thePodcast: South Vancouver park neighbours say FIFA not welcome

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Nov 24 2024 | 00:19:50

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Show Notes

For the week of Nov. 24, 2024: The FIFA World Cup 26 is coming to Vancouver and 15 other cities in 18 months. But, for one neighbourhood in Vancouver, it is starting in January 2025. That is when the heart of Memorial South Park is scheduled to close, so it can be transformed into a practice facility for teams assigned to play at B.C. Place Stadium in June and July 2026. A decision announced, without public consultation, in the middle of last July. Guests Cindy Heinrichs and Beth Ringdahl of Friends of Memorial South Park tell host Bob Mackin why […]

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