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The Celebration of Light (formerly known as '' Benson & Hedges Symphony Of Fire '') is an annual ''musical Fireworks competition'' in Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada . The first "Symphony of Fire" was held from July 25 to August 5 of 1990 . OVERVIEW The event takes place in display set to music. A grand finale is performed on the last day by all the competitors, except for 2006, because of the 4th competitor, the finale is shortened to 6-minute and without components from participating countries. Music can be heard from large speakers set up on the beach or on radio simulcast by ROCK 101 (101.1 FM) during the event. Over 1.6 million spectators come to the closest viewing points at the , British Columbia Ambulance Service , and St. John Ambulance volunteers collaborate to provide assistance to deal with potential emergencies with the large crowds present at the Celebration of Light. In 2000, the Celebration of Light seemed about to be canceled because of a new law preventing events from being sponsored by tobacco companies. At the time, the event was sponsored by Benson & Hedges under the name Symphony Of Fire . HSBC , among other organizations, now sponsors the event. In 2006, the number of teams competing was four instead of three, as it had been in other years. Mexico competed on finale night, with a shortended final show put on by all four countries following Mexico's show. The 2007 fireworks was close to being cancelled, until last minute sponsorship contributions by London Drugs and the Concord Pacific Group were announced on March 5. from which the fireworks are launched.]] 2007 PROGRAM The 2007 HSBC Celebration of Lights winner was Canada. 2006 PROGRAM The 2006 winner is Mexico, who joins this competition for the first time. PREVIOUS YEARS Because of the change in sponsor, records are difficult to find before the year 2001. 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 REFERENCES
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