A sushi vending machine was found destroyed at the Lafarge Lake-Douglas Skytrain station on August 25. The vending machines at this station in the city of Coquitlam near Vancouver had been installed just three weeks ago.
CTV News reported that the police discovered the incident around 6 a.m. on the same day. The vending machine was destroyed and the sushi inside was stolen. According to TransLink, a decision has not yet been made regarding the restoration of the vending machines.
The vending machine installation is one of TransLink’s pilot projects that started this summer. Through partnerships with local businesses, Sushi Mori sells sushi, as well as Italian sandwiches and Filipino frozen desserts. It will be expanded to Lonsdale Quay, Coquitlam Centre, Joyce-Collingwood, Metrotown, Edmonds, Moody Centre, and Commercial-Broadway Skytrain stations.
TransLink, which operates and manages public transportation buses, sky trains, and sea buses in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia (BC), said there would be no change to plans to install vending machines despite the incident.