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After months of diligent efforts, a work site put on hold by COVID-19 measures and numerous challenges along the way, the Marine Mammal Interpretation Centre<\/a> (CIMM) finally opened its doors! Beginning August 1st<\/sup>, visitors who enter the room will be left breathless (behind their masks, of course). There they will discover a renewed exhibit and a one-of-a-kind collection of skeletons. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a dream come true,\u201d exclaims CIMM director Patrice Corbeil. Patrice, who also serves as director of educational programs for the Group for Research and Education on Marine Mammals (GREMM), had been toying with the idea of expanding the exhibition hall and adding new skeletons since 2015. It took nearly three years to raise the $1.5 million needed, two years to prepare the skeletons and nine months to complete the site. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After months of diligent efforts, a work site put on hold by COVID-19 measures and numerous challenges along the way, the Marine Mammal Interpretation Centre (CIMM) finally opened its doors! Beginning August 1st, visitors who enter the room will be left breathless (behind their masks, of course). 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