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The following requirements must be met for a permit purchase: 

1. Must be over eighteen years of age to display.
2. Parks Use Permit required prior to display. (2 million dollars liability insurance is required) on City land.
3. Fireworks can be displayed on private lands 1 hectare/ 2.5 acres or greater in area and must be 50 meters from the property line.
4. No fireworks are discharged within 10 meters of any building, 200 meters of any flammable or combustible liquids storage, or 250 meters of any correctional institute, nursing home, or hospital.
5. No fireworks discharge if the wind exceeds 45 km/h.
6. No fireworks are discharged on or over public lands or forests without written permission.
7. Contact the local fire department for permission if the display is not within the City of Grande Prairie.
8. No person shall discharge, fire, or set off fireworks:

• In a place or in a manner that creates a danger or constitutes a nuisance to any person or property.
• On a highway, road allowance, public beach, or park unless they first obtain written permission from the fire department.
• On privately owned land unless they 1. obtain the written consent of the owner or occupant of that land and the owner or occupant of neighbouring land on which debris might reasonably be expected to fall, and 2. provide a copy of the consent required in sub-clause (c)(i) to the fire department.

9. No person shall discharge, fire, or set off fireworks in a building or place.
10. No person shall discharge, fire or set off fireworks within 10 m of any building, tent, trailer, canvas shelter, or motor vehicle, within 200 m of any place where explosives or flammable liquids or combustible liquids or substances are manufactured or stored, within 250 m of a correctional institution as defined in the Corrections Act, a facility as defined in the Mental Health Act, a nursing home within the meaning of the Nursing Homes Act, a social care facility as defined in the Social Care Facilities Licensing Act, a hospital as defined in the Hospitals Act, an educational institution or a church, unless acceptable to the fire department.   

Commercial permits are necessary for high-hazard fireworks and pyrotechnic displays. The person applying for this permit must:

• Be a valid pyrotechnics display certificate holder
• Provide liability insurance
• Provide a site plan of the firing area
• Provide a complete list of fireworks for the display.
• A site inspection may also be required.

A Fire Safety Codes Officer has the authority to halt a display for any reason and to seize the fireworks and dispose of them. Failure to comply could result in a fine of not more than $100,000.00 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or both fines and imprisonment for a first offense.

Prohibited Items:

• Firecrackers and smoke bombs are prohibited in Alberta.
• Flying Lanterns are prohibited in Alberta.

Remember, fireworks are explosives and can cause severe injury or death.