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• Province searching for options to replace Greyhound's departure from B.C.

  10-07-2018 23:58 via vancouversun.com
  Transportation Minister Claire Trevena is consulting with her provincial counterparts in Western Canada and private bus operators across the province to find alternative services as Greyhound departs from the region.
  “We’re looking at all options, we haven’t ruled out anything,” Trevena said in a scrum with reporters at the legislature.
  Greyhound, on Monday, announced it will discontinue both passenger and freight services in B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba effec
  
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• Vancouver's Phil Bouvier Family Centre Daycare saved by last-minute city funding

  10-07-2018 23:32 via vancouversun.com
  A Vancouver child care centre that was slated to close this month has been rescued.
  The Phil Bouvier Family Centre Daycare, which is operated by the Vancouver Native Health Society and provides 49 child care spaces, was to close because of a funding shortage.
  Concerned over the fate facing the licensed child care program, families and community members rallied the city, local community groups and the province to consider funding the centre at 717 Princess St.
  In a news release on Tuesday, the ci
  
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• The new #ShippedFestival is coming to #TheShipyards Aug 11. There'll be live music stages featuring #Humans, Advent… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  10-07-2018 23:01 via twitter.com
  The new #ShippedFestival is coming to #TheShipyards Aug 11. There'll be live music stages featuring #Humans, Advent… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Hollywood North: Jason Momoa to film Apple TV series in Vancouver

  10-07-2018 22:18 via vancouversun.com
  Jason Momoa, he of the flowing hair and many muscles, is expected to be in Vancouver this fall to star in the Apple-produced fantasy series, See.
  Written by Steven Knight (Peaky Blinders) and directed by Francis Lawrence (The Hunger Games), See is a world-building drama set in the future. Momoa has signed on to play the lead, Baba Voss — is described as a fearless warrior, leader and guardian — in the eight-episode series.
  The 39-year-old Hawaiian actor, who will be seen on big
  
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• Vancouver's Phil Bouvier Family Centre Daycare saved due to last-minute city funding

  10-07-2018 22:08 via vancouversun.com
  A Vancouver childcare centre that was slated to close this month has been rescued.
  The Phil Bouvier Family Centre Daycare, which is operated by the Vancouver Native Health Society and provides 49 childcare spaces, was to close due to a funding shortage.
  Concerned over the fate facing the licensed childcare program, families and community members rallied the city, local community groups and the province to consider funding the centre, located at 717 Princess St.
  In a news released shared Tuesday,
  
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• Les Miserables creator ensures cast respects the spirit of the show

  10-07-2018 21:45 via vancouversun.com
  Les Misérables
  Where: Queen Elizabeth Theatre
  When: July 10-15
  Tickets and info: $111 to $179; vancouver.broadway.com
   
  By Louis B. Hobson
  Since it opened in London in October 1985, the musical version of Victor Hugo’s Les Miserables in all its subsequent stage incarnations has grossed more than $2 billion worldwide and has played to more than 50 million people.
  The London production has run continuously for almost 33 years, making it the second longest-running musical next to
  
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• Susan Martinuk: Health Canada attacks wrong party — medical community — in opioids fight

  10-07-2018 21:00 via vancouversun.com
  Statistics released last month show that Canada’s opioid problem continues to grow unchecked. More importantly, the numbers demonstrate that our health-care leaders have little understanding of what is driving the overdose crisis and the strategies that are necessary to contain it.
  Canada has reached the point where opioid overdoses aren’t news any more. Accidental overdoses associated with opioids claimed the lives of almost 4,000 Canadians in 2017. They are now the leading cause of
  
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• Hey, Central Lonsdale East! Want a loaded Compass card & a chance to WIN $100? Sign up for GoCNV & you're IN. Sign… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  10-07-2018 20:30 via twitter.com
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• B.C. government's asset sales plan needs work, says auditor's report

  10-07-2018 20:26 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — A report by British Columbia’s auditor general says the province needs to improve its process for selling off real estate assets after it sold some of its land for 66 per cent of the appraised value.
  The former Liberal government launched the asset sales plan in 2012 for what it said would be three benefits: revenue, generation of economic activity and cost savings.
  However, Carol Bellringer’s report says the government focused only on the revenue target, with a goal
  
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• Meet Vancouver Folk Music Festival's new artistic director Debbi Lynn Salmonsen

