{
 "answer": "In the Village of Valemount, British Columbia, open burning & fires rules are set by Open Air Burning Bylaw No. 703, 2016 (consolidated to Bylaw 771), verified 2026-10-26. A permit is required. Permit issuer: Village Office; Bylaw Enforcement Officer. Allowed conditions: With valid permit; only brush material; not when ventilation index is 'poor', winds greater than 20 kilometers per hour, or 'no burn' advisory.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000147",
 "municipality": "Valemount",
 "status_type": "Village",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "open_burning",
 "label": "Open burning & fires",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-26",
 "official_website": "https://valemount.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Open Air Burning Bylaw No. 703, 2016 (consolidated to Bylaw 771)",
   "category": "open_burning",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2016-01-26",
   "document_url": "https://valemount.civicweb.net/document/61413",
   "summary": "Burning permit from the Village Office required for open-air burning at all times of year; campfires (60 cm) allowed without permit 7am-1am with 6 m clearance; no burning on poor venting index or winds over 20 km/h; no additions after 5pm; land-clearing permit rules; penalties via bylaw notice system.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-burning",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-23",
   "capture_sha256": "1a34bdc5e57e11a6aac8af94c5c3eb95df1232957e07f8e8f7fe4d471379cc64",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-23T22:21:28+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "703",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/1a34bdc5e57e11a6aac8af94c5c3eb95df1232957e07f8e8f7fe4d471379cc64.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "permit_issuer": "Village Office; Bylaw Enforcement Officer",
    "allowed_conditions": "With valid permit; only brush material; not when ventilation index is 'poor', winds greater than 20 kilometers per hour, or 'no burn' advisory."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 5.1",
    "permit_issuer": "s. 5.2; s. 5.5",
    "allowed_conditions": "s. 5.1; s. 6.2; s. 6.4; s. 6.6; s. 6.8"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/valemount/open-burning/bylaw-703/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/valemount/open-burning/"
}