When was Vancouver first given its least flattering nickname of 'No Fun City?’

The cancellation of Vancouver's annual Celebration of Light fireworks festival brought back one of the city's least flattering nicknames: "No Fun City." We may have found what could be the earliest use of that phrase — an article written in the year 2000 from The Province newspaper. It was ironically also about the fireworks show being in jeopardy. And it was written by our very own CBC reporter Jason Proctor, who tells us about the article.