Following in the footsteps of neighbouring municipalities, another Ontario city is considering prohibiting members of the public from setting off fireworks under any circumstances. Mississauga council members will, at a meeting later this month, deliberate on a fireworks ban that has been under consideration since the spring. Residents of other towns have also petitioned for heavier-handed fireworks bylaws, given the loud, disruptive, and sometimes unsafe nature of the celebratory tool. After deferring the item, Mississauga City Council will vote on the potential fireworks bylaw changes on Oct. 15. If passed, it will mean a "full prohibition on the sale, distribution, possession and use of consumer fireworks" within the city's bounds.