WATCH: Grey Cup fever this year is a little subdued. Ted Chernecki reports.
It’s a little more than four days away from the big game at BC Place, but with the Lions out of the picture, Grey Cup fever isn’t exactly sweeping Vancouver.
Organizers are still optimistic it will be a full house on Sunday, and anyone planning to book accommodation downtown can expect to pay dearly.
With the Lions out and the last grey cup in B.C. just three years ago, filling BC Place stadium is a tough sell.
Even with a sellout a long way off with just four days to go, Ticketmaster is still demanding close to $300 for a nosebleed seat.
Still, preparations are underway for the party they’re calling “The Roar by the Shore.”
All of this year’s Grey Cup festivities are at the new Vancouver Convention Centre and Jack Poole Plaza.
Organizers of this event are confident football fans will realize that — despite having the Grey Cup here just three years ago — the next time the Cup comes to Vancouver it will be close to a decade away.
– with files from Ted Chernecki, Global News
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