Giant Canucks banner raised at YVR Airport control tower

May 3 2024, 10:25 pm

As the Stanley Cup Playoffs reignite searing local passions for the Vancouver Canucks, Vancouver International Airport (YVR) has taken its support to new heights, quite literally.

In a spectacular display of hometown pride, a giant “Go Canucks Go” banner now proudly waves outside the airport’s control tower, symbolizing the city’s backing for the team.

A video posted onto the Canucks’ social media accounts today shows the four-storey tall banner being raised to the top of the control tower for both Canucks fans and travellers to see.

A similar gesture was also made during the 1994 Stanley Cup Playoffs when YVR placed a makeshift orange “Go Canucks Go” banner on the exterior of the old control tower.

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Vancouver Canucks banner at the control tower of Vancouver International Airport, 2024. (Vancouver Canucks)

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Vancouver Canucks banner at the control tower of Vancouver International Airport, 19944. (Vancouver Canucks)

Last week, the City of Vancouver also showed its Canucks pride physically in a few ways, including the display of Canucks flags inside City Hall’s Council chambers during a public meeting and the raising of a giant Canucks flag on the grounds of City Hall — temporarily replacing the City of Vancouver flag that is usually raised on one of the two tallest flag poles on the grounds.

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