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TRANSPORTPurple Line services running at reduced frequency till Wednesday ROAD WORKResurfacing work closes one carriageway on a central arterial road WATERScheduled water supply interruption across several southern wards NEW OPENINGThree new openings this week, including a bakery and two restaurants EVENTSWeekend line-up confirmed: nine things worth turning up for WEATHERAfternoon showers forecast for the rest of the week CIVICProperty tax rebate window extended by two weeks CLOSUREA long-running neighbourhood restaurant closes after twenty-six years TRANSPORTPurple Line services running at reduced frequency till Wednesday ROAD WORKResurfacing work closes one carriageway on a central arterial road WATERScheduled water supply interruption across several southern wards NEW OPENINGThree new openings this week, including a bakery and two restaurants EVENTSWeekend line-up confirmed: nine things worth turning up for WEATHERAfternoon showers forecast for the rest of the week CIVICProperty tax rebate window extended by two weeks CLOSUREA long-running neighbourhood restaurant closes after twenty-six years
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