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Doors Open Vancouver at the Orpheum: A Tremendous Success!

Doors Open Vancouver at the Orpheum: A Tremendous Success!

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With sadness we say good-bye to Dal Richards, Vancouvers Legendary Big Band Leader.  

Dal had been honoured many times for his career as a musician, and for his work on behalf of the community. Dal’s awards and honours include:

Member of the British Columbia Entertainment Hall of Fame
Variety Club of British Columbia Heart Award
Variety International Presidential Citation (1993)
City of Vancouver Civic Merit Award (1994)
Appointment to the Order of Canada (1995)
Honorary Doctorate from BCIT (1999)
Honorary Doctorate from the Open Learning Agency (2001)
Member of the Order of British Columbia (2003)
BC Lions Wall of Fame – builder category (2003)
Heritage Award, Western Canada Music Awards (2005)
Freedom of the City of Vancouver (2006)
Honorary Doctor of Letters – University of British Columbia (2010)

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Doors Open Vancouver at the Orpheum

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