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Vancouver in snow

Mark Donovan 
Nov 23rd, 2010

Over the weekend, the snow fell heavily in Vancouver. Up at Queen Elizabeth Park, as much as 10 cm fell, covering the trees and grounds with a thick, heavy blanket of wet snow. Many of the trees that still have their leaves on them were bent over with the weight of the sticky snow.

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