The PNE, which usually employs about 4,200 people, is facing a major financial shortfall after the pandemic forced it to cancel its regular fair and hold a truncated eight-day drive-through event instead.

"It's going to be totally different, but I think everyone that comes down to share it will know we're sharing a moment in history together."

"What we wanted to do was start with our most popular family rides, these are rides that are clearly geared at our younger thrill seekers."

"People have come from Pemberton, Chilliwack, all the way from the Interior, it's been overwhelming," said PNE spokesperson Laura Ballance.

The popular ride went down Aug. 12 while thrillseekers were on it, spilling non-toxic oil on them and others lined up below.

Bill Konyk died peacefully Tuesday night at the age of 88, according to the PNE.

"It smells, it's noisy and it locks up traffic. Residents in the West End want it moved from Sunset Beach," according to Sarah Kirby-Yung's motion.

"He loves cotton candy, I think it's the bright colors, he just goes in there. He can be a candy attendant."

There's an annual event in Vancouver that may not commonly be viewed as a job creation vehicle, even though it has created hundreds of thousands of jobs over time and has injected a huge amount of money into the local economy.