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Summer tours of the historic Orpheum

Tue, Jul 22, 11:00am–12:30pm

Épopée – L’état des lieux | grunt gallery

Tue, Jul 22, 12:00pm

Yoga at Dr Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden

Tue, Jul 22, 6:15pm–7:00pm

Planning, Transportation, and Environment Meeting

Wed, Jul 23, 9:30am

OFFSITE: Markers of the Past and Present: A Historical Walking Tour of the Komagata Maru Episode

Wed, Jul 23, 5:00pm–6:30pm

Vancouver Biennale Presents Vik Muniz at the Rio Theatre

Wed, Jul 23, 6:00pm–11:00pm

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Vancouver looks for its next Poet Laureate

Jul 22, 2014 – The City of Vancouver, Vancouver Public Library, and the Vancouver International Writers Festival are accepting nominations for Vancouver’s next Poet Laureate until August 27. The Laureate acts as a champion for poetry, language, and the arts, and creates a unique, artistic legacy through public readings and city events.

Building permit values reach the highest levels since before the recession

Jul 18, 2014 – The City of Vancouver issued a record $1.12 billion in building permits during the first six months of 2014, the highest amount since pre-recession levels. This is the third year in a row that construction has topped the billion-dollar figure for the first half of the year.

Construction begins on baseball diamonds at Hastings Community Park

Jul 16, 2014 – The Vancouver Park Board is holding a groundbreaking ceremony to kick off the reconstruction of the little league baseball diamonds at Hastings Community Park. Learn how we are funding this project to build on the 50-year history of this sports facility.

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