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- Vancouver Fraser Port Authority announced May 19 that the Canada Day event at Canada Place, now renamed "Canada Together," is returning for an in-person celebration this year. However, the authority decided to cancel this year's evening fireworks because of rising costs for safety and security.
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The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority announced today that it will be bringing back Canada Day celebrations on July 1, 2022, at Canada Place, but without the flagship climatic event of a fireworks show launched from a barge in Coal Harbour.
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Jun 30, 2023 · Vancouver: The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority said it decided in 2022 to permanently discontinue its annual fireworks display on the waterfront at Canada Place “primarily due to rising...
May 24, 2023 · The Port of Vancouver, which co-hosts the city’s Canada Day festival with the federal government, confirmed that a decision not to produce the display in 2022 is permanent.
The Port of Vancouver, which puts on Vancouver’s Canada Day fireworks display each year, announced on Wednesday that they “decided in 2022 to permanently discontinue the evening fireworks display for July 1 at Canada Place primarily due to rising costs”.
The Celebration of Light sees ~1.4million attendance over the 3 days, so ~460K. Car Free Day sees attendance of ~400K. Canada Day has seen around 250K~ during the day, and around 450k~ for the fireworks. So I would definitely say there are other events that draw out large crowds other than just Canada day.
“After careful consideration, we decided in 2022 to permanently discontinue the evening fireworks display for July 1 at Canada Place primarily due to rising costs,” Alex Munro, a spokesperson for the port authority, told Daily Hive Listed.
