Fit for a mayor? Vancouver’s Ken Sim is raising eyebrows with his casual style | Unpublished
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Author: Frances Bula
Publication Date: November 22, 2024 - 14:50

Fit for a mayor? Vancouver’s Ken Sim is raising eyebrows with his casual style

November 22, 2024
Vancouver has never been a city famous for its power dressers: Gore-Tex jackets and performance fleece are at least as common as business suits on downtown streets.But Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim, an entrepreneur with a private-nurse franchise and bagel chain on his resume who was elected in 2022, is attracting a steady negative stream of attention for his apparently unshakeable fondness for athleisure wear, frequently on display at council meetings, awards ceremonies and solemn public events.


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