The Canadian Football League’s (CFL) leading reward, the Grey Cup, touched down in Vancouver on Sunday mid-day in advance of the national championship in between Toronto and Winnipeg on Nov 17.
Crowds enjoyed as a CH-149 Cormorant helicopter came down upon Coal Harbour, supplying the famous Grey Cup prize. Escorted by the Canadian Armed Forces, it was carried by flotilla to the Vancouver Convention Centre, noting the main first of Grey Cup week leading up to the 111th champion at B.C. Place.
Col Christopher Shapka, Commander of 19 Wing Comox and a CFL authorities, belonged to the staff going along with the mug. He stated the Royal Canadian Air Force and the CFL share a deep historic link.
“In 1942 during the height of World War II, with the war in Europe raging and thousands of young Canadians serving overseas, both the football unions and Canada suspended play and disbanded their teams,” Shapka stated at the mug’s arrival event on Sunday.
Flotilla birthing the Grey Cup anchors Sunday inVancouver (CBC)
The battle endangered the constant competitors for the Grey Cup, he stated, yet the militaries recommended holding the 30th Grey Cup with army groups, in a quote “to lift national morale.”
That year, according to CFL.ca, the Toronto RCAF Hurricanes beat the Winnipeg RCAF Bombers 8-5 in the finals to end up being the initial non-civilian group to ever before win a Grey Cup.
“The Grey Cup is more than a trophy, it is a symbol of our resilience, our pride, and our commitment to each other,” Shapka stated.
City prepares for Grey Cup celebrations
From zip lines to reproduction mini CFL areas, a slate of funded occasions have actually been prepared for the 2024 Grey Cup
“We are incredibly proud to be hosting this year’s Grey Cup,” Mayor Ken Sim stated throughout the event.
Mayor Ken Sim stated the Grey Cup is anticipated to bring $100 numerous financial task to the city, with followers from throughout the organization anticipated to go to. (CBC)
Sim stated the last and pre-game occasions are anticipated to bring $100 million in financial task and draw in concerning 30,000 site visitors.
The CFL introduced in November 2022 that the B.C. Lions would certainly organize the 2024 Grey Cup in Vancouver.
“It’s a big deal for all our local businesses,” he included. “They’re going to be enjoying our restaurants and everything Vancouver has to offer and we can put on a really good show here.”
The pre-game celebrations will certainly run numerous days causing the CFL champion, with a main follower area in midtown Vancouver together with follower locations established at the Vancouver Convention Centre.
A zip line will certainly run over the water in between both convention centre structures on Vancouver harbour.
According to Destination Vancouver, the celebration will certainly likewise include Canada’s “largest-ever” drone program onNov 13 in between 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Canada PIace Way.
The city of Vancouver states numerous road closures will certainly hold throughout the week up untilNov 18 with disturbances expected for those taking a trip in and out of midtown Vancouver.
Vancouver has actually held the organization’s national championship 16 times in the past, most just recently in 2014 when the Calgary Stampeders downed the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 20-16.
