ROTHENBURGER: We’re allowed to have fun on Canada Day, fireworks and all
CANADA DAY IS BACK to the way it should be at Riverside Park today — fireworks are returning as part of the celebrations after a lengthy absence.
They’re more than a spectacular light show above the meeting of the North and South Thompson Rivers. They’re symbolic of the fact our country is ready to start enjoying Canada Day again, though some cities still struggle with whether to hold their pyrotechnic displays.
There are a variety of reasons. There have been concerns about the effect of climate change, and the increasing dangers of both wildfires and structural fires. That was why Canada Day fireworks were cancelled in Kamloops last year.
Before that, along with in-person Canada Day festivities, they became the victim of COVID.