Vancouver Grey Cup organizers vow no riot

November 24, 2011

Grey Cup organizers in Vancouver say they have a complex security plan in place to ensure there's no repeat of the rioting that followed Game 7 of the Stanley Cup last June.

The B.C. Lions take on the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Sunday for the CFL championship.

The multi-jurisdictional plan for the event has been in place for months, and includes Vancouver police, transit police and street-level security cameras, according to Scott Ackles, who heads the Grey Cup Organizing Committee. Read more

Paladin Security's COO, Leo Knight, is Director of Security for the Grey Cup and will have an experienced team of senior managers onsite on the day.