Cigarette litter linked to fires and fines on Vancouver Island

emergency · Summer 2022 · Victoria, Saanich and Central Saanich

The issue reported that two drivers were each ticketed $575 for discarding lit cigarettes and that discarded cigarettes caused brush and bark-mulch fires in Central Saanich. The article also noted potential liability for firefighting and associated wildfire costs.

Sources

• “Both were each ticketed $575 under the Wildfire Act” — The Islands Grapevine – September 7th, 2023 (September 7th, 2023)

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