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Sun Peaks fireworks rules

Are fireworks allowed in Sun Peaks?

Sun Peaks, British ColumbiaChecked against official textSources read 2026-11-08

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.

Key facts

Setting off fireworksNo person may discharge, explode, fire or set off fireworks in the municipality without a permit. No fireworks may be discharged on any street.Fire & Life Safety Bylaw No. 0007, 2010, Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality, s. 11.1(a), 11.3(c) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
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
Selling fireworksNo person may sell, dispose of or give fireworks to any person within the municipality.Fire & Life Safety Bylaw No. 0007, 2010, Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality, s. 11.1(b) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
Official wording
no person shall sell, dispose of or give Fireworks
to any person.
What counts as fireworks"Firework" has the same meaning as in the British Columbia Fireworks Act.Fire & Life Safety Bylaw No. 0007, 2010, Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality, Definitions · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
Official wording
Firework has the same meaning as in the British Columbia Fireworks Act.
PermitThe 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.Fire & Life Safety Bylaw No. 0007, 2010, Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality, s. 11.2, 11.3 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
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
FineBylaw notice: $100 for manufacturing, discharging or selling fireworks without a permit; $100 for failing to abide by fireworks permit conditions.Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 0011, 2010, Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality, Schedule D · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
Official wording
11.1 Manufacture, discharge, or sell fireworks without a permit
11.3 Failure to abide by conditions of fireworks permit
$100
BylawFire & Life Safety Bylaw No. 0007, 2010 (Part 11, Fireworks)Fire & Life Safety Bylaw No. 0007, 2010, Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality, Title · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
Official wording
Fire & Life Safety Bylaw 2010 No. 0007
PART 11 – FIREWORKS

How it works

Part 11 of the Fire & Life Safety Bylaw No. 0007 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 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

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Sources

  1. Fire & Life Safety Bylaw No. 0007, 2010 (PDF), Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality (read 2026-11-08)
  2. Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 0011, 2010 (PDF), Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality (read 2026-11-08)
  3. Burn Permits, Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality (read 2026-11-08)

Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 6 of 6 facts was matched to the official text. How answers are checked.