  10-07-2018 20:25 via vancouversun.com
  2018 Vancouver Folk Music Festival 
  When: July 13 to 15, various times
  Where: Jericho Beach Park
  Tickets and info: thefestival.bc.ca
  Debbi Lynn Salmonsen has deep roots with the Vancouver Folk Music Festival. Prior to leaving running the Calgary Folk Festival to replace outgoing artistic director Linda Tanaka, she had done the rounds of the event.
  “Before I went to Calgary in 2014, I attended the festival in different capacities, whether as media or record tent worker,” she said
  
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• Vancouver comedian Ivan Decker to be featured in new Netflix comedy series

  10-07-2018 20:05 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver comedian Ivan Decker will be among 47 comedians from around the world featured in a new Netflix comedy event series to be released next year.
  Decker is one of eight Canadians included in the mix and the only British Columbian at this time.
  “It’s an odd thing to keep under wraps,” said Decker, who has had to stay mum about the special for nearly two months.
  “People are always talking about, ‘When are they going to give Canadians a Netflix special?’ an
  
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• This Just In: Biotherm Aquasource Aura Concentrate, Neutrogena Rapid Wrinkle Repair and Alterna Hair Care Caviar Resort Sea Tousled Texture Spray

  10-07-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Biotherm
  Aquasource Aura Concentrate Intense Regenerating Serum
  They say: A facial serum that has a dual texture to penetrate skin instantly and provide a “visible glow” with 24 hours of “intense” hydration.
  We say: This fresh-scented product has a unique consistency — almost like water. It’s thinner than our tester’s usual sera and has to be shaken before dispensing. A small droplet goes a long way and skin feels instantly hydrated and more comfortable.
  
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• The It List: Pandora Shine Honeycomb Lace Ring

  10-07-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  The product: Pandora Shine Honeycomb Lace Ring
  Why we love it: Pandora gets into the gold game with its Shine collection, which was launched earlier this year.
  The line sees the jewelry purveyor’s creations — including earrings, rings, bracelets and its iconic charm bracelets — get gilded with 18-karat gold over sterling silver.
  While there are many pieces in the Shine collection worth checking out (the heart-shaped Fan of Love charm is especially precious), we’re lo
  
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• Style in the City: Kelsey Vanderhorst of KV Bijou

  10-07-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Name: Kelsey Vanderhorst
  Occupation: jewelry designer, lifestyle blogger and marketing consultant
  Personal style in one word: Comfortable
  Social media: @kvbijou
  Love Kelsey’s look? Here are a few items to help you recreate the outfit for yourself.The dress
  A chambray dress is the perfect piece for summer. The stylish item — regardless of the silhouette — adds an effortless appeal to any look, on almost everybody. Much like Kelsey’s dress above, this Old Navy Tassel-Tie E
  
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• Beauty Bar: Fenty Beauty Summer Collection

  10-07-2018 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  What it is: A summer beauty collection from the brand Fenty Beauty, which is created by celebrity Rihanna.
  The limited-edition range, which includes a variety of colour products including Killawatt highlighters, high-shimmer Lip Luminizers and more, is meant to provide all the necessities one would need for the sizzling summer season.
  While the brand’s Beach, Please! offering, referred to on the Fenty Beauty website as a “mega collector’s set” featuring “all yo
  
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• Tonight at Council: Public hearings for proposed developments at 2555 Whiteley Crt and 600 W Queens Rd. Can't make… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  10-07-2018 19:35 via twitter.com
  Tonight at Council: Public hearings for proposed developments at 2555 Whiteley Crt and 600 W Queens Rd. Can't make… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• A Greater Vancouver condo is now the ‘price of a house four years ago’

  10-07-2018 19:14
  
  North Vancouver condo prices rising even faster than regional average, says Royal LePage report
  
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• Woman who spoke out against RCMP harassment dies

  10-07-2018 19:04 via vancouversun.com
  Krista Carle, a woman who spoke out against sexual harassment and bullying in the RCMP, has died.
  Carle, a former RCMP officer and Vancouver Island resident, died by suicide Thursday at the age of 53, according to friends.
  Catherine Galliford, a former RCMP spokeswoman who graduated from the RCMP with Carle in 1991, said Tuesday that she was heartbroken.
  “Krista was a strong woman who fought a lot of tough battles. She was very quick to laugh and she loved her kids,” she said.
  Gallif
  
