Bob Mackin
PNE Amphitheatre, centrepiece of FIFA Fan Festival Vancouver. (Mackin)
After a freedom of information request from theBreaker, Vancouver city hall posted daily attendance on the event website, claiming 547,966 visits. It is withholding data on how many paid for reserved seats at the new Freedom Mobile Arch.
Biggest days were June 18, a four-match day that featured the 6-0 Canada win over Qatar (40,943) and June 24, a six-match day that featured the 2-1 Canada loss to Switzerland (40,550).
Organizers say they counted 32,006 on July 19, when Spain beat Argentina to win the tournament.
Lowest? July 10, the Spain versus Belgium quarterfinal (5,360); July 2, the three-match day that included Switzerland shutting out Algeria (9,642); and July 7, Switzerland’s round of 16 penalty kicks win over Colombia (9,818).
The same day Donald Trump threatened to ban Bomardier from the U.S., the company announced a 20-year partnership in Taiwan with Aerospace Industrial Development Corp. (AIDC).
“The Taiwanese company will supply cockpit and forward fuselage structural components for Bombardier’s super-midsize Challenger 3500 business jets,” reported Focus Taiwan.
AIDC has supplied Bombardier since 1999, including components for more than 1,000 of the 3500 models.
The first chief executive of Hong Kong in 1997, when British rule ended, died at age 89.
“Tung Chee-hwa led the city through the Asian financial crisis, SARS and – in 2003 – faced mass demonstrations against the Article 23 security law,” reported Hong Kong Free Press.
Tung was introduced to politics when Chris Patten, the last governor, made him a non-official member of the Executive Council.
After he resigned in 2005, Beijing appointed Tung to the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference.
A municipality in Melbourne is the second to ban smart glasses from recreation centres, playgrounds and daycares.
City of Yarra said it will lobby the Australian government to ban glasses with built-in cameras from being imported.
ABC News Australia reported that smart glasses for people who are hearing impaired or suffering low vision will be exempt.
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The Democrat governor of Oregon is campaigning for the legislature to pass a moratorium on data centres in 2027.
Tina Kotek is under fire from her Republican opponent, Sen. Christine Drazan, who is running a 30-second ad accusing Kotek of “rolling out the red carpet” for data centres.
Willamette Week reported that Kotek cancelled the sale in July of 32 acres of state land in Salem for a data centre.
Justice for the Beehive Espresso bikini baristas in a Seattle court.
King County Superior Court awarded the 70 workers more than $1.85 million in unpaid wages and damages.
“Baristas said they were expected to turn in their tips and wages to meet sales goals, or risk losing hours or being fired altogether,” reported KIRO 7.
Satirical “Donald J. Trump Memorial“ signs were removed from Victoria public washrooms.
CHEK News reported someone coyly installed the signs above washroom doors along the Gorge Waterway. There is no surveillance footage available to identify the person responsible.
“The unexpected name has caught the attention of passersby and is now prompting discussion on social media.“
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Bob Mackin
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