Region 9: Vancouver
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Region Nine Area: Serves our members who live in British Columbia. British Columbia is one of the most Beautiful Provinces in Canada - we have everything from beautiful Cities to the most breath taking wilderness you will find on the planet. Please remember to submit a Travel Form and plan well in advance. If visiting from another country, send your Travel Form at least two months in advance. Six weeks notice should suffice for traveling within Canada.
About Our Region Welcome to PoliceHotels.com I would like to offer you a special discount at any of our four beautiful hotels in British Columbia, Canada (Vancouver, Vernon, Penticton and Kelowna). Our family considers you "family" and it's our way of giving back to you for keeping our communities safe. My brother David was a constable with the Vancouver PD and is now the GM of our hotel in Penticton. We have been involved with law enforcement for over 30 years and host many police socials. I personally guarantee you will get the lowest rate at each of our four hotels. Get a complimentary quote for our “911 Rate” THE VANCOUVER POLICE MUSEUM, VANCOUVER, B.C. Our Facility Built in 1932, our building, a municipally-designated heritage structure, once housed both the Coroner’s Court and the City Analyst’s Laboratory. The Vancouver Police Museum now finds its home on the top floor and encompasses the original Coroner’s Courtroom, offices, morgue and autopsy facilities. The main floor and basement were once home to a forensics lab and related facilities. City Analyst’s Laboratory. The City Analyst’s Laboratory was housed on the main floor of this building from 1932 to 1995. The lab was founded in 1907 under John F.C.B. Vance. By the 1920’s, it was regularly assisting the Vancouver Police Department and the Coroners Service with toxicology and other laboratory services. Vance petitioned to have a modern dedicated facility and in 1932, this structure was built. The Analyst's Lab was last used in 1995. Coroner's Court. The top floor of the building originally featured a Coroner's Courtroom, offices, city morgue and autopsy facilities. Many notable cases were investigated in these facilities, including:. The Castelanni "Milkshake" Murder The "Babes in the Woods" Case The Autopsy of Errol Flynn The deaths associated with the collapse of the Second Narrow Bridge The coroner's facility was moved in 1980, with the morgue and autopsy functions transfered to Vancouver General Hospital. Between 1980 and 1986 (when the museum opened) the old courtroom was a popular location for filming. The VANCOUVER POLICE MUSEUM is located in the historic City Morgue and Coroner’s Court in downtown Vancouver at 240 E. Cordova Street. Hours Monday - Saturday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Closed Sundays and Statutory Holidays . Admission Adults: $7.00 Seniors and Students: $5.00 Family: $20.00 (two adults, two youth under 17) Children under 6: Free Historical Society Members: Free . Directions BY CAR: The museum is located on Cordova Street, which is one block north of Hastings. There is extensive metered parking in the blocks surrounding the museum, costing $1 per hour. Please note that Cordova Street is a one-way (eastbound) street. BY PUBLIC TRANSIT: Both the #4 Powell and the #7 Nanaimo bus routes can be boarded near Granville or Waterfront Skytrain Stations and both stop a few hundred feet from the Police Museum. Numerous additional bus routes travel along Hastings Street. Visit Translink at www.translink.bc.ca or call (604) 953-333 for additional route, fare and schedule information. BY FOOT: Patrons are encouraged to walk to the museum through historic Chinatown, up Pender Street to Gore Street, then travel two blocks north on Gore to Cordova. Visitors in Gastown can travel east from Maple Tree Square along Powell Street to Gore, then one block south to Cordova Street. Hastings Street is not a preferred walking route. HOP ON AND OFF BY TROLLY. The Vancouver Police Museum is now a stop (#11 - Blue Route) on the Vancouver Trolley Company's Hop-on/Hop-off Trolley route. More information about this tour can be found here. Pick-up and drop-off at the museum stop is every twenty minutes during the summer. |
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Regional Address
I.P.A. Region 9 PO Box 39566 Surrey BC V4A 0A9
Ph: 604.940.0614
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