I had my eye on this particular event since the summer time. It's unusual for Surrey to get this sort of thing and it looked legit based on the advertising. Things sounded a bit less legit when they failed their electrical inspection with the city of Surrey three times. They then had to post pone to the new year due to weather. It's a good thing they had multiple themes including Christmas, Canada, New Years and Chinese New Year because they didn't open until well into January.
You might ask why something that appeared so professional would fail their electrical inspection. The Fire Distinguisher signs were a pretty good indicator that something wasn't right. The electrical boxes were also all imported from China with no Canadian signage on them implying that they were not exactly CSA approved. With all the cables running through mud puddles I'm glad the City of Surrey stuck to their guns and made sure things were done properly before approving the opening.
Most of the Chinese themes displays were very well done and you could tell they came from a company that specialized in Chinese Lantern festivals. The Canadian wall was a little less impressive with what appear to be cross eyed beavers. I think if they had stuck to the professional exhibits and held the event in a drier and smaller area like Surrey City hall it would have been a much cosier and better experience. Having said that, the family definitely had good laugh.
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