The new bylaw includes new licensing requirements for vendors, reductions in the number of days fireworks can be sold around holidays, and new monetary penalties.
The contentious and lengthy debate around backyard fireworks seemingly came to a close at city hall Tuesday night after a majority of the council rubber-stamped a new fireworks bylaw.The council’s community and protective services committee voted on March 18 not to add the holidays to a new bylaw, despite the vote from the council.
“I don’t feel that I have breached any code of conduct, I read through the letter, and I don’t feel like any of that applies to my vote on that committee,” Ferreira said.Tying federal funds to fourplexes happening despite premier pushback: Fraser Both councillors opposed the use of fireworks, citing safety concerns, climate impacts, and enforcement difficulties with the new bylaw.
“When we engaged in these conversations…we have to acknowledge that sometimes, we struck a nerve,” Rahman said. “We have a commitment in our strategic plan to an anti-racism and anti-oppression framework that I don’t believe we’re using fully enough as council members, I will say I felt it myself when we were having this conversation.”
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