Cigarette litter linked to fires and wildfire penalties

environment · Summer 2022 · Victoria, Saanich and Central Saanich

The newsletter reported that discarded cigarettes caused brush and mulch fires in the Victoria-area region and that two drivers were each ticketed $575 under the Wildfire Act. The article also noted potential liability for firefighting and associated costs if a discarded cigarette contributes to a wildfire.

Sources

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

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