Fireworks

• Calgary residents frustrated over lack of enforcement on fireworks

  Residents in the Calgary neighbourhood of Martindale are speaking out after experiencing hours of fireworks being set off with no response from the city or Calgary police.

  Canada

  Nov 4
  
• Guelph council to allow residents to continue the purchase, use of fireworks in the city

  Council voted 7 to 6 against a staff recommendation to amend the current bylaw that would see permits required to buy and set off fireworks in Guelph.

  Canada

  Oct 30
  
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• B.C. mayor blasts party-goers for brush fire sparked by fireworks: ‘Should be ashamed’

  Nanaimo Mayor Leonard Krog said the thought of people lighting fireworks at the park is “outrageous” and those responsible should be prosecuted.

  Fire

  Jul 13
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• Errant fireworks veer into Utah stadium crowd, leaving multiple injured

  The fireworks ascended into the air while multiple others hit different points in the crowd, sending up plumes of smoke.

  Trending

  Jul 5
• Police arrest man in connection to Canada Day fireworks incident in Waterloo

  Waterloo regional police have released an image of a man they are looking to speak with in connection to a fireworks incident in that occurred in Waterloo on Canada Day.

  Crime

  Jul 3
• Fireworks shot at Ontario councillor on Canada Day, hit ‘right in the ear’

  A Waterloo councilor considers herself “lucky” after only being singed by a firework that someone shot at her on Canada Day in the Uptown area of the city.

  Cannabis

  Jul 2
• Canada Day fireworks can come with risks. How to stay safe

  The Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs says to stay safe if using fireworks this Canada Day weekend, but the best thing to do is leave it to the professionals.

  Canada

  Jun 30
• Do summer fireworks have a dim future in the Okanagan?

  Fireworks shows in the Okanagan are losing their allure due to wildfire risks. Many cities are opting for drone shows, but Kelowna is, for now, standing by the big bang.

  Canada

  Jun 28
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• Fireworks can be dangerous in hot and dry weather, fire chiefs warn

  Chief of the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs Ken McMullen says people should remember that fireworks are still explosives and are dangerous when the conditions are hot and dry.

  Canada

  Jun 28
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• Rotary club cites lack of members as reason for no Canada Day fireworks

  They informed the City back in March that they would be unable to take the lead in the planning and execution of the fireworks show on July 1.

  Canada

  May 29