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Event Details 
Gr. 5 Swimming Lessons All Day
School & Student
in-class event at Templeton Pool via transit.
Wednesday afternoons.
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Event Details
Gr. 7 Indigenous Moving Forward Ceremony Italian Cultural Centre, 3075 Slocan St, Vancouver, BC V5M 3E4, Canada 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Parent
at the Italian Cultural Centre from 1:30-3:30pm
More info will be available prior to event
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Event Details
Gr. 5 Swimming Lessons All Day
School & Student
in-class event at Templeton Pool via transit.
Wednesday afternoons.
