Editor:
Edward van Vliet recently resigned from the Canmore Museum and Geoscience Centre.
Edward has been the face of the Canmore Museum and Geoscience Centre for most of the last five years and has worked hard to get the museum a professional look.
He has earned a good rapport with the people of Canmore and gained their trust. It takes a long time and special skill/art to do that well. Edward’s own letter to the editor tells his story, including his involvement in the Registered Museum Status, Miners Bronze Statue, Survival in Paradise book, David Thompson Exhibit, as being some of the highlights.
Edward has been able to bring in funding from many sources, run school programs himself and organize others to do the same. He has been self-driven to get meaningful exhibits up in the museum. As a result of Edward’s involvement in the museum, we have been able to attract good people and more people as volunteers to expand our operations.
We have definitely moved up to a higher level and his efforts will be felt by the community for years to come.
I, and the museum board, will miss his able running of the operation of the museum and I know his shoes will be difficult to fill.
Rick Green
President, Centennial Museum Society of Canmore
