{"id":678917,"date":"2026-05-19T04:25:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T04:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/678917\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T04:25:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T04:25:10","slug":"bramptons-chinguacousy-park-closed-on-victoria-day-due-to-unsafe-gatherings-and-fireworks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/678917\/","title":{"rendered":"Brampton&#8217;s Chinguacousy Park closed on Victoria Day due to &#8216;unsafe gatherings&#8217; and fireworks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Officials in Brampton have made the decision to close the city\u2019s Chinguacousy Park on the last day of the long weekend.<\/p>\n<p>In a social media post shared just before 8 p.m., Peel Regional Police (PRP) said the park is closed on Victoria Day due to \u201clarge, unsafe gatherings and use of fireworks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEffective immediately, park is closed,\u201d police added. \u201cAll individuals in the park are to leave the area.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In an update shared just before 11 p.m., PRP said crowds had dispersed and that some police resourced will remain in the area.<\/p>\n<p>The park is slated to reopen to the public on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The 40-acre recreation area sits in the centre of the city, near Bramalea Road and Queen Street East. It is known for hosting a large fireworks display on national holidays like Canada Day.<\/p>\n<p>In recent years, unruly crowds have taken over the park with some young people shooting fireworks towards each other and bystanders. In 2022, city officials approved a year-round ban on the personal sale, use and possession of fireworks.<\/p>\n<p>\t\tKeep it Factual<\/p>\n<p>Add CityNews Toronto as a trusted source on Google to see more local stories from us.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=toronto.citynews.ca\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"add-trusted-source-badge\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/google-trusted-badge.png\" alt=\"Add as a preferred source on Google\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Officials in Brampton have made the decision to close the city\u2019s Chinguacousy Park on the last day of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":678918,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[43,44,41,39,42,40],"class_list":["post-678917","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-headlines","tag-news","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/678917","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=678917"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/678917\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/678918"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=678917"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=678917"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=678917"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}