The municipality of Mont-Tremblant in the Laurentians is preparing to ban all fireworks on its territory, making it among the first in Quebec to do so according to the Union des municipalités du Québec.
A motion to ban all fireworks was introduced at city council on Monday, toughening up the existing bylaw which requires people to obtain a permit before setting off fireworks. The motion is expected to be adopted on April 10 and will likely be implemented two weeks after that, according to Mont-Tremblant’s deputy mayor, Dominique Laverdure.
The municipal council had already decided in February the city wouldn’t use fireworks in