'Perhaps no surprise': Surrey's 1st 911 call of 2025 was a complaint about fireworks

Vancouver Police Department Chief Const. Adam Palmer shared this photo with his New Year wishes on social media Wednesday morning. (X.com/@ChiefPalmer)

Police in B.C.'s two largest cities reported a relatively calm New Year's Eve this year.

"While the Granville Entertainment District was busy with large crowds, most people were in good spirits and in a festive mood," the Vancouver Police Department said in an email to CTV News Wednesday morning.

There were no major incidents, but a few "minor issues" occurred around bar closing time, the VPD said.

One of those was a fight inside a bar on Granville Street in which a victim was cut with a glass bottle, police said.

"He was taken to hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. The suspect is still outstanding and the investigation is ongoing," the VPD said.

It was a similar story in Surrey, where the Surrey Police Service reported "steady," but expected, call volumes.

"Perhaps no surprise to anyone, especially on New Year's Eve, but Surrey's first 911 call of 2025 was just after midnight and was a call about fireworks being set off," the SPS said in an email.

"We had extra officers working last night and through the night they stopped by the various banquet halls and larger private events that we were aware about and there were no issues or concerns. Revellers seemed to be in great spirits and happy that police stopped by to check in on them."

Vancouver police also had extra officers out Tuesday night patrolling the downtown core and staffing CounterAttack road checks to catch impaired drivers.

As in previous years, TransLink aimed to help people make good choices this New Year's Eve by offering free transit on buses, SkyTrains and SeaBuses from 5 p.m. Tuesday until 5 a.m. Wednesday.

With files from CTV News Vancouver's Andrew Weichel