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Vancouver police and City of Vancouver raise concerns about drones at Honda Celebration of Light

by Charlie Smith on August 2nd, 2015 at 8:45 AM
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      It's a sign of the times.

      Vancouver police and the City of Vancouver have each warned the public about flying drones during fireworks displays.

      The city tweeted last night that doing this violates Transport Canada rules.

      Whoever oversees the city's twitter feed included a link to the government website where violations can be reported.

      Vancouver police Const. Brian Montague told CBC News that he saw about five drones over last night's Honda Celebration of Light.

      He expressed concerns about malfunctions, causing them to fall onto the crowd, as well as the possibility of drones interfering with the VPD's helicopter.

      Meanwhile, there was none of the hooliganism that's been associated with Vancouver fireworks shows in past years.

      Canada won this year's competition with last night's show. Brazil came second and China was third.

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