Vancouver City Councilmember Alishia Topper rides in the 23rd annual Paddy Hough Parade, Monday, March 17, 2014. The schoolÂ’s namesake, Patrick (Paddy) Hough was born in Tipperary, Ireland on March 17th, 1846, and emigrated to Vancouver in 1883, where he was a teacher an associate superintendent. (Steven Lane/The Columbian)
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