[Bcma-l] Kamloops Museum Association is no more

[bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca]

Hello ,**

* *

I am working on the July-August issue for the Muse magazine of the 
Canadian Museums Association. I may write news on The Kamloops Museum 
Association. Is there any press release about their situation?
Thank you,

*Prudence Rajaobelina*
Communications Assistant|Adjointe aux communications
/Muse/
Canadian Museums Association|Association des musées canadiens
613-567-0099 Ext. |poste 235
_www.museums.ca_
_prajaobelina@museums.ca_

/Don't miss our next July-August issue about open air museums! /
/Ne manquez pas notre magazine de juillet-août sur les musées en plein 
air!/


    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    *From:* bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca
    [mailto:bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca]
    *Sent:* Thu 12/04/2007 3:04 PM
    *To:* bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca
    *Subject:* Re: [Bcma-l] Kamloops Museum Association is no more

    Hi Al:
    I am so sorry to hear this
    we also are battling a hostile take over by a big city person that
    feels we as a volunteer group are not doing the right things mean
    while this group has brought this heritage site out of the drums to
    its present day status.
    Good luck to all of you
    Donna
    /-------Original Message-------/
    /*From:*/ bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca
    <mailto:bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca>
    /*Date:*/ 12/04/2007 11:20:17 AM
    /*To:*/ bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca <mailto:bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca>
    /*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.

    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.

    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