--- title: Salt Spring Island fireworks rules question: "Are fireworks allowed on Salt Spring?" place: Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/salt-spring-island category: Bylaws, noise and complaints owner: other sources_read: 2026-11-05 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salt-spring-island/fireworks/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salt-spring-island/fireworks.json" --- # Salt Spring Island fireworks rules **Question:** Are fireworks allowed on Salt Spring? **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. **Who handles it:** Another public body **Cost:** Ticket for fireworks in a CRD community park: $100 (CRD Bylaw 1857). A permit fee was not found. **Where:** - Phone: Salt Spring Island Fire Rescue, 250-537-2531 (Questions about Bylaw 125.) - Phone: Emergency (a fire), 911 ## Key facts - **Setting off fireworks:** 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. - Source: [CRD Bylaw 3795, Community Parks Regulations, s. 9(2)](https://www.crd.ca/media/file/3795-community-parks-regulations-juan-de-fuca-and-salt-spring-island-electoral-areas) - Official wording: "A person must not possess or discharge any fireworks in a community park." - Source: [Fire bans and restrictions, BC Wildfire Service, FAQ](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/wildfire-status/prevention/fire-bans-and-restrictions) - Official wording: "- 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?" - Source: [Salt Spring Island Fire Protection District Open Burning Bylaw No. 125, Part II s. 3; Sched. B](https://www.saltspringfire.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Open-Burning-Bylaw-No.-125.pdf) - Official wording: "the high risk activities in Schedule B to be prohibited for a specified period of time unless" … "Using or preparing fireworks or pyrotechnics;" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Selling fireworks:** Not confirmed. None of the bylaws that were read defines fireworks or covers selling them. - **What counts as fireworks:** Not confirmed. None of the bylaws that were read defines fireworks or covers selling them. - **Permit:** 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. - Source: [Salt Spring Island Fire Protection District Open Burning Bylaw No. 125, Part II s. 3; Sched. B](https://www.saltspringfire.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Open-Burning-Bylaw-No.-125.pdf) - Official wording: "the high risk activities in Schedule B to be prohibited for a specified period of time unless" … "Using or preparing fireworks or pyrotechnics;" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Fine:** CRD community park: $100 for possessing or discharging fireworks (ticket). BC Wildfire Service fire-ban breach: $1,150. - Source: [CRD Bylaw 1857, Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw, Sched. 23 item 21](https://www.crd.ca/media/file/1857-consolidated-capital-regional-district-ticket-information-authorization-bylaw-1990b) - Official wording: "Possess or Discharge Fireworks 9(2) $100.00" - Source: [Fire bans and restrictions, BC Wildfire Service, Offences and fines](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/wildfire-status/prevention/fire-bans-and-restrictions) - Official wording: "Anyone found in contravention of an open fire prohibition may be issued a ticket for $1,150" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Bylaw:** 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) - Source: [CRD Bylaw 3795, Community Parks Regulations, title](https://www.crd.ca/media/file/3795-community-parks-regulations-juan-de-fuca-and-salt-spring-island-electoral-areas) - Official wording: "COMMUNITY PARKS REGULATIONS (JUAN DE FUCA AND SALT SPRING ISLAND ELECTORAL AREAS) BYLAW NO. 1, 2012" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 ## How it works Salt Spring Island has no municipal fireworks bylaw. Two local rules apply. In 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. On 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. ## Good to know - 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. - 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. - 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. ## Related questions - [Salt Spring Island backyard fire and burning rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salt-spring-island/backyard-fire.md) - [Salt Spring Island noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salt-spring-island/noise-rules.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Fireworks rules in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fireworks.md) ## Sources - [CRD Bylaw 3795, Community Parks Regulations (PDF)](https://www.crd.ca/media/file/3795-community-parks-regulations-juan-de-fuca-and-salt-spring-island-electoral-areas) (read 2026-11-05) - [Salt Spring Island Fire Protection District Open Burning Bylaw No. 125 (PDF)](https://www.saltspringfire.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Open-Burning-Bylaw-No.-125.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Fire bans and restrictions, BC Wildfire Service](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/wildfire-status/prevention/fire-bans-and-restrictions) (read 2026-11-05) - [CRD Bylaw 1857, Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw (PDF)](https://www.crd.ca/media/file/1857-consolidated-capital-regional-district-ticket-information-authorization-bylaw-1990b) (read 2026-11-05) _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. 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