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The rehabilitation of Campanhã is at the pole position, according to Rui Moreira, the mayor of the city of Porto. It was an emotional Rui Moreira that advanced, yesterday, December 14, that "this is a bet that requires that all political forces commit themselves because it is a long term project (...) and because this is a commitment of all of us for all of us", when presenting the Rehabilitation Urban Operation of the ARU-Campanhã Station. The

Porto City Hall presented the Urban Rehabilitation Operation of the Campanhã-Station ARU, defined in June 2015. The action program foresees a deep refurbishment and urban rehabilitation operation, with an overall investment of around 75 million euros over a period of ten years.

On December 7, the city of Porto was recognized European Reference Site for active and healthy aging, with a two-star rating, in a ceremony, held in Brussels. The award was presented by European Commissioner Gunther Oettinger and the President of the European Committee of the Regions, Markku Markkula.

Porto Innovation Hub goes outside this Thursday, December 15, at 10.00 pm, and the Research and Innovation Institute of the University of Porto (i3s) opens doors to those who want to have a look behind the scenes of i3s research work in three areas of health: Cancer, Interaction and Host Response, Neurobiology and Neurological Diseases.

As part of the strategy to revitalize Silo Auto, the first exhibition of the Vertical Gallery of the parking lot building managed by PortoLazer opens to the public at 9:00 pm on Friday, December 16. The Vertical Gallery is thought as a privileged space for temporary interventions of various artistic projects, that spread through the various stair levels of the seven storey building.

Household water and sewage bills will fall in Porto, over the coming year, according to municipal company Águas do Porto. Bills dropping on customer's households is possible thanks to the company's management gains and the success of the ownership change of Águas do Douro and Paiva, SA, a former multi-municipal Water Collection, Treatment and Supply System company, which prevented the rise of the cost of water in 2017.

Beginning December 17, the Casa do Infante will be hosting a trip into the history of theatre with the exhibition "The Stage and The City, Theatre in Porto 1850-1950", celebrating 10 decades of theatrical history in the city of Porto.

The Water Pavilion closed to the public on November 26, 2016 for rehabilitation works. Architect Alexandre Burmester will be in charge of the upcoming project. The exhibition area will be redesigned for new and modern contents. Reopening is scheduled for October 2017.

Starting next Tuesday, Tripass card is on sale, issued by Porto City Hall. The card entitles its users privileged access to the cinema circuit in downtown Porto from January 1, 2017, granting discounts and other benefits in Trindade cinemas, Teatro Municipal do Porto - Rivoli / Campo Alegre and Passos Manuel.

Porto publicly presented the Municipal Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change (EMAAC) under the ClimAdaPT.Local Project Closing Seminar today in the auditorium of the Rectory of the University of Coimbra.