[Bcma-l] Museums on Flood Watch

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The Delta Museum and Archives is also on flood watch.  Though the threat of
flooding is low, we must of course prepare for the worst.  Like Richmond,
our concern is high tides coinciding with high river levels.  In addition,
sustained pressure on the dykes is a concern.  Today we are moving our
ground level Archives storage to off site premises so that all hands may be
on deck to move artifacts from the lower level of the Museum to the second
and third floors if and when required.

Wendy Nichols, Curator
Delta Museum and Archives
4858 Delta St.  
Delta, BC V4K 2T8
604-946-9322 x.223 

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From: bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca [mailto:bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca]

Sent: Monday, June 04, 2007 3:35 PM
To: bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca
Subject: RE: [Bcma-l] 'Ksan Historical Village & Museum

Also at some degree of threat are Richmond's two National Historic Sites,
the Gulf of Georgia Cannery and Britannia Shipyard.  Both sites are located
outside of and below the level of Richmond's dykes, meaning that we could
be awash, while Richmond itself remains dry.  Our situation is complicated
by the fact that it is not only the freshet which we must watch, but also
the tides.  If the peak flow coincides with the high tides from the new
moon, we could be in serious trouble.  We will be placing our volunteers on
'standby', to be ready for a sudden, urgent call to move materials and
electronics equipment up off the floor.

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Mark Sakai
Manager, Gulf of Georgia Cannery Society
Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site of Canada
12138 Fourth Avenue, Richmond, BC  V7E 3J1
t: 604-664-9192  f: 604-664-9008
www.pc.gc.ca/gulfofgeorgiacannery

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Jim:


The Chilliwack Museum and Archives may find itself in a similar situation
to K'san later this week. In particular, our archives and object storage
area are in the flood plain, although protected by dikes at this point. We
have made arrangements to move our entire collection to higher ground (at a
minimum cost of $10,000 and up to $45,000) but have not yet made the
decision to move. We are in close touch with our City's emergency planners.
Right now it looks like the rain situation that is developing could worsen
the situation up north, and within 3 to 5 days, down south. We have already
moved some of our archives to a safer storage area and are packing some
material to make a move easier.


We have checked with our insurance company. We have no coverage for
preventative measures. If there is a flood, we have a $10,000 deductible.
That is small comfort though. Saving our collection is our highest
priority.


Chilliwack's dikes are susceptible to over-topping. If a flood warning is
issued we will likely move. The move will take us 3 to 5 days. We obviously
hope that we will not find our ourselves in a flood situation. But, our
entire community is planning. Many hours have already been spent by our
staff on the planning process and packing and moving some of our
collection.


Ron Denman


Chilliwack Museum and Archives