Vancouver has officially approved a one-day fireworks festival to be held this summer.<\/p>\n
Vancouver Park Board members recently voted to approve a motion to proceed with preparations for a one-day fireworks event at English Bay Beach, with a budget cap of $2 million CAD.<\/p>\n
The event was proposed by Mayor Ken Sim earlier this year as an alternative to the discontinued “Celebration of Light,” a traditional fireworks festival that was indefinitely cancelled last year due to insufficient funding. The new plan emphasizes that the event will be free to the public and is expected to attract millions of citizens and tourists.<\/p>\n
However, at Monday’s meeting, the park authority pointed out that due to the upcoming FIFA World Cup preparations and the dense summer events, the overall preparation time is tight, and the execution pressure is high.<\/p>\n
According to park officials, this year’s fireworks display will be smaller than in previous years. The viewing stands and private boxes previously set up at English Bay will no longer be available; only some food trucks will be on-site, and there will be no drone show or installations in the surrounding parks.<\/p>\n
Since the city government is not directly responsible for the execution of large-scale events, and the preparation period has been shortened, the relevant organizational work will be outsourced to a third-party company, BrandLIVE.<\/p>\n
Parks officials stated that this arrangement draws on decades of experience with fireworks events and they are confident in its successful implementation. The project is expected to require two days for on-site setup and two days for cleanup after the event.<\/p>\n
Residents of the nearby West End community will be notified in advance during this period. The mayor emphasized that the $2 million grant was a one-time, dedicated allocation and pledged to continue seeking funding from the provincial and federal governments in the future to revive the “Celebration of Light.” Previously, the event received approximately $1.6 million annually in municipal service support.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"