Cactus Club given thumbs up for English Bay
Posted March 22, 2010 8:55 pm.
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VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – Vancouver’s park board has decided to let a Cactus Club restaurant to set up shop in place of the concession stand at English Bay.
The deal promises to bring $240,000 a year in rent plus four per cent of revenue. Last year the concession stand, which stands in the spot now, only pulled in $63,000.
The 4,000 square-foot restaurant is expected to be completed by June, 2011.
Commissioner Stuart MacKinnon was the only member of the board to vote against the plan.
Many critics worry the restaurant will block public access to the beach, but the board says the facility will be located above the beach, where the concession stand is currently located.
