After a nearly 20-day ceasefire, Vancouver's 9 o'clock gun has resumed its nightly chorus of fire and smoke.
On Feb. 10, the 200-year-old cannon fell silent due to a global shortage of black powder, the explosive material used in the cannon. Eighteen days later on Feb. 28, the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»Park Board announced the gun would be back to its regularly scheduled programming after staff had acquired more black powder through a new supplier.
Due to federal regulations though only two months of powder can be stored at a time.
The cannon was originally installed in 1894 as a way to tell mariners what time it is.
Want to know more about Vancouver's unique nightly ritual? Watch our video: Meet the man who loads Vancouver's historic 9 o'clock gun
