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Vancouver Chinatown mural defaced in 2nd graffiti incident this month

CBC News, Sep 24, 2015

Vancouver Police says difficult to make arrest without catching culprit in the act

This mural in Chinatown cost $18,000 when it was created in 2010 and is considered an icon in the neighbourhood. (CBC News)

Damage to Chinatown murals linked to Vancouver housing affordability and anger at so-called “foreign buyers”

by Travis Lupick on September 8th, 2015

Someone has defaced a series of historical murals in Vancouver’s Chinatown neighborhood.

A mural celebrating Chinese Canadian history at the corner of Pender and Columbia streets was recently defaced by graffiti. Photo by RICHARD MARQUEZ

Vancouver’s vandalized Chinatown gate still awaiting repairs

by Carlito Pablo on June 3rd, 2015

Most of the plaques decorating the pillars of the majestic arches linking historic Chinatown to downtown Vancouver have been missing for about a year.

Kelly Ip points to a section of the Chinatown gate where some of the plaques were removed. Photo by CARLITO PABLO

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Vancouver Chinatown mural defaced in 2nd graffiti incident this month

“Hot and Noisy” (熱鬧) Mahjong Social in Vancouver’s Chinatown

Damage to Chinatown murals linked to Vancouver housing affordability and anger at so-called “foreign buyers”

Vancouver’s vandalized Chinatown gate still awaiting repairs