ABC city council majority defeats bid for World Cup community input in Vancouver
Coun. Rebecca Bligh, a former ABC member who wants to defeat Sim in the October civic election, and COPE Coun. Sean Orr unsuccessfully proposed the FIFA Public Safety and Local Readiness Working Group to the Standing Committee on Policy and Strategic Priorities.
Bligh said it was not about creating another layer of bureaucracy. She wanted to get all security and safety management partners together with business improvement associations, hospitality organizations and community stakeholders to ensure the event succeeds.
“It is about alignment, and alignment that I’m hearing does not exist,” Bligh said.