the plan drew heavy criticism from area residents and businesses. During 2006 to 2009, portions of the street south of False Creek were closed to traffic to allow for construction of the line. The cut-and-cover tunnel runs underneath the east side of the street for most of its route. South of West 63rd Avenue, the line emerges from the tunnel and runs on an elevated structure across the Fraser River. Gregor Robertson, who later became the mayor of Vancouver, was a strong supporter of Cambie Street merchants and spoke regularly about hardships from the Canada Line construction. He called the handling of the rail line construction an "injustice." On March 23, 2009, Robertson testified in a lawsuit brought by Cambie Street merchant Susan Heyes, owner of Hazel & Co., in the B.C. Supreme Court regarding damage to her business from the construction, a lawsuit for which she was awarded $600,000 by the B.C. Supreme Court due in part to the fact that there was insufficient action to mitigate the effects of Canada Line construction on Cambie Street merchants. The award for damages was later reversed at the British Columbia Court of Appeal, which determined that while the project had resulted in a legal nuisance to the claimant, the government had acted within its authority and was therefore not liable for damages. Leave for further appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada was subsequently denied. On the Canada Line's opening day of August 17, 2009, Robertson said Greater Vancouver needed more rapid transit but the Canada Line was a "great start" and that he was a "Johnny-come-lately" to the project. Points of interest The Gastown steam clock, located at the street's northern end, at its intersection with Water Street Victory Square and cenotaph, located on the west side of the street between Hastings and Pender streets The downtown campus of Vancouver Community College, located at the intersection with Pender Street The Vancouver City Hall, located on the street between 10th Avenue and 12th Avenue The Park Theatre, at 18th Avenue, in "Cambie Village" Queen Elizabeth Park, located east of the street between 29th Avenue and 37th Avenue Oakridge Centre, shopping centre at 41st Avenue Langara College, a community college at 49th Avenue St. John Ambulance, Provincial Headquarters for one of BC's oldest charities Major intersections Main section Downtown section See also Cambie Street Grounds (Larwill Park) Cambie Seymour Hostel External links