VANCOUVER --
While most people stayed home to comply with public health orders, hundreds of people rang in the new year with a dance party outside the Vancouver Art Gallery. Vancouver police officers watched for several hours as the gathering unfolded, but appeared to take no action against anyone for violating the orders related to gatherings and events.
Co-organized by a group called Hugs Over Masks, the dance party featured several large event tents, a sound system with a DJ booth and even portable toilets.
Set up began in the late afternoon and the illegal gathering officially began at 8 p.m., continuing until after midnight and including a traditional New Year’s Eve countdown.