[Bcma-l] Kamloops Museum Association is no more

Thu, 12 Apr 2007 16:51:21 -0700

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I am curious as to whether you had a working contract with the city or =
was it just an informal agreement?
What was their reason for this unorthodox action?
Larry A. Ewashen, Director
The Doukhobor Discovery Centre
112 Heritage Way, Castlegar V1N 4M5
1-250-365-5327
www.Doukhobor-Museum.org
The Doukhobor Discovery Centre, opening April 29th, 2:00 P.M.

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  From: bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca=20
  To: bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca=20
  Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 6:05 PM
  Subject: [Bcma-l] Kamloops Museum Association is no more

  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

  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

  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.

  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.

  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.

  I wish you all the best.

  Al Yelland, President

  Kamloops Museum Association

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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Eras Medium ITC" color=3D#ff0000>I am curious as to =
whether you=20
had a working contract with the city or was it just an informal=20
agreement?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Eras Medium ITC" color=3D#ff0000>What was their =
reason for this=20
unorthodox action?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>Larry A. Ewashen, Director<BR>The Doukhobor Discovery Centre<BR>112 =

Heritage Way, Castlegar V1N 4M5 1-250-365-5327 <A=20
href=3D"http://www.Doukhobor-Museum.org">www.Doukhobor-Museum.org</A> =
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 <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">Subject: [Bcma-l] Kamloops =
Museum=20
 Association is no more</DIV>
 <DIV> </DIV>
 <DIV class=3DSection1>
 <SPAN=20
 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">It is about time I =
brought you up=20
 to date on the status of the Kamloops Museum Association. We have been =
going=20
 through quite a lot during the past year. The Board was fired by the =
City of=20
 <SPAN=20
 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial">Kamloops<FONT=20
 face=3DArial size=3D2>. The=20
 museum staff said that they could not work for two bosses. They said =
we were=20
 micro-managing the museum. 
 <SPAN=20
 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">&nbsp;
 <SPAN=20
 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">We had several meetings =
with the=20
 City, but they do not want an association with any policy making power =

what-so-ever. They want a =93Friends of the Museum,=94 which would =
raise money for=20
 them and will be there if they need any volunteers. 
 <SPAN=20
 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">&nbsp;
 <SPAN=20
 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The Kamloops Museum =
Association=20
 has been in existence since 1937, but the City didn=92t seem at all =
concerned=20
 about losing a group of dedicated volunteers who have worked so hard =
for the=20
 museum for so long. We will be submitting our papers to dissolve the=20
 association shortly.
 <SPAN=20
 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">&nbsp;
 <SPAN=20
 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I=92m not sure how all =
this affects=20
 the museum=92s chances of receiving the Arts Council Grant in the =
future. I=20
 know, as the KMA, we had to prove to them that we were a policy making =
board,=20
 or we would not receive our grant. The City wants the =93Friends of=94 =
group so it=20
 will not have any policy making powers. Apparently the museum received =
their=20
 grant this year.
 <SPAN=20
 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">&nbsp;
 <SPAN=20
 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I have enjoyed working =
with the=20
 BCMA and all the members. I always found the conferences very =
informative and=20
 I really enjoyed meeting and working with the other members of the =
BCMA. I=20
 particularly enjoyed working with you, Jim.
 <SPAN=20
 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">&nbsp;
 <SPAN=20
 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I wish you all the=20
 best.
 <SPAN=20
 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">&nbsp;
 <SPAN=20
 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Al Yelland,=20
 President
 <SPAN=20
 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial">Kamloops<FONT=20
 face=3DArial size=3D2>=20
 <SPAN=20
 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial">Museum<FONT=20
 face=3DArial size=3D2>=20
 Association</DIV>
 
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