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• Five Vancouver concerts to see in July and August

  10-07-2018 19:03 via vancouversun.com
  Summer is still going strong and the festivals are too. But there is a point, usually about mid-July, when the landscape starts to look a bit quieter.
  It’s that first whiff of the fall to come, when the tours start to space out more and the weather puts us into Netflix mode.
  But there are still a lot of weekends left to pal around on the patio comparing various berry sours and speculating on what’s coming down the pipe next quarter. There are also a good number of fine shows to enjoy
  
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• Richmond's Extreme Air Park sued after trampoline fatality

  10-07-2018 18:52 via vancouversun.com
  The family of a man who died earlier this year after jumping into the foam pit at a Richmond trampoline park is suing the company.
  Jay Greenwood, 46, died following a fatal injury he sustained Jan. 20 during a fall at the Extreme Air Park at 14380 Triangle Road. He was playing at the park with his two young daughters at the time.
  His spouse, Tanya Hayes, has filed a civil suit in B.C. Supreme Court along with their three children, claiming the park was negligent.
  The park failed to provide adequ
  
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• Search underway off Vancouver Island for male passenger missing from cruise ship

  10-07-2018 18:40 via vancouversun.com
  CAPE FLATTERY, Wash. — A search is underway off southwest Vancouver Island for a 73-year-old man who went into the water early this morning from a cruise ship.
  The United States coast guard confirms the man is missing from the Seven Seas Mariner, which was heading to Victoria on the 10th day of an 11-day Alaska cruise that began in Vancouver on June 30.
  Petty Officer Trevor Lilburn says the captain of the cruise ship has reported the man went overboard from the balcony of his stateroom at
  
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• #FunCityFestival is a free event, but if you want to slide, you have to purchase tickets - on sale now.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  10-07-2018 18:01 via twitter.com
  #FunCityFestival is a free event, but if you want to slide, you have to purchase tickets - on sale now.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Daily Poll: Would you support government-run buses for remote areas of B.C. that relied on Greyhound?

  10-07-2018 17:34 via vancouversun.com
  Greyhound Bus has announced it is ending service in B.C., citing substantial losses from a decline in ridership. But the move concerns many, who say residents of smaller communities rely on the service to get to urban centres for medical appointments and grocery shopping. In Merritt, for example, the company provided the primary mode of transportation.
  Read Behdad Mahichi’s story here. 
  In May, after Greyhound announced it would eliminate services in Northern B.C., the provincial gove
  
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• Canada has a new hotspot for pricey real estate

  10-07-2018 17:14
  
  The “top-tier” sector in B.C.’s hottest luxury market falters, while Toronto recovers and Montréal takes off
  
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• Canada Line resumes service after problem train removed

  10-07-2018 16:39 via vancouversun.com
  The Canada Line has resumed service after a mechanical issue with a train near Vancouver City Centre Station caused delays Tuesday morning.
  The stalled train was reported around 7:15 a.m. and caused delays in both directions. The problem train was removed and service resumed just after 7:30 a.m.
  .#SkyTrain Canada Line: There is a temporary service delay, due to a mechanical issue on a train near Vancouver City Centre Stn. Passengers may need to transfer at Olympic Village Station, please listen
  
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• Daily Poll: Would you support government-run busses for remote areas of B.C. that relied on Greyhound?

  10-07-2018 15:27 via vancouversun.com
  Greyhound Bus has announced it is ending service in B.C., citing substantial losses from a decline in ridership. But the move concerns many, who say residents of smaller communities rely on the service to get to urban centres for medical appointments and grocery shopping. In Merritt, for example, the company provided the primary mode of transportation.
  Read Behdad Mahichi’s story here. 
  In May, after Greyhound announced it would eliminate services in Northern B.C., the provincial gove
  
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• Alex Fraser Bridge re-opened following emergency bridge maintenance on Monday

  10-07-2018 15:13 via vancouversun.com
  The Alex Fraser Bridge is re-opened following emergency bridge maintenance on Monday
  The centre northbound lane was blocked at the south end of the bridge to allow crews to perform bridge deck maintenance safely.
  Commuters were being told to expect heavy delays or seek alternate routes on Monday.
  REMINDER – #BCHwy91 NB south end #AlexFraser centre lane closed for emergency bridge maintenance. Expect delays and consider alternate routes. https://t.co/C94eagnqS7 #DeltaBC #RichmondBC
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• Vancouver Weather: Soggy morning, but dry afternoon

