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May 18, 2009
Winvan Paving keeps rolling along at Villa Grand Casino
Bradley Fehr
A worker with Winvan Paving Ltd. operates a roller as roadwork near the new Villa Grand Casino in Burnaby winds down. The casino opened months ago, but an adjacent parking facility and roadwork has been ongoing. The road improvement project is a joint initiative between the City of Burnaby and Gateway Casinos Inc., the owner of the new gambling establishment.
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