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Entries from November 2009

VPM at Science World

November 27th, 2009 No Comments

The sun is shining today, but the weather forecast says it won’t last for long. Luckily for us, we will be hosting an event at Science World which will keep us busy and dry. This weekend (Saturday November 28th and Sunday November 29th) from 11:00am to 3:00pm we will be hosting a drop-in forensic science-themed investigation. [...]

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Remembering an Exceptional Police Woman

November 23rd, 2009 3 Comments

This past week, we paid tribute to a woman who served as Vancouver Police Department’s first female Sergeant. Phyllis Mortimore passed away two weeks ago at the age of 92, after both a long and distinguished career and also a long and distinguished retirement. She helped pave the way for the 316 women that currently [...]

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Support the Museum: Buy Cool Stuff!

November 16th, 2009 5 Comments

In the last few months, we’ve been trying to find cool new products to stock in our little museum gift shop. T-shirts and key chains will always have their place, but as the demographics visiting our museum change, we need to find new products that appeal to our newer, younger visitors. (Young folks just don’t [...]

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