  10-07-2018 14:57 via vancouversun.com
  VANCOUVER, B.C. – It looks like a rainy start to Tuesday in Metro Vancouver, but Environment Canada says the weather should dry up by the afternoon. Then it will likely be a mix of sun and cloud, with a high of 20 C. The mercury is expected to climb back up to more typical summer temperatures beginning tomorrow, with sunny skies and 23 C by the water, 26 C inland.  Looking ahead, the rest of the week looks balmy, with clear skies, and temperatures reaching up to 25 C by the end o
  
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• Growth in Greater Vancouver house prices slowing: realtor survey

  10-07-2018 12:00 via vancouversun.com
  Prices for homes in Greater Vancouver have stalled over the last two quarters, a new survey says, even as prices year over year still show big growth.
  The latest Royal LePage House Price Survey, released Tuesday, shows that when compared to the same time a year ago, the aggregate home price in the region is up 7.2 per cent to $1,269,816, with condominium sales driving much of that growth: the median condo price is up 18.4 per cent compared to a year ago, at $692,452.
  But when tracked with data f
  
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• Greyhound pullout leaves small B.C. communities disconnected

  10-07-2018 05:31 via vancouversun.com
  Communities across B.C. that heavily rely on Greyhound for transportation are expressing concern after the bus line announced it plans to shut down operations in Western Canada.
  “It’s devastating for our community, there’s no question about it. What are we supposed to do?” said Merritt Mayor Neil Menard. The town has no scheduled air services. Menard said Greyhound is the “primary mode of transportation” for many residents of the town.
  Greyhound said it will t
  
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• Costco is ditching one of its hot dogs — in the U.S.

  10-07-2018 04:30 via vancouversun.com
  Rest easy, Canadian fans of the Costco hot dog.
  The American arm of the big-box retailer confirmed Monday they are making changes to their menu. That prompted some alarm on the part of Canadian customers, but Costco Canada moved quickly to quash those worries: no changes are coming to the Canadian menu.
  In a Tweet, the retailer let the Canadians know that they will not be “removing or replacing any of their hot dogs. We will continue to offer both all-beef hot dog and all-beef polish.&rdqu
  
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• New housing co-op opening in River District

  10-07-2018 04:07 via vancouversun.com
  The City of Vancouver is trumpeting about the opening of a housing co-op in their newest neighbourhood.
  Built on city-owned land in the River District, Fraserview Co-operative housing is now taking applications to fill their first 90 units, which are a  mix of apartments and townhouses. A further 188 units are scheduled to be completed later this year.
  The family-focused development is called Fraserview Riverside and features four two-bedroom and 32 three-bedroom townhouses as well as 31 tw
  
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• NPA pushes for city-led private subsidy fund for big public events

  10-07-2018 03:48 via vancouversun.com
  Rising costs for safety and security are creating roadblocks for events in Vancouver and one city councillor says the solution lies in creating a fund to help big events pay those bills.
  The NPA’s Melissa De Genova is putting forward a motion at Tuesday’s council meeting that will ask city staff to look into what it would take to create a fund that would help big events “that have a positive economic impact for the city and bond communities together.”
  Her pitch is that po
  
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• Vaughn Palmer: B.C. treasury under pressure even if modest deals with government unions stand

  10-07-2018 02:51 via vancouversun.com
  VICTORIA — The New Democrats got an early start on the next round of public sector contracts when they reached a tentative settlement on June 9 with the main union representing public servants and liquor store employees.
  A few days later came news of three more tentative settlements in community health and community social services.
  Together, it brought to almost 60,000 the number of employees who would be covered if the deals were ratified. And this for three-year contracts that woul
  
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• Vancouver's rich gay history celebrated through walking tour

  10-07-2018 02:31 via vancouversun.com
  For Glenn Tkach, walking with pride is more than just a metaphorical concept—it’s a job.
  Tkach, a storyteller with Forbidden Vancouver Walking Tours, dreamed up The Really Gay History Tour after following his own curiosity about the history of LGBTQ2 (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer and two spirit) in the city.
  When Tkach moved here from Alberta some 20 years ago, he was 19, and drawn not just by the climate and landscape, he said, “but it was also the fact that this was o
  
