City endorses changes to fireworks bylaw
Posted on May 11, 2021 by oshawaexpress in CITY, NEWS
By Courtney Bachar/The Oshawa Express
Oshawa’s Fireworks Bylaw is being amended to provide greater clarity concerning the sale and discharge of fireworks when a prohibition is in place.
According to a city report, the need for these changes became apparent last year when a Fireworks Discharge prohibition was declared and fireworks sale permits in temporary sale units, such as portable stands and trailers, were not being issued to prevent large gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Oshawa Fire Chief Derrick Clark says people continued to sell fireworks last year despite the prohibition order.