No Fun City

Reportedly coined in 2000 by an organiser of Vancouver's annual Symphony of Fire fireworks exhibition (now known as the Celebration of Light), who was upset over a tobacco company being prevented from sponsoring the event.[1] Strict liquor licensing laws have also been pointed to as the source of the nickname,[2] as has an incident in which police advised people to avoid a New Year's celebration, fearing violence.[3]

No Fun City

1. (informal, usually derogatory) The city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
   • 2002, Elizabeth Nolan, "Vancouver's Underground Stars Light up the Night", The Nerve, Volume 3, Number 3, May/June 2002, page 4:

     Where did this wealth of visual expression come from, and how did it blossom in No Fun City, of all places?

   • 2013, The Canadian Writer's Market, 19th Edition: The Essential Guide for Freelance Writers (ed. Heidi Waechtler), McClelland & Stewart (2013), →ISBN, page 37:

     Celebrates independent art and culture in “No Fun City” — Vancouver, BC.

   • 2015, Patrick Johnston, "Rugby notebook: ‘Fandamonium’ the word of the day at Canada Sevens announcement, Olympic qualifying and more", The Province, 27 February 2015:

     The Winter Olympics brought people out on the street and showed that even in No Fun City, we could find ourselves having endless fun.

   • For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:No Fun City.

• Nicknames of Vancouver on Wikipedia.Wikipedia