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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="OLE_LINK7"></a><a name="OLE_LINK4"></a><a name="OLE_LINK5"></a><a name="OLE_LINK6"></a><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif"">MEDIA ADVISORY</span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif"">December 29, 2017<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif"">Community Days begin next week at the Royal BC Museum
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif"">VICTORIA, BC</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif"">–</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif"">During
Community Days, from Tuesday, January 2 to Tuesday, January 9, the Royal BC Museum invites you to reacquaint yourself with the museum as your local community hub of learning.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif"">This popular opportunity for locals was once known as “admission by donation” week. Donations are still very welcome;
the suggested amount for entry is only $5.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><a name="OLE_LINK1"></a><a name="OLE_LINK3"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif"">Community Days are proudly supported by Helijet.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif"">About the Royal BC Museum<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="xbodytext" style="margin-top:.1pt;background:white"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif"">The Royal BC Museum explores the province’s human history and natural history, advances new knowledge and understanding of
BC, and provides a dynamic forum for discussion and a place for reflection. The museum and archives celebrate culture and history, telling the stories of BC in ways that enlighten, stimulate and inspire. We are a hub of community connections in BC–onsite,
offsite and online–taking pride in our collective histories. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><a name="OLE_LINK2"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif"">Media contact:</span></b></a><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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