B.C.'s announcement of a four-step plan to reopen the province means that the Fair at the Pacific National Exhibition might take place this year after all although at a much smaller capacity than usual.
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The Fair at the PNE, a beloved end-of-summer tradition, could be a go this year following Tuesday’s announcement of B.C.’s reopening plans.
According to the provincial government, festivals and summer fairs could resume by July 1 if at least 70 per cent of British Columbians receive a first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and if COVID cases and hospitalizations stay low.
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“This is fantastic news,” PNE spokeswoman Laura Ballance said Wednesday, adding organizers are cautiously optimistic and have already begun the process of submitting plans for a modified fair.
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A new motion by Green Party councillor Pete Fry and independent councillor Lisa Dominato aims to address this issue.
“Since the COVID-19 pandemic, less eyes on the street, more boarded-up storefronts, and a frustrated population have led to a noticeable uptick in graffiti and street tagging. Across the city, nuisance graffiti has seen a significant increase,” reads the motion, which brings up the broken windows theory based on anecdotal and empirical evidence that the presence of graffiti in an area over an extended period of time encourages more graffiti.
Existing municipal policies require property owners to remove illegal graffiti within 10 days of receiving a notice. There is also a minimum fine and penalty of $500 for anyone caught doing illegal graffiti.
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It’s said to be the most Asian city outside Asia. Where a quarter of residents speak a Chinese language and the
char siu rivals what’s served in Hong Kong barbecue shops. Where a Sikh gurdwara, a Tibetan monastery and a Chinese evangelical church coexist in harmony along a three-kilometre stretch of road dubbed the Highway to Heaven. The kind of place that should be immune to a rise in pandemic-fuelled racism.
Vancouver has been anything but.
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