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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">As you may be aware here in North Vancouver, we are opening a new museum next year - MONOVA - Museum of North Vancouver at the Shipyards District in Lower Lonsdale. It's an interesting time
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">One of the things we are looking at is the tech we might need in the 'new normal' particularly for virtual events and to support the hard of hearing when masks are being worn. We will be running
'social distanced' tours and want to ensure everyone can hear so we are looking at portable mics (either headsets or lapel mics) and personal round the neck speakers for the audience. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">We'd love to hear from others regarding what tech you are using, what you find has been helpful during th<span style="color:#1F497D">is</span> period and any other tech you have seen and would
get if you had the budget. Feel free also to share any tech challenges and solutions you have found during this period. We really appreciate the advice and support of this group. <span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Pamela
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Pamela Roberts
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">604.990.3700, ext. 8008
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">MONOVA</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Museum of North Vancouver (opening 2021) </span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">115 West Esplanade, North Vancouver, BC V7M 0G7</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Archives of North Vancouver </b><br>
3203 Institute Road, North Vancouver, BC, V7K 3E5<br>
The Archives is currently open to researchers by appointment only, Monday to Thursday: <a href="https://monova.ca/archives" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">www.monova.ca/archives</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Support the "Bringing Stories To Life" campaign. </span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://monova.ca/donate/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:blue">Donate
today</span></b></a><b>. </b></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">MONOVA
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">respectfully acknowledges that we live and work on the unceded territory of the
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121">Sḵwx̱wú7mesh</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> (Squamish) and </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">səlilwətaɬ</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> (</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Tsleil-Waututh)
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Nations. We are grateful to the Coast Salish people for the opportunity to engage, strengthen and inspire our community on this land.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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