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The VERY Friendly GPO
We love any opportunity to talk about local marine animals, especially the fan-favourite Giant Pacific Octopus! In the CTV News video below, you can watch clips of the viral video of an octopus giving diver Andrea Humphreys a hug in...
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Releasing Raisin!
Check out this video of Raisin the Giant Pacific Octopus being released back into Discovery Passage at the end of the aquarium season!  We do everything we can to make the transition from aquarium life to ocean life as smooth...
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Animals Returned Home!
The end of our aquarium season is marked with the release of our animals back into the ocean. We take special care to ensure the animals are returned as close as possible to their original home, and that the transition...
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Ecosystem Engineers - After School Club
This after school club will run on Tuesdays afterschool, from 3:30 - 5pm. All drop offs and pick ups will be at the Explorer Lab. The intended ages are Grades 2-4.  Tuesday, November 8th We will start off the club...
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