Vancouver awakened to destroyed stores, shattered bottles and garbage-strewn streets today, as clean-up teams carried on doing work through the evening to clear the dirt from last night’s disorder.
A trail of bloody footprints outside Blenz Coffee at Georgia and Richards marked the sidewalk alongside loads of broken glass, while over-turned cologne counter tops as well as mannequin arms and legs lay on the very first floors of Sears and also the Bay.
Plyboard covered windows of numerous shops alongside Seymour, Georgia and Granville and police tape covered the sidewalk. The roads, other than Granville, had been available to traffic and currently filled with early morning commuters.
Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson’s office states the mayor will probably be performing a tour of the locations most seriously ruined in last night’s Stanley Cup riots, beginning at 9 a.m. today at Granville and Robson. The mayor will probably be together with downtown business leaders.
London Drugs at George and Granville is closed down today right after struggling substantial damage within the riot, with looters swiping everything from foods as well as cosmetic makeup products to digital cameras, computer and electronic technologies products.
Wynne Powell, London Drugs president and Ceo, stated it is tough to put a dollar amount on the losses at this time, however is grateful his employees escaped unharmed.
The business had eight extra security officers on staff and also the same resistant glass and protected metal grill barriers that had been in place for the 2010 Olympics, however “the sheer number and force of the rioters far exceeded the Georgia/Granville corridor’s barrier capabilities,” he included.
“We are thankful the Vancouver Police Department were able to protect our staff – that is our number one priority.”
London Drugs will certainly work cooperatively using the police to review all security surveillance as well as plans to re-open the store as soon at 10:30 a.m. today. London Drugs surveillance cameras have sharp clean images of the more than 200 rioters of which ransacked the shop.
Several passers-by this morning carried cameras and snapped photos of broken windows, revealing their dismay as well as discomfort at the scene.
“It’s devastating. It’s disgusting,” stated Mekaela Brion, a Yaletown local whose apartment started to be a haven for 16 of her close friends who had been trapped downtown last night.
“It’s on Facebook and YouTube all over the world. People think this is Vancouver, but it’s not. It’s just a small group of idiots.”
Dazed supporters still in Canucks jerseys and facepaint strolled amongst the mess as several others left their hotels earlier today to catch ferries or transportation back home.
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