<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:13pt;line-height:19.9333px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</span></b><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:13pt;line-height:19.9333px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:15.3333px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">ROSSLAND, BC</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:15.3333px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"> – <i>The Rossland Museum & Discovery Centre has been awarded a federal digitization grant to preserve and make accessible its multimedia collection.</i></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:15.3333px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:15.3333px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">In 2022, the Rossland Museum & Discovery Centre (RMDC) completed a multi-year Digitization Strategy for a collection that spans decades and includes rare and unique footage of skiing and personal home videos that contribute to the history and culture of Rossland. The audio collection includes interviews with residents and community leaders, providing valuable insights into the history and development of the area.</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:15.3333px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:15.3333px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">With a major grant of $45,250 from the Department of Canadian Heritage’s Digital Access to History grant program and a supporting grant of $2104.60 from the Columbia Basin Trust’s Resident Directed Grants, the RMDC will be able to digitize a large portion of its vast collection of film and audio materials, ensuring that future generations have access to these valuable cultural artifacts.</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:15.3333px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:15.3333px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">See attached Press Release for full details.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:15.3333px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><br></span></p><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><b>Rossland Museum & Discovery Centre</b></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><div>PO Box 26 - 1100 Hwy 3B</div><div>Rossland, BC V0G 1Y0</div><div><b>250-362-7722 (888-448-7444)<br></b></div><div>We acknowledge that we live and work on unceded Sinixt tmxʷúlaʔxʷ (homeland).</div><div><div><img width="96" height="81" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4xnH1NWhSIpwV-ul9mJ9g-ynCot5-TOTp3y4uiLaJmlM8oWK1J3Pk66taNCb0nhlc97Hz4g6Cw"></div>We are open year-round!<br></div><span style="color:rgb(26,26,26);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap">Regular Hours: Tuesdays to Saturdays 10 am to 5 pm
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