Cigarette litter linked to fires and environmental harm

environment · Summer 2022 · Victoria, Saanich and Central Saanich

The article reports that two drivers were each ticketed $575 under the Wildfire Act for discarding lit cigarettes, and that discarded cigarette butts caused a brush fire and a bark-mulch fire in Central Saanich. It also notes that people may be liable for firefighting and related costs if a discarded cigarette causes or contributes to a wildfire.

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Sources

• “Both were each ticketed $575 under the Wildfire Act ‘for dropping, releasing or mishandling a burning substance.’” — The Islands Grapevine – September 7th, 2023 (September 7th, 2023)
• “Both were each ticketed $575 under the Wildfire Act “for dropping, releasing or mishandling a burning substance.”” — The Islands Grapevine – September 8th, 2022 (September 8th, 2022)

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