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The two-day event was meant to start July 2 before being called off by the organizer, leaving fans fuming for weeks without refunds. Now Vancouver is returning its deposit — on the condition that the organizer refunds ticket-holders.
“The real driving force for me is around looking at COVID-19’s economic recovery, and the importance of having economic stimulus events, particularly for our hard-hit tourism sector,” said Kirby-Yung. “And it is a net-zero (emission) event, certified by the UN. And it’s not just the race element in terms of demonstrating electrified transportation. And the idea of bringing that level of dialogue into the city with leading experts from the electrification space as we work towards sustainable transportation will have a lot of benefits for the city.” In terms of economic impact, the ...
VANCOUVER -- Two people were each handed tickets Saturday night after pretending to cough on customers inside a private Vancouver gym. Local police say the gym's owner flagged down officers after two people, who weren't members at the False Creek-area facility, entered the business without masks. The pair then began coughing at people and equipment, the owner told police. Officers tracked down a 60-year-old man and his 25-year-old girlfriend as they were exiting a washroom inside the facility. "The couple claimed they were only pretending to cough because people inside the gym wer...