![]() ![]() The society announced in 2019 that it would be taking a one-year hiatus to move the celebration from Coal Harbour to False Creek. Pretto told CTV News costs have increased 20 to 30 per cent since the pandemic and estimates it would cost around $1 million to put on the event. The last time the “Concord’s New Year's Eve” party happened was in 2018-celebrating the arrival of 2019. We offered to double our commitment from the last year it ran, but that doesn’t even cover half the costs.” “It’s an expensive endeavor and a lot of work for the society. “We are sad to hear that it couldn’t come together,” said spokesperson Peter Udzenija, The title sponsor, Concord, told CTV News it’s also disappointed to hear the news. Pretto told CTV News she and her team reached out to more than one hundred businesses over the past month but couldn’t generate enough sponsorship support. “We feel that it needs a spectacular show at midnight on New Year’s Eve so it’s heart-breaking for us.” “We are deeply disappointed to not be able to put on an event for a city as awesome as Vancouver,” said Dani Pretto, chair of the non-profit Vancouver New Year’s Eve Society. In a statement on its website Thursday, the Vancouver New Years Eve Society announced that the Dec. The huge free street party and fireworks display in downtown Vancouver that rang in yesteryears will not be coming back for 2024. ![]()
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