▁international ▁event ▁held ▁in ▁V ancouver , ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁World ▁Ex position , ▁received ▁over ▁ 2 0 mill ion ▁visitors ▁and ▁added ▁$ 3 . 7 b ill ion ▁to ▁the ▁Canadian ▁economy . ▁Some ▁still - standing ▁V ancouver ▁land marks , ▁including ▁the ▁Sky Tra in ▁public ▁trans it ▁system ▁and ▁Canada ▁Place , ▁were ▁built ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ex position . ▁ ▁Government ▁ ▁V ancouver , ▁unlike ▁other ▁British ▁Columbia ▁municipal ities , ▁is ▁incorpor ated ▁under ▁the ▁V ancouver ▁Char ter . ▁The ▁legisl ation , ▁passed ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁su pers edes ▁the ▁V ancouver ▁In cor por ation ▁Act , ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁and ▁gr ants ▁the ▁city ▁more ▁and ▁different ▁powers ▁than ▁other ▁communities ▁possess ▁under ▁BC ' s ▁Municipal ities ▁Act . ▁ ▁The ▁civ ic ▁government ▁was ▁domin ated ▁by ▁the ▁centre - right ▁Non - Part isan ▁Association ▁( N PA ) ▁since ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁al beit ▁with ▁some ▁significant ▁centre - left ▁inter l udes ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁The ▁N PA ▁f ract ured ▁over ▁the ▁issue ▁of ▁drug ▁policy ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁facil it ating ▁a ▁lands lide ▁victory ▁for ▁the ▁Co al ition ▁of ▁Progress ive ▁Elect ors ▁( CO PE ) ▁on ▁a ▁harm ▁reduction ▁platform . ▁Sub sequently , ▁North ▁America ' s ▁only ▁legal ▁safe ▁injection ▁site ▁was ▁opened ▁for ▁the ▁significant ▁number ▁of