Each year at Halloween
fireworks results in numerous injuries and property
damage.
The rules & regulations
on lighting Class 7.2.1 (Family/Consumer) Fireworks
differ in each area. For example, some municipalities
in Canada allow fireworks to be set off at any time
of the year, whereas in others the local by-laws restrict
fireworks usage to certain days or times (or, in a
few cases, even prohibit them altogether).
Often, you can download
the 'Fireworks Bylaw' for your area from your local
City Hall's website. Otherwise, you can obtain information
on the regulations in your municipality by calling
your local fire department. In most cases, you can
get permission to do a display on your property even
if it is the off-season in your locale.
The City of Vancouver
requires that you now obtain the Permit to Purchase
and Discharge Family Fireworks with two approved forms
of identification and general knowledge of fireworks
safety which is attained through an online application.
Click on the Application Link
“Fireworks”
can be defined as and
includes cannon crackers, fireballs, firecrackers, mines,
Roman candles, sky rockets, squibs, torpedoes, and other
explosive products or devices manufactured to intentionally
produce an explosion, detonation or pyrotechnic effect
and any other explosive designated as a firework by
regulation of the Lieutenant Governor in Council, but
does not include caps for toy products, Christmas crackers,
sparklers or model rocket engines.
"High Hazard Fireworks"
means those fireworks defined as
such under the Explosives Regulations made under the
current Explosives Act of Canada, and, without limiting
the generality of the forgoing, includes rockets, serpents,
shells, bombshells, tourbillions, maroons, large wheels,
bouquets, barrages, bombardos, waterfalls, fountains,
batteries, illumination, set pieces, pigeons, and firecrackers.
“Low Hazard Fireworks”
means those fireworks
defined as such under the current Explosives Regulations
made under the Explosives Act of Canada and, without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, includes firework
showers, fountains, golden rain, lawn lights, pin wheels,
roman candle and volcanoes; screecheroos.
