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title: Sun Peaks fireworks rules
question: "Are fireworks allowed in Sun Peaks?"
place: Sun Peaks, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/sun-peaks
category: Bylaws, noise and complaints
owner: municipal
owner_body: Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality
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# Sun Peaks fireworks rules

**Question:** Are fireworks allowed in Sun Peaks?

**Short answer:** In Sun Peaks, no one may set off fireworks without a permit from the Fire Chief, and none may be discharged on any street. Nobody may sell or give away fireworks in the municipality. Fireworks without a permit is a $100 bylaw notice.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality, https://www.sunpeaksmunicipality.ca)  
**Cost:** Fine: $100 bylaw notice. No permit fee is listed.  
**Where:**
- Phone: Sun Peaks Fire Rescue, 250-578-8985

## Key facts

- **Setting off fireworks:** No person may discharge, explode, fire or set off fireworks in the municipality without a permit. No fireworks may be discharged on any street.
  - Source: [Fire & Life Safety Bylaw No. 0007, 2010, Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality, s. 11.1(a), 11.3(c)](https://sunpeaks.civicweb.net/document/53595/)
  - Official wording: "No person shall manufacture, discharge, explode, fire or set off" … "Fireworks in the Municipality without a Permit." … "No person shall discharge any Fireworks on any street in the"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Selling fireworks:** No person may sell, dispose of or give fireworks to any person within the municipality.
  - Source: [Fire & Life Safety Bylaw No. 0007, 2010, Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality, s. 11.1(b)](https://sunpeaks.civicweb.net/document/53595/)
  - Official wording: "no person shall sell, dispose of or give Fireworks" … "to any person."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **What counts as fireworks:** "Firework" has the same meaning as in the British Columbia Fireworks Act.
  - Source: [Fire & Life Safety Bylaw No. 0007, 2010, Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality, Definitions](https://sunpeaks.civicweb.net/document/53595/)
  - Official wording: "Firework has the same meaning as in the British Columbia Fireworks Act."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Permit:** The Fire Chief may issue a permit to an individual or organization for a specific event or occasion. The group must appoint a fireworks supervisor 18 or older, and written permission from the owner or occupier of the land and of neighbouring lands where debris may fall must be filed with the Fire Chief.
  - Source: [Fire & Life Safety Bylaw No. 0007, 2010, Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality, s. 11.2, 11.3](https://sunpeaks.civicweb.net/document/53595/)
  - Official wording: "The Fire Chief may issue a Permit to discharge Fireworks to an individual or" … "a fireworks supervisor, who is eighteen" … "Written permission must be obtained from the owner or occupier of the land"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Fine:** Bylaw notice: $100 for manufacturing, discharging or selling fireworks without a permit; $100 for failing to abide by fireworks permit conditions.
  - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 0011, 2010, Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality, Schedule D](https://sunpeaks.civicweb.net/document/55686/)
  - Official wording: "11.1 Manufacture, discharge, or sell fireworks without a permit" … "11.3 Failure to abide by conditions of fireworks permit" … "$100"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Bylaw:** Fire & Life Safety Bylaw No. 0007, 2010 (Part 11, Fireworks)
  - Source: [Fire & Life Safety Bylaw No. 0007, 2010, Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality, Title](https://sunpeaks.civicweb.net/document/53595/)
  - Official wording: "Fire & Life Safety Bylaw 2010 No. 0007" … "PART 11 – FIREWORKS"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

Part 11 of the [Fire & Life Safety Bylaw No. 0007](https://sunpeaks.civicweb.net/document/53595/) says no person may discharge, explode, fire or set off fireworks in Sun Peaks without a permit, and none may be discharged on any street. "Firework" has the meaning in the BC Fireworks Act. The bylaw sets no dates or hours and does not separately list sparklers or firecrackers.

## Good to know

- Permit: the Fire Chief may issue a permit to a person or group for a specific event or occasion. The group must appoint a fireworks supervisor aged 18 or older, and written permission from the owner or occupier of the land, and of neighbouring land where debris may fall, must be filed with the Fire Chief. No permit fee is listed in the Fees and Charges Bylaw.
- Sale: no one may sell, dispose of or give fireworks to anyone in the municipality. The bylaw sets no exception for licensed sellers.
- Fine: a [bylaw notice](https://sunpeaks.civicweb.net/document/55686/) is $100 for making, discharging or selling fireworks without a permit and $100 for breaking permit conditions.
- Questions: Sun Peaks Fire Rescue, 250-578-8985.

## Official forms and pages

- [Fire & Life Safety Bylaw No. 0007, 2010 (PDF), Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality](https://sunpeaks.civicweb.net/document/53595/)
- [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 0011, 2010 (PDF), Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality](https://sunpeaks.civicweb.net/document/55686/)

## Related questions

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

## The same question elsewhere

- [Fireworks rules in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fireworks.md)
- [Kamloops](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/fireworks.md)
- [Barriere](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/fireworks.md)
- [Enderby](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/enderby/fireworks.md)
- [Sicamous](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sicamous/fireworks.md)
- [Armstrong](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/armstrong/fireworks.md)
- [Spallumcheen](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/spallumcheen/fireworks.md)

## Sources

- [Fire & Life Safety Bylaw No. 0007, 2010 (PDF), Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality](https://sunpeaks.civicweb.net/document/53595/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 0011, 2010 (PDF), Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality](https://sunpeaks.civicweb.net/document/55686/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Burn Permits, Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality](https://www.sunpeaksmunicipality.ca/public-safety/fire-protection/burn-permits) (read 2026-11-08)

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