CBRM reverses decision to ban nighttime parades

Councillors leave decisions on safety in the hands of the police chief

CBC NewsTom Ayers

Nighttime parades are once again possible in Nova Scotia's second-largest municipality, but the policy reversal likely won't take effect until next year.

Cape Breton Regional Municipality's council voted to ban nighttime parades in 2019 after a couple of accidents in which children were hurt, and in the wake of the death of a child during a Santa Claus parade in Yarmouth the previous year.

On Tuesday, council voted 9-4 to reverse the ban. Those in favour said the police chief, as head of the traf…

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CBC NewsTom Ayers, Posted: Nov 16, 2023 4:39 PM EST | Last Updated: 21 minutes ago
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