{"title":"Salt Spring Island fireworks rules","question":"Are fireworks allowed on Salt Spring?","slug":"fireworks","place":{"path":"ca/bc/salt-spring-island","name":"Salt Spring Island","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"bylaws-and-complaints","name":"Bylaws, noise and complaints"},"owner":"other","owner_label":"Another public body","owner_body":null,"short_answer":"On Salt Spring Island, fireworks are banned in CRD community parks. On other land no Salt Spring bylaw sets hours or a general ban, but the Salt Spring Island Fire Chief can prohibit fireworks for a period as a high-risk activity, and a BC Wildfire Service ban can also bar them.","aliases":["fireworks salt spring island","can i set off fireworks salt spring","fireworks ban"],"cost":"Ticket for fireworks in a CRD community park: $100 (CRD Bylaw 1857). A permit fee was not found.","how_long":null,"where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Salt Spring Island Fire Rescue","value":"250-537-2531","note":"Questions about Bylaw 125."},{"type":"phone","label":"Emergency (a fire)","value":"911"}],"documents":[],"forms":[],"related":[{"slug":"backyard-fire","title":"Salt Spring Island backyard fire and burning rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salt-spring-island/backyard-fire/"},{"slug":"noise-rules","title":"Salt Spring Island noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salt-spring-island/noise-rules/"}],"nearby":[],"topic":{"title":"Fireworks rules in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fireworks/"},"facts":{"use":{"label":"Setting off fireworks","value":"No one may possess or discharge fireworks in a CRD community park. On other land, no Salt Spring bylaw sets hours or a general ban, but the Salt Spring Fire Chief can prohibit fireworks for a period as a high-risk activity, and a BC Wildfire Service ban can also bar them.","short":"No in CRD parks; other land not set","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.crd.ca/media/file/3795-community-parks-regulations-juan-de-fuca-and-salt-spring-island-electoral-areas","title":"CRD Bylaw 3795, Community Parks Regulations (PDF)","section":"s. 9(2)","quotes":["A person must not possess or discharge any fireworks in a community park."]},{"url":"https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/wildfire-status/prevention/fire-bans-and-restrictions","title":"Fire bans and restrictions, BC Wildfire Service","section":"FAQ","quotes":["- Larger fires (category 2 and category 3 open fire) - Burning barrels and burning cages - Fireworks, sky lanterns - Binary exploding targets Do area restrictions apply to off-road vehicle use?"]},{"url":"https://www.saltspringfire.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Open-Burning-Bylaw-No.-125.pdf","title":"Salt Spring Island Fire Protection District Open Burning Bylaw No. 125 (PDF)","section":"Part II s. 3; Sched. B","quotes":["the high risk activities in Schedule B to be prohibited for a specified period of time unless","Using or preparing fireworks or pyrotechnics;"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"sale":{"label":"Selling fireworks","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_published","note":"None of the bylaws that were read defines fireworks or covers selling them.","sources":[]},"what_counts":{"label":"What counts as fireworks","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_published","note":"None of the bylaws that were read defines fireworks or covers selling them.","sources":[]},"permit":{"label":"Permit","value":"No general fireworks permit is set out. If the Fire Chief has prohibited high-risk activities such as fireworks for a period, a Special Permit from the Fire Chief of Salt Spring Island Fire Rescue is needed. Fee: not found.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.saltspringfire.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Open-Burning-Bylaw-No.-125.pdf","title":"Salt Spring Island Fire Protection District Open Burning Bylaw No. 125 (PDF)","section":"Part II s. 3; Sched. B","quotes":["the high risk activities in Schedule B to be prohibited for a specified period of time unless","Using or preparing fireworks or pyrotechnics;"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"CRD community park: $100 for possessing or discharging fireworks (ticket). BC Wildfire Service fire-ban breach: $1,150.","short":"Ticket $100 (CRD park); $1,150 fire-ban breach","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.crd.ca/media/file/1857-consolidated-capital-regional-district-ticket-information-authorization-bylaw-1990b","title":"CRD Bylaw 1857, Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw (PDF)","section":"Sched. 23 item 21","quotes":["Possess or Discharge Fireworks 9(2) $100.00"]},{"url":"https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/wildfire-status/prevention/fire-bans-and-restrictions","title":"Fire bans and restrictions, BC Wildfire Service","section":"Offences and fines","quotes":["Anyone found in contravention of an open fire prohibition may be issued a ticket for $1,150"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Community Parks Regulations (Juan de Fuca and Salt Spring Island Electoral Areas) Bylaw No. 1, 2012 (CRD Bylaw No. 3795), s. 9(2) (parks only)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.crd.ca/media/file/3795-community-parks-regulations-juan-de-fuca-and-salt-spring-island-electoral-areas","title":"CRD Bylaw 3795, Community Parks Regulations (PDF)","section":"title","quotes":["COMMUNITY PARKS REGULATIONS (JUAN DE FUCA AND SALT SPRING ISLAND ELECTORAL AREAS) BYLAW NO. 1, 2012"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":4,"matched":4,"none":0,"unknown":2},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nSalt Spring Island has no municipal fireworks bylaw. Two local rules apply.\n\nIn CRD community parks, [Bylaw 3795](https://www.crd.ca/media/file/3795-community-parks-regulations-juan-de-fuca-and-salt-spring-island-electoral-areas) bans possessing or discharging fireworks. The ticket is $100.\n\nOn other land, no Salt Spring bylaw read sets hours or a general ban. Under [Open-Burning Bylaw 125](https://www.saltspringfire.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Open-Burning-Bylaw-No.-125.pdf), the Fire Chief of Salt Spring Island Fire Rescue can prohibit fireworks for a period as a high-risk activity.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- If the Fire Chief has prohibited high-risk activities such as fireworks for a period, a Special Permit from the Fire Chief is needed. The fee was not found. Call 250.537.2531.\n- A BC Wildfire Service open fire prohibition can also bar fireworks. Breaking one brings a $1,150 ticket. Check its fire prohibitions page, because status changes often.\n- The CRD noise bylaw has no fireworks rule, and none of the bylaws read defines fireworks or covers selling them. Ask Salt Spring Island Fire Rescue.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.crd.ca/media/file/3795-community-parks-regulations-juan-de-fuca-and-salt-spring-island-electoral-areas","title":"CRD Bylaw 3795, Community Parks Regulations (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.saltspringfire.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Open-Burning-Bylaw-No.-125.pdf","title":"Salt Spring Island Fire Protection District Open Burning Bylaw No. 125 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/wildfire-status/prevention/fire-bans-and-restrictions","title":"Fire bans and restrictions, BC Wildfire Service","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.crd.ca/media/file/1857-consolidated-capital-regional-district-ticket-information-authorization-bylaw-1990b","title":"CRD Bylaw 1857, Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-05","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 4 of 6 facts was matched to the official text; 2 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salt-spring-island/fireworks/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salt-spring-island/fireworks.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salt-spring-island/fireworks.json"}}