Paradise Fireworks brings new show to Regina for Canada Day celebrations

WATCH: Sierra D'Souza Butts has more on how volunteers are preparing for quite the fireworks display at Wascana Park.

Even after more than 20 years of displays, the company behind Regina’s Canada Day fireworks show is always making tweaks - in the pursuit of perfection.

“We always need to improve, either in safety or in our show and our displays, our programing. We always want to get better,” said Garrett Brown, CEO of Paradise Fireworks Ltd.

For the third consecutive year, the business will be delivering a variety of special firework shows at Wascana Park on Tuesday, July 1. The show is planned to start at 10:30 p.m.

Brown said more than 200 hours of preparation has gone towards this year’s 17-minute long demonstration.

“We use a software called Finale 3D. It gives us a full visual idea of what’s going on ... and [it] gives us an animation where we choose the shells, et cetera,” he explained.

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“We can also add wind or different [weather] conditions. We can preset up our racks and make sure the site is safe.”

He added because the company has a $30,000 budget to work with, new displays will be showcased including a “blue butterfly” and “blue Saturn ring.”

The fireworks show is the grand finale to a busy day of family-friendly activities, live music and more planned for Wascana Park, organized entirely by volunteers from the Regina Canada Day Committee.

“In the past few years, we’ve probably had about 60,000 people. I’m sure we’re going to get over 100,000 this year,” chair Calvin Nelson said.

“I’m sure because of the patriotism this year, we’re going to fill this place. The place is going to be amazing.”

Nelson shared that the best part of the national celebration is seeing the reaction from those who come out and attend.

“We do all this work to make sure that people are having fun and that they’re enjoying their day,” he said.

“When we can see smiling faces, people going to our volunteer tent and getting tattoos put on of the flag or the even the maple leaf and are walking around displaying that, displaying their pride, that’s what I’m looking forward to.”

Brice Perkins, media coordinator for the Regina Canada Day Committee, said the group aims to create an environment that welcomes people from many different backgrounds.

“This is the one event in the city where it doesn’t matter your culture, your heritage, your background or anything like that,” Perkins shared.

“You can be a brand-new newborn baby or you can be 102 years old. You can come down here and be a part of Canada Day. That’s something that we really strive for is to make sure that it’s super inclusive for everybody in the city.”

During the fireworks show, organizers are asking the public to keep their distance from the fireworks launch site on Willow Island.

Fences have been erected in the area, and residents must stay behind them as safety regulations dictate that the show must stop if anyone is in the “danger zone.”

Other events scheduled for Tuesday can be found on the committee’s website.