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Cut & Cover

Cut and Cover | Activity | Cut & Cover entered Vancouver’s collective consciousness and vocabulary during the lead-up to the 2010 Olympics when it was used as a method for building the Canada Line subway. It was a massive and severely damaging disruption to the community and culture of Cambie Village.

Usage | “I hear they want to put a subway down Broadway to UBC. I wonder if it’ll be cut and cover.”explore-the-lexicon

One of the Most Beloved Players to Ever Wear a Canucks Uniform

“I was there when Gino scored a penalty shot goal against Calgary. The way the crowd erupted, you’d think we had just won the Stanley Cup!"

How a Climate Change Event Created a Local 'Cause Célèbre'

"Is Barge Chilling Beach a good first date or nah?"

How Generations of Underaged Partiers Have Avoided Cops and Cover Charges in BC

"On our way up to Jones Lake on Sunday we had to wait for a slow convoy of hungover bush party survivors to pass..."

How Vancouverites Know a Targeted Hit on a Gangster Has Just Gone Down

"Like sunshine after rain and dawn after dark, a report of a burning vehicle usually means a gangster has just been shot at."