |
| Fine | Not confirmed. The ticket schedules are scanned PDFs with no readable text. |
| Bylaw | Village of Gold River Firearms and Fireworks Bylaw No. 407, 1989Firearms and Fireworks Bylaw No. 407, 1989, s. 9 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingThis bylaw may be cited for all purposes as the Firearms and Fireworks Bylaw No. 407, 1989 |
How it works
Under the Village's Firearms and Fireworks Bylaw No. 407, 1989, no one may sell, give, fire or set off fireworks except between October 24 and November 1 in any year. The bylaw also applies the provincial Fireworks Act. It does not set hours of the day.
Good to know
- "Fireworks" includes cannon crackers, fireballs, fire crackers, mines, Roman candles, sky rockets, squibs, torpedoes and any other explosive designated as a firework by regulation. Sparklers are not mentioned.
- If the Fire Commissioner so designates, some fireworks may not be sold to a minor without a parent's or guardian's written permission.
- A public display needs the written permission of the Fire Commissioner or one of his local assistants having jurisdiction in the Village. No fee is stated.
- On conviction, the penalty is not more than $2,000 for each offence. No ticket amount is stated, and the ticket schedules are scanned PDFs with no readable text.
- The bylaw is from 1989. Call Village Hall at (250) 283-2202 to confirm it still applies.
Official forms and pages
The same question in other places
Campbell River · Tofino · Sayward · Cumberland · Courtenay · Comox
Sources
- Firearms and Fireworks Bylaw No. 407, 1989 (PDF), Village of Gold River (read 2026-11-08)
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