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Originally Posted by delboy
who said fireworks? There is other things that could have been done, like a free concert or something. The city could have worked with sponsers to keep costs down, and i imagine once you factor in spending in the city during the 'event' it does not have to be that costly.
yes we can entertain ourselves, which I did, but this is a vancouver forum, and are we not about making the city the best it can be? Vancouver is seriously lacking in the public events department and 'fun' in general.
As i said in an earlier post.....world class my arse.....
happy new year
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But anything on the scale of what you seem to want is going to be expensive. Finding sponsorship for large events in Vancouver is tough - look at what the Celebration of Light goes through every summer. The Greater London Authority spent about $500k on their fireworks. I believe you're paid by some level of government? So what gets cut to fund something like this - a couple officers' jobs?
I'm not trying to single you out, its a common enough opinion in Vancouver. But it seems to me folks need to put their money where there mouth is, which is why I posted the link to Public Dreams. Its like when people complain there's no culture in Vancouver, and then you ask them how much they donated to the Art Gallery, the Playhouse, the Film Festival etc - only to be met with blank stares. Governments can do things like streamline red tape for events, but I don't think they should become event producers.