[mr.x]

Originally Posted by Metro-One

I agree 100% with you on this one Sponge, we need more public events for events such as new years.

Why not make better use of our new Public Plaza at the New Convention centre?

And yeah, the homeless argument gets a little tiresome, for that argument can be used for any non essential expenditure, but those non essential expenditures, whether they are on parks, museums, gardens, lighting effects or public celebrations, bring life and atmosphere to a city. They create business and often come to define a city.

Anyways, on a funny note, half asleep right now for a split second i thought the title of this thread was "new sears in vancouver." My jaw dropped for a second that something was going to be done to our big turd toilet bowl right smack in the middle of our commercial / entertainment / cultural district / major transit exchange.

Oh well, just wishful thinking I guess.

The convention centre plaza would be a nice area, but I think it would be more ideal to have something more original that isn't already done on a yearly basis (Canada Day at the VCC) like at the east end of False Creek towards Science World or even Robson Square and the whole Robson/Granville intersection precinct.