[Bcma-l] Kamloops Museum Association is no more

Wed, 11 Apr 2007 18:05:12 -0700

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It is about time I brought you up to date on the status of the Kamloops
Museum Association. We have been going through quite a lot during the =
past
year. The Board was fired by the City of Kamloops. The museum staff said
that they could not work for two bosses. They said we were =
micro-managing
the museum.=20

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We had several meetings with the City, but they do not want an =
association
with any policy making power what-so-ever. They want a "Friends of the
Museum," which would raise money for them and will be there if they need =
any
volunteers.=20

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The Kamloops Museum Association has been in existence since 1937, but =
the
City didn't seem at all concerned about losing a group of dedicated
volunteers who have worked so hard for the museum for so long. We will =
be
submitting our papers to dissolve the association shortly.

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I'm not sure how all this affects the museum's chances of receiving the =
Arts
Council Grant in the future. I know, as the KMA, we had to prove to them
that we were a policy making board, or we would not receive our grant. =
The
City wants the "Friends of" group so it will not have any policy making
powers. Apparently the museum received their grant this year.

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I have enjoyed working with the BCMA and all the members. I always found =
the
conferences very informative and I really enjoyed meeting and working =
with
the other members of the BCMA. I particularly enjoyed working with you, =
Jim.

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I wish you all the best.

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Al Yelland, President

Kamloops Museum Association

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It is about time I brought you up to date on the =
status of
the Kamloops Museum Association. We have been going through quite a lot =
during
the past year. The Board was fired by the City of Kamloops. The museum
staff said that they could not work for two bosses. They said we were
micro-managing the museum.

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

We had several meetings with the City, but they do =
not want
an association with any policy making power what-so-ever. They want a =
&#8220;Friends
of the Museum,&#8221; which would raise money for them and will be there =
if
they need any volunteers.

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

The Kamloops Museum Association has been in existence =
since
1937, but the City didn&#8217;t seem at all concerned about losing a =
group of dedicated
volunteers who have worked so hard for the museum for so long. We will =
be
submitting our papers to dissolve the association =
shortly.

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

I&#8217;m not sure how all this affects the =
museum&#8217;s
chances of receiving the Arts Council Grant in the future. I know, as =
the KMA,
we had to prove to them that we were a policy making board, or we would =
not
receive our grant. The City wants the &#8220;Friends of&#8221; group so =
it will
not have any policy making powers. Apparently the museum received their =
grant
this year.

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

I have enjoyed working with the BCMA and all the =
members. I
always found the conferences very informative and I really enjoyed =
meeting and
working with the other members of the BCMA. I particularly enjoyed =
working with
you, Jim.

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I wish you all the best.</span></font></p>

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
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font-family:Arial'>Al Yelland, President</span></font></p>

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