Fireworks competition organizer plans for 2020

With a sneak peek done, Mark Varrin wants to give Sault Ste. Marie residents a bigger blast in 2020.Varrin planned to bring an international fireworks competition to the city in February. The presentation didn’t happen because he couldn’t raise at least $22,000 for at least one night of pyrotechnics.Instead, Varrin did a brief test shot on Whitefish Island that lasted several seconds on Feb. 23.“Perfect” is how he describes the brief show that he and two others started pr