People have the right to gather, but organizing an event in a public park requires permits. However, the City of Vancouver allows this to happen every year. I'm happy it's peaceful but they leave a huge mess the city needs to clean up.
“The Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation has not permitted this event as organizers have failed to meet the special events permitting terms and conditions,” said a parks spokesperson Wednesday.
Parks board concerns include that organizers don’t have liability insurance, haven’t paid a permit fee, and haven’t come up with plans to protect park grounds or to manage public safety and traffic.
Today the Aquatic Center at Sunset Beach, concessions and washrooms are all closed! These facilities are for the people of the area. Dozens of vendors without licenses along with thousands of cannabis lovers are headed for Sunset Beach.
I'm glad I'm not a Vancouver tax payer paying for the police and clean up expenses.
