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No Fun City

No Fun City | Nickname | With its stupid liquor laws, restrictive regulations, and long list of shuttered music venues, Vancouver has definitely earned its No Fun City reputation. Although there’s been some attempts to make it more fun in recent years, the moniker was immortalized by the documentary of the same name.

Usage: “The art show I was at got raided by the VPD. Talk about No Fun City…”

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One of the Most Beloved Players to Ever Wear a Canucks Uniform

“I was there when Gino scored a penalty shot goal against Calgary. The way the crowd erupted, you’d think we had just won the Stanley Cup!"

How a Climate Change Event Created a Local 'Cause Célèbre'

"Is Barge Chilling Beach a good first date or nah?"

How Generations of Underaged Partiers Have Avoided Cops and Cover Charges in BC

"On our way up to Jones Lake on Sunday we had to wait for a slow convoy of hungover bush party survivors to pass..."

How Vancouverites Know a Targeted Hit on a Gangster Has Just Gone Down

"Like sunshine after rain and dawn after dark, a report of a burning vehicle usually means a gangster has just been shot at."