VRD Wednesday, January 25, 2023

The summary

In the news, there’s a little something for many to smile about while drinking their morning coffee. Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim says the city’s controversial single-use cup fee will be gone by this summer. That promise came during his first ‘state of the city’ address to the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade. Sim admits Vancouverites love the environment but says the fee isn’t pragmatic. He also rolled out the old trope about Vancouver being a ‘no fun city’ - promising to somehow restore its swagger.