Cigarette-related wildfire fines issued on Vancouver Island

environment · August 2023 · Victoria, Saanich and Central Saanich

The issue reports that two drivers in Victoria and Saanich were each ticketed $575 under the Wildfire Act for discarding burning cigarettes. It also reports brush and mulch fires attributed to discarded cigarettes in Central Saanich.

Sources

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

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