Cambridge to limit fireworks to three major holidays
Posted Aug 30, 2023 06:08:12 AM.
Last Updated Aug 30, 2023 11:55:21 AM.
Cambridge has joined the growing number of cities limiting the use of fireworks to only three major holidays, with a specific time of the night to end the bangs and flashes.
Council voted Tuesday night to update the by-law to allow fireworks only on Victoria Day, Canada Day, and Diwali.
Fireworks can only be used on those days between dusk and 11 p.m.
The updated by-law removes the option for fireworks on the two days following each holiday if bad weather cancels a fireworks display on the holiday itself.
A statement from the City said, “These changes come following an increase in fireworks complaints during the COVID-19 pandemic.”
There was an increase in unsanctioned fireworks use when public gatherings were cancelled.
The fine for violating the fireworks by-law is $250 however, the City acknowledges it’s difficult to enforce and said by the time a by-law officer can get to an area where fireworks have been going off, they’ve ended, and the officer can’t find the exact location.
A staff review of how the new by-law is working out is due back to Council in mid-2024.
