The Royal Canadian Artillery will fire a blank round from a Howitzer cannon every time the Ottawa Redblacks score a touchdown at Friday night's game at TD Place.

The Department of National Defence is alerting people living near Lansdowne Park not be alarmed if they hear loud booms.

The 105-millimetre C3 Howitzer, manned by the 30th Field Artillery Regiment, could begin firing at about 7 p.m.

The demonstration is part of the football team's fan appreciation game.

Blank shells were fired in the same manner at last year's special fan game, and the Howitzers often do artillery demonstrations on Parliament Hill.

"We received no complaints from inside the stadium or neighborhoods in close proximity last year, but felt we should notify the community about tonight's augmented touchdown celebration as a courtesy," Randy Burgess, vice president of communications for the Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group, said in an email to CBC.