High water levels are to blame for this Saturday’s planned fireworks display in Callander being postponed.

Officials say part of the beach where they set up the fireworks is still underwater so the fireworks won’t be happening during FunFest on Saturday.

Instead, there will be fireworks August 17th as a part of Sirens In The Park.

“The water is still high and a significant portion of the Centennial Park beach where we set up the fireworks is under water. The part that is not under water does not provide enough room to set up and safely discharge the fireworks”, says Callander Fire Chief, Todd Daley.

Callander’s Mayor Hec Lavigne supports the decision.

“We are naturally disappointed that we have to postpone the fireworks. They have been part of the FunFest celebrations for decades and people love them. But we have to respect the Fire Chief’s assessment. If we can’t keep a safe distance we can’t go ahead at this time,” he says.

The rest of the FunFest program is not affected by the water levels and will take place as scheduled between 7:30 am and 5:30 pm on Saturday, June 29th.

The event program is available at https://www.facebook.com/MunicipalityOfCallander/.

 

(File photo by station staff) 

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