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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">In light of provincial and federal health protocols announced yesterday, March 16, the Greater Vernon Museum and Archives will limit its public access to special
visitors for research purposes only.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
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<span style="background:white">Starting Tuesday, March 17, 2020, the Museum and Archives will be closed to regular public access to protect the health and safety of our visitors, staff and volunteers. Please monitor our website, Facebook, Instagram or Twitter
for any changes in this situation.</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">We invite members of the public with research needs to contact our archive and artefact collection team by phone or email.</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">Phone: 250.550.3140</span><br>
<span style="background:white">Email: mail@vernonmuseum.ca</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">Thank you for your patience and support during this important time of community solidarity.</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Blacksword">Gwyneth Evans<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.vernonmuseum.ca/"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="113" height="88" id="Picture_x0020_67" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D5FC47.8755C380" alt="cid:image001.jpg@01D2052E.716AE0F0"></span></a> <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><img border="0" width="26" height="26" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.png@01D5FC47.8755C380" alt="Instagram_AppIcon_Aug2017"></span> <img border="0" width="28" height="28" id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image003.png@01D5FC47.8755C380" alt="f_logo_RGB-Hex-Blue_512"><img border="0" width="42" height="31" id="Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:image004.jpg@01D5FC47.8755C380" alt="10wmt-articleLarge-v4"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Community Engagement Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">250.550.3140 | 3009 32<sup>nd</sup> Ave. Vernon, BC V1T 2L8
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:gwyn.evans@vernonmuseum.ca"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0070C0">gwyn.evans@vernonmuseum.ca</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0070C0"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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