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Vancouverites get creative during snowy long weekend (PHOTOS)

Tortoros and ducks and sculptures, oh my!

In a moment of luck, Vancouver's first (and maybe only) major snowfall of the season came on a long weekend.

With plenty of free time and a city transformed, locals took the opportunity to be creative.

Snow is still expected to fall today, but will soon be followed by rain. To mark the moment the city got blanketed by the white stuff, we've collected some of our photos and videos of people being creative out in the snow.

Many went with some riff on classic snowmen, with the three spheres and a face:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Others paid homage to some of their favourite characters:

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While most of the wildlife is taking it easy with the snow around, snow animals popped up all over the city.
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Some wanted to send a nice message.

And others were...different in some way. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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And of course there were the jokesters.
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