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healthy benefits of good chocolate and these Power Smart Month, and every Wednesday
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festival events, all 160 of them to be exact, will evening during the month, restaurants and
enjoy the local apple market than right here at UBC.
help celebrate the true magic of chocolate. cafes on Commercial Drive will turn down
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When: October, 16-17 2010 of fun!
When: October,15- November, 10 2010
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