First up its Canada. Then Saturday S. Africa, the UK on Wed. and China for the last Sat. I think the UK entry will merely consist of a few people waving sparklers.

I am going to take a few friends out on a boat. A few munchies and some grown-up pop and it should be a good evening. Anyone going?

So why is everyone having fireworks??????

Here you go: http://celebration-of-light.com/

Calgary has a similar event every year, Aug 21-29 this year, as part of the Global Fest multicultural festival. Until this year, it has been run as a competition, and Britain has won a couple of times lately. That might be why there is no team this year - if you win two in a row, you have to sit a year out to let someone else win! However, this year it is no longer a competition, so I don't know if the rule still applies.

Just because.

It's a great excuse to sit on a beach for an evening watching the sun go down over the bay and the mountains. The fireworks can be pretty impressive too.

Fireworks are ace, can't wait. Not even going to take my camera this year - just going to enjoy the display.

I've got loads of pics of fireworks already (took hundreds last year). Hmm, maybe i'll take my camera anyway just in case it's awesome. Which it will be - cos it's fireworks!

Guess they got the money they needed. Earlier in the year or maybe last winter they were saying they had to cancel it for a lack of sponsors.

There are supposed to be 200,000 to 300,000 people watching them tonight!

For those who won't be able to, at 10pm Pacific time, you can watch via webcam at www.katkam.ca and refresh your page every 30 seconds.

They say that all the time. Supposedly this year was different and they really were going to cancel them ... yeah right..

Great stuff from team canada - very cool.

And to the copper/coastguard dude that drove the boat up and down in front of the beach 20 minutes in: Good work you bloody idiot!!

Alan, there wasn't a sarcastic tone in that last statement, nor the slightest bit of underlying gravelly dryness..I think you need beer and fast!!

Perhaps he had a modular warning?
It happens you know.

Maybe, but I prefer the old version..Funny as yer like.

How are you anyway? Anything new?