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• Ken Clement resigns from Vancouver school board

  10-07-2018 02:08 via vancouversun.com
  The Vancouver Board of Education will be one trustee short in its final weeks ahead of this fall’s municipal election.
  Vision Vancouver trustee Ken Clement has resigned his position for “personal reasons,” the board announced Monday.
  Last week, Clement had withdrawn as a candidate for school board trustee in this fall’s election for health reasons; Sunday was the Vision Vancouver nomination meeting.“Trustee Clement’s commitment to public education in Vancouver
  
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• Obituary: Jim Watts flew bombing missions during the Second World War, golfed at age 99

  10-07-2018 02:01 via vancouversun.com
  Jim Watts takes three practice swings, then hits the golf ball crisply, pausing only a moment to watch it soar into the wide blue sky.
  After seeing an online video of the 99-year-old golfer, Postmedia reached out to Watts to arrange an interview about his golf game.
  On April 2, the morning a reporter planned to visit him, Watts felt short of breath. He was rushed to hospital, where doctors found fluid in his lungs and he was eventually diagnosed with cancer.
  James Dowdney Watts, of Vancouver, di
  
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• FDA alerts consumers to recall of baby product sold by Vancouver-headquartered company, Saje Natural Wellness

  10-07-2018 01:59 via vancouversun.com
  A popular Vancouver-based company with more than 70 stores across North America has recalled a baby wash product bottled at a contracted “natural health” products facility in Kelowna.
  The “gentle” cleansing product sold by Saje Natural Wellness in stores and online is called Splish Splash Gentle Baby Wash. It has been recalled because it may contain a bacteria that could cause infections on baby’s skin or in their blood. Three cases of skin rashes and irritation hav
  
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• Dan Fumano: Brief Green candidacy of Nicholas Chernen a 'growing pain' for party

  10-07-2018 01:43 via vancouversun.com
  The end of the brief candidacy of Nicholas Chernen looks like a setback for the Green party just as its leadership claims it is surging.
  On Monday, less than two weeks after Vancouver Greens endorsed Chernen to run for school board in this fall’s election and four days after he confirmed to The Vancouver Sun he’d failed to disclose a pending lawsuit to the party, he resigned his nomination.
  The incident could lead to a re-tooling of the party’s vetting process.
  In a statement M
  
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• We're recruiting for a temporary full-time Crisis Intervention Worker. Click here to apply. ow.ly/Y8QB30kShMG

  10-07-2018 01:32 via twitter.com
  We're recruiting for a temporary full-time Crisis Intervention Worker.Click here to apply. ow.ly/Y8QB30kShMG
  
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• Counting down. Council meets tonight at 6pm. Joining us? Watching online? Here’s the agenda:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  10-07-2018 01:30 via twitter.com
  Counting down. Council meets tonight at 6pm. Joining us? Watching online? Here’s the agenda:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Ian Mulgrew: Province endangering lives, injunction application claims

  10-07-2018 01:26 via vancouversun.com
  The provincial NDP government is endangering lives and putting the health of British Columbians at risk by prohibiting access to private health care as of Oct. 1, claims an application for an injunction.
  Two private clinics and a handful of patients say the constraints are being wrongly imposed while the constitutionality of such restrictions on access to private care is still before the B.C. Supreme Court.
  “There is no good or valid health care reason for jeopardizing the health of Britis
  
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• We're recruiting for a regular full-time Supervisor - Crisis Intervention. Click here to apply. ow.ly/kN3s30kSgru

  10-07-2018 00:48 via twitter.com
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• Classical music heats up in Vancouver this summer with Summer Music Vancouver 2018

  10-07-2018 00:34 via vancouversun.com
  Music in the Morning’s Summer Music Vancouver 2018
  Free Robson Square Concerts
  When: July 9 to July 13, 12:45 p.m.
  Where: Outdoor stage (800 Robson Street)
  Written Improvisation
  When: July 12-13, 11:30 a.m.
  Where: Christ Church Cathedral (690 Burrard Street)
  Interpreting Improvisation
  When: July 12, 2:30 p.m.; July 13, 5 p.m.
  Where: Christ Church Cathedral (690 Burrard Street)
  Summer Music Vancouver Chamber Institute Participants Concert
  When: July 14, 4 p.m.
  Where: Pyatt Hall (T
  
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