The former operator of the Richmond Night Market says he's going to re-establish the summer event next to a New Westminster casino.

Raymond Cheung said he plans to relaunch the event as a family friendly affair this May in a large vacant lot next to the Starlight Casino in Queensborough, east of Vancouver.

The attractions will include hundreds of food and merchandise stalls, live entertainment, rides, carnival games and free parking, Cheung said Thursday.

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New Westminster Mayor Wayne Wright said he was thrilled by the announcement but Cheung still needs to complete a traffic study and get his final permits approved before the event can receive the official go-ahead.

Cheung established the Richmond Night Market in 2000 and ran it every summer until 2007 when rising rent for the site led him to close down the event.

A second group launched a new event in Richmond in 2008 called the Summer Night Market, but Cheung sued them for copyright infringement in a dispute over the name. A decision on that case is expected in weeks, Cheung said.

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sheep 發表於 2009-10-16 13:13

so far away wor
need to drive purposely to get there gum~
yokult 發表於 2009-10-16 13:15

點解益咗麒麟呀？去night market更係食野多啦，害咗麒麟就真wor~ =P
maclover 發表於 2009-10-16 13:18

最搞笑係，佢地仲叫“烈治文”夏日夜市，不過地點喺係NW。
wingon521 發表於 2009-10-17 02:21

不過住burnaby同coquitlam就方便左wor ^^
maclover 發表於 2009-10-16 13:19

佢地更係想話比全世界知佢地諗哩個名出來，they "own" this name~~
有無人知個單案搞完未呀？
maclover 發表於 2009-10-17 15:25

hahhah canada line, how about line to white rock or
the ferries
tiffiant 發表於 2009-10-19 16:12

why is it called canada line? why not vancouver line?
if canada line, that means the whole country canada
tiffiant 發表於 2009-10-19 21:28

最搞笑係，佢地仲叫“烈治文”夏日夜市，不過地點喺係NW。
wingon521 發表於 2009-10-17 02:21