{"id":91417,"date":"2025-04-17T08:39:39","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T12:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/?p=91417"},"modified":"2025-04-17T08:39:39","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T12:39:39","slug":"mattawa-officially-extinguishes-fireworks-sales-in-the-municipality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/17\/mattawa-officially-extinguishes-fireworks-sales-in-the-municipality\/","title":{"rendered":"Mattawa officially extinguishes fireworks sales in the municipality"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By David Briggs, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, BayToday.ca Mattawa has not banned fireworks; however, they are heavily regulated, and now, council has officially banned the sale of fireworks within the municipality. Specifically, the new by-law notes, \u201cNo person shall sell Fireworks or Firecrackers, either Family Fireworks or Display Fireworks, or any class thereof, within the Municipality at any time.\u201d Mayor Raymond B\u00e9langer made clear, \u201cOur by-law is not suggesting a ban of fireworks, it is suggesting a ban of sales. We\u2019re hoping the by-law will give us a tool to regulate who and when fireworks are allowed to be used in our town.\u201d Council passed the by-law unanimously. See: Mattawa updates fireworks by-law, bans sales Before the by-law was passed, Aleem Kanji, the Chief Advocacy Officer for the Canadian National&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"pmpro\">\n<div class=\"pmpro_card pmpro_content_message\">\n<div class=\"pmpro_card_content\">This content is for Yearly Subscription, Yearly Subscription &#8211; Corporate, Print Subscription Only, and Canada Print and Online members only.<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/wp-login.php?action=register\">Register<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"pmpro_card_actions pmpro_font-medium\">Already a member? <a href=\"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Ftheturtleislandnews.com%2Findex.php%2F2025%2F04%2F17%2Fmattawa-officially-extinguishes-fireworks-sales-in-the-municipality%2F\">Log in here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By David Briggs, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, BayToday.ca Mattawa has not banned fireworks; however, they are heavily regulated, and now, council has officially banned the sale of fireworks within the municipality. Specifically, the new by-law notes, \u201cNo person shall sell Fireworks or Firecrackers, either Family Fireworks or Display Fireworks, or any class thereof, within the Municipality at any time.\u201d Mayor Raymond B\u00e9langer made clear, \u201cOur by-law is not suggesting a ban of fireworks, it is suggesting a ban of sales. We\u2019re hoping the by-law will give us a tool to regulate who and when fireworks are allowed to be used in our town.\u201d Council passed the by-law unanimously. 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