[BCMA MBEN] New Heritage Strategy - Stakeholder Workshops!

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:13:18 -0800

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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">Greetings from the BC Museums Association!</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">The Heritage Branch has announced a series of 9 regional Stakeholder 
Workshops as a key sector consultation initiative in the process of 
developing a new heritage strategy for BC. </span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">The series begins August 18 in Cranbrook, BC.</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">For the complete, downloadable Stakeholders Workshop Schedule, 
please visit the BCMA homepage at:</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><a href="http://www.museumsassn.bc.ca/content/home.asp"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt"><u>http://www.museumsassn.bc.ca/content/home.asp</u></span></font></a></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt"><b>Numbers are limited!</b></span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">The BCMA urges members in each region to pre-register ASAP to 
secure a place and to take advantage of this prime opportunity to 
share your voice in these very important discussions.</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">To reserve a space, consult the Schedule (above) for the Stakeholder 
Workshop nearest you and please contact:</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">Dorothea Haeussler (Heritage Branch):<b> 250-356-1433</b></span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">Or, by email: </span></font><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff"><span style="font-size:10pt">heritage@gov.bc.ca</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">Also posted to the BCMA homepage is the BCMA Position Paper, 
drafted by the member-based working group and officially submitted to 
the Ministry in August 2007.</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">Findings from the Stakeholder Workshop series are also expected to 
be presented at the BCMA's Conference 2008, November 19-22, 2008 
in Victoria, BC. Details to follow...</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">Cheers,</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">Jim</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">Jim Harding, ED</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">BC Museums Association</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">(250) 356-5694</span></font></div>
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