[Bcma-l] 'Ksan Historical Village & Museum

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Hello Laurel,

There is a lot of focus on flooding in the media - have you contacted your
local Newspaper about a possible story and the financial impact it will have
on the museum?
It is very newsworthy - although they may already be overloaded with
flooding stories.

Darla Dickinson
Yale Historic Site.

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Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2007 12:22 PM
Subject: Re: [Bcma-l] 'Ksan Historical Village & Museum


> That is a terrible predicament to be in Laurel. Not only are you battling
> something beyond your control with the elements but also adverse
> bureaucratic challenges as well.
> We wish you the best in this latest challenge, our thoughts are with you
> hoping for a quick resolution.  Your work and the centre are a valuable
> asset to our province that we need to work to save.  Any suggestions from
> anyone else in BCMA about this?
> Andrea Sanborn
> U'mista Cultural Centre
> asanborn@umista.ca
>
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> Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2007 9:37 AM
> Subject: [Bcma-l] 'Ksan Historical Village & Museum
>
>
> > Greetings All
> > Just to let other museum folks know the predicament here in Hazelton BC
> > 'Ksan Village & Museum is in the throws of evacuating the 'Ksan site.
All
> > exhibits have been dismantled and packed into semi-trailers.
> > Our museum is located at the junction of the Bulkley and Skeena Rivers,
> > two major BC rivers.  The water is rising rapidly now and we have been
> > informed by the Provincial Emergency Preparedness team that this year we
> > are to prepare ourselves for a major flood
> > This has/is an enormous undertaking for our small staff.
> > I know this could spell financial ruin for our museum.
> > There are no funds to assist us in this evacuation, we have to wait to
see
> > if any damage occurs and then forward a claim to AON Insurance if this
> > happens.
> > Our museum generates all its own operating revenue, there are no core
> > funds, we trust our summer revenue will carry us through each year,
albeit
> > barely.
> > Last year, we lost $60,000 in revenue due to the BC Ferry
disaster...this
> > year, who knows what the outcome will be.
> >
> > Laurel Smith Wilson, Executive Director, Curator
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