Shortly after the cancellation of the widely criticised ‘Om the Bridge,’ another familiar politician, Delta mayor Lois Jackson, announced that the city will be shutting down a different Lower Mainland bridge for a trading card game tournament.

“The City of Delta is committed to serving its people and hosting events representative of their interests,” announced Jackson in a press conference. “As such, we have opted to close the Alex Fraser Bridge on June 28 to facilitate a Magic: The Gathering tournament for Delta youth and man-children alike. Are you all ready for ‘Ice Storm the Bridge’? Because ‘Ice Storm the Bridge’ is ready for you.”

Just two weeks ago, Premier Christy Clark announced the closure of the Burrard Street Bridge for a several hour-long yoga event — a move that faced significant public backlash, considering the event was planned for the same day as National Aboriginal Day and Father’s Day. Om the Bridge was canceled just a week after the announcement.

Learning from Clark’s mistakes, Jackson reassured Delta residents that the event would not encroach on any other special occasions happening on that day: “We want to come together and have fun, but we also want to be respectful. That’s why we triple-checked our calendars and the only other thing happening on June 28 is National Paul Bunyan Day.”

However, some people are unhappy about the event. Fans of the popular card game Pokémon have voiced their disdain for ‘Ice Storm the Bridge’ over social media; many claim they felt insulted and neglected by the planned event, with others arguing that if anyone has the right to shut down a major bridge in order to play a card game, it’s Pokémon fans.

“The bridge being shut down is not what’s upsetting here,” SFU student and Pokémon enthusiast Charlie Kim told The Peak. “Jackson has turned her back on a far more vast community of people. And for that, she’s going to feel the heat like a Charizard’s blaze!”

Only a day after her announcement, Jackson made matters even worse when she tweeted a photo of a deck of Digimon cards with the hashtag #patulo2016. Needless to say, outrage over the event has only ramped up since.

“Personally I think it’s fantastic,” laughs SFU political science student Murtaza Zain. “As someone who’s played [Magic: The Gathering] from a very young age, I can’t wait. Pokémon fans are notorious for this crap. If I had it my way, I’d lock them all in their parents’ basements and throw away the key.”

Time will tell if the event will face the same fate as Clark’s ‘Om the Bridge,’ but at this time ‘Ice Storm the Bridge’ is still scheduled to go forward.