{"title":"Hope fireworks rules","question":"Are fireworks allowed in Hope?","slug":"fireworks","place":{"path":"ca/bc/hope","name":"Hope","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":"District of Hope","url":"https://www.hope.ca"},"short_answer":"No. In Hope, no one may possess, sell, give, fire or set off fireworks without written permission of the Fire Commissioner or one of his local assistants. The bylaw sets no dates or hours for permitted use.","aliases":["fireworks bylaw hope bc","firecrackers hope","halloween fireworks hope","buy fireworks hope","fireworks permit hope"],"cost":"The bylaw gives no permit fee or form, and none was found in the Fees and Charges Bylaw. Fine: bylaw notice $500 ($400 if paid within 14 days); municipal ticket $1,000.","how_long":"Not applicable.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Municipal Hall","value":"325 Wallace Street, Hope, BC V0X 1L0"},{"type":"phone","label":"Fire Department","value":"604-869-5671"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Firearms and Fireworks Bylaw No. 49/93 (PDF)","url":"https://hope.ca/uploads/dm/86935/0844firearmsandfireworksbylaw4993_LGZsgH.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"backyard-fire","title":"Hope backyard fire and burning rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hope/backyard-fire/"},{"slug":"noise-rules","title":"Hope noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hope/noise-rules/"},{"slug":"bylaw-fines","title":"Hope bylaw fines and how tickets work","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hope/bylaw-fines/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/kent","name":"Kent","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kent/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/harrison-hot-springs","name":"Harrison Hot Springs","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/harrison-hot-springs/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/chilliwack","name":"Chilliwack","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/abbotsford","name":"Abbotsford","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/mission","name":"Mission","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mission/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/maple-ridge","name":"Maple Ridge","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/maple-ridge/fireworks/"}],"topic":{"title":"Fireworks rules in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fireworks/"},"facts":{"use":{"label":"Setting off fireworks","value":"No. No one may possess, sell, give, fire or set off fireworks in the District without written permission of the Fire Commissioner or one of his local assistants.","short":"No, without Fire Commissioner's permission","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://hope.ca/uploads/dm/86935/0844firearmsandfireworksbylaw4993_LGZsgH.pdf","title":"Firearms and Fireworks Bylaw No. 49/93 (PDF), District of Hope","section":"s. 3","quotes":["possess, sell, give, fire or set off","fireworks in the District of Hope, unless they have written permission of the Fire Commissioner or any of his local assistants."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"sale":{"label":"Selling fireworks","value":"Sale is banned unless the seller has written permission of the Fire Commissioner or a local assistant. Fireworks may be sold to and set off by a person or group at a public display held with that written permission.","short":"No, without Fire Commissioner's permission","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://hope.ca/uploads/dm/86935/0844firearmsandfireworksbylaw4993_LGZsgH.pdf","title":"Firearms and Fireworks Bylaw No. 49/93 (PDF), District of Hope","section":"s. 3 and 5","quotes":["possess, sell, give, fire or set off","Fireworks may be sold to and discharged by a person or organization at a","public display if the public display is held with the written permission of"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"what_counts":{"label":"What counts as fireworks","value":"Fireworks include cannon firecrackers, fireballs, firecrackers, mines, Roman Candles, sky rockets, squibs, torpedoes and any other explosive designated as a firework by regulation.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://hope.ca/uploads/dm/86935/0844firearmsandfireworksbylaw4993_LGZsgH.pdf","title":"Firearms and Fireworks Bylaw No. 49/93 (PDF), District of Hope","section":"s. 1(a)","quotes":["sky rockets, squibs,","torpedoes and any other explosive designated as a firework,"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"permit":{"label":"Permit","value":"Written permission from the Fire Commissioner or one of his local assistants. The bylaw gives no fee or form.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://hope.ca/uploads/dm/86935/0844firearmsandfireworksbylaw4993_LGZsgH.pdf","title":"Firearms and Fireworks Bylaw No. 49/93 (PDF), District of Hope","section":"s. 3","quotes":["fireworks in the District of Hope, unless they have written permission of the Fire Commissioner or any of his local assistants.","fireworks in the District of Hope, unless they have written permission of"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Bylaw notice: $500 ($400 if paid within 14 days; $100 surcharge after 28 days). Municipal ticket: $1,000.","short":"Notice $500 ($400 if paid in 14 days); ticket $1,000","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://hope.ca/uploads/dm/136112/1627%20-%20Bylaw%20Notice%20Enforcement%20Bylaw%20%28website%29.pdf","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1627, 2026 (PDF), District of Hope","section":"Schedule A (BNE Bylaw No. 1627, 2026)","quotes":["Firearms and Fireworks Bylaw No. 49/93","$500.00 $400.00 $100.00 Yes"]},{"url":"https://hope.ca/uploads/dm/136113/1628%20-%20Municipal%20Ticket%20Information%20Bylaw%20%28website%29.pdf","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1628, 2026 (PDF), District of Hope","section":"Schedule A (MTI Bylaw No. 1628, 2026)","quotes":["Firearms and Fireworks Bylaw No. 49/93 $1,000.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Firearms and Fireworks Bylaw No. 49/93","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://hope.ca/uploads/dm/136112/1627%20-%20Bylaw%20Notice%20Enforcement%20Bylaw%20%28website%29.pdf","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1627, 2026 (PDF), District of Hope","section":"Schedule A (BNE Bylaw No. 1627, 2026)","quotes":["Firearms and Fireworks Bylaw No. 49/93","$500.00 $400.00 $100.00 Yes"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":6,"matched":6,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe [Firearms and Fireworks Bylaw No. 49/93](<https://hope.ca/uploads/dm/86935/0844firearmsandfireworksbylaw4993_LGZsgH.pdf>) bans fireworks in Hope. No one may possess, sell, give, fire or set off fireworks in the District without written permission of the Fire Commissioner or one of his local assistants.\n\nFireworks include cannon firecrackers, fireballs, firecrackers, mines, Roman Candles, sky rockets, squibs, torpedoes and any other explosive designated as a firework by regulation. Sparklers are not mentioned.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Do not set off or sell fireworks without written permission.\n2. To ask for permission, contact the Fire Department at 604-869-5671. The bylaw gives no fee or application form.\n3. A seller needs the same written permission. Fireworks may be sold to and set off by a person or group at a public display held with that permission.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- The bylaw sets no dates or hours for permitted use.\n- A bylaw notice is $500 ($400 if paid within 14 days); a municipal ticket is $1,000.\n- The bylaw is from 1993 and is a scan with some misread letters, so confirm details with the District.","sources":[{"url":"https://hope.ca/uploads/dm/86935/0844firearmsandfireworksbylaw4993_LGZsgH.pdf","title":"Firearms and Fireworks Bylaw No. 49/93 (PDF), District of Hope","accessed":"2026-11-06"},{"url":"https://hope.ca/uploads/dm/136112/1627%20-%20Bylaw%20Notice%20Enforcement%20Bylaw%20%28website%29.pdf","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1627, 2026 (PDF), District of Hope","accessed":"2026-11-06"},{"url":"https://hope.ca/uploads/dm/136113/1628%20-%20Municipal%20Ticket%20Information%20Bylaw%20%28website%29.pdf","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 1628, 2026 (PDF), District of Hope","accessed":"2026-11-06"},{"url":"https://hope.ca/staff-directory","title":"Staff Directory, District of Hope","accessed":"2026-11-06"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-06","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 6 of 6 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hope/fireworks/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hope/fireworks.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hope/fireworks.json"}}