Vancouver: The city that had too much money

[11C1P]

"Vancouver was the first place to experience the tidal wave of Chinese cash. Now the city is leading efforts to stop it."

Similar things went on/still going on with the oil boom here as well as several Indian casinos. Any time you have an infusion of cash & outsiders, there's usually going to be problems. Where there's money crime will follow, sometimes it's the crime bringing in the money to begin with. Think about Florida in the late 70's & 80's Lots of money came flowing in along with lots of crime, very violent crime too.

 

[pmbug]

I'm always amazed at the ingenuity of people who figure out ways to "beat the system". Of course, the system continues to adapt, but those wheels turn slowly.

 

[ancona]

I was there several times in the late eighties while working as a fitter on cruise ships and sailing the in side passage. The city was incredibly friendly, clean and fun. It was a bit spendy, but other than that, a great place to lay over. Maybe it has changed for the worse since then, but my times there were great. We used it as a launch point to go up to Whistler Blackcomb and go skiing and tubing on the glaciers. Good times!