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<b><span style="margin:0px;font-size:14pt" lang="EN-US">Museum of Surrey receives Not-For-Profit Business of the Year Clovie Award</span></b></p>
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<b><span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt" lang="EN-US">Surrey, BC –<span> </span></span></b><span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt" lang="EN-US">Surrey’s municipal museum received accolades Wednesday night at The Clovie’s,<span> </span></span><span style="margin:0px" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.theclovies.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="margin:0px;color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline" target="_blank"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt">Cloverdale’s
Business Excellence Awards</span></a></span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt" lang="EN-US">. The Clovie for Not-For-Profit Business of the Year was gratefully accepted by Museum Manager, Lynn Saffery.</span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt" lang="EN-US">Museum of Surrey values community and connection, welcoming every citizen of Surrey to the Museum and Cloverdale. “We strive to be accessible in every sense,” explains<span> </span></span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt" lang="EN-US">Councillor
Guerra, Chair of the Parks, Recreation and Culture Committee</span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt" lang="EN-US">. “This award highlights the<span> </span></span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt" lang="EN-US">impact the Museum has had in
the Cloverdale Town Centre. We are honoured to be a part of this vibrant and family-friendly community.”</span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt" lang="EN-US">Accessibility, engagement, and connection are important values at Museum of Surrey, and this includes ensuring that all visitors can enjoy the stories, experiences, and aspirations of Surrey’s diverse
communities for free. This is possible, thanks to the generosity of the Friends of the Surrey Museum and Archives Society.</span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt" lang="EN-US">With the many challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic, Councillor Guerra notes that free admission, and safety, is more important now than ever before.</span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt" lang="EN-US">Having just re-opened earlier this month, the Museum is offering safe, pre-registered self-guided tours Wednesday through Saturday</span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt" lang="EN-US">. With
safety their top priority, the Museum is following citywide COVID safety guidelines.</span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt" lang="EN-US">Register for free tours at <a href="http://surrey.ca" target="_blank">surrey.ca</a> or by phone at 604-592-6956.</span></p>
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