Ottawa's fire chief has the authority to ban backyard fireworks over the Canada Day long weekend if there is concern the fireworks could spark a fire in the dry conditions.
Council approved an amendment to the city of Ottawa's Fireworks Bylaw to give the fire chief the power to prohibit people from setting off consumer fireworks "on a temporary basis" to mitigate the risk of fires for "public health and safety and for protection of property."
"Just to be clear; this is not saying, 'Chief, go ahead and ban fireworks right now.' This is simply giving the fire chief the authority to make that call should he decide that it's in the public interest to make that decision," Brockington said, noting Council was the only entity with the power to ban fireworks.
"The good news is…..we've received a lot of rain, so things are really greening up. So we're hoping the fire chief does not have to use that authority."
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