[Bcma-l] Museums on Flood Watch
bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca
bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca
Fri, 8 Jun 2007 13:20:43 -0800
Hello,
We, at Kilby Historic Site, are also on flood watch. We are at the
confluence of the Fraser and the Harrison Rivers so water is coming at us
from both angles. Currently our campground and boat launch area are under
water and closed. The historic site is behind strong dykes so we are feeling
very hopeful. We have made plans to move the boxes from the lower floor
artifact storage area to an upper floor (the Kilby General Store is a tall,
three story building). Our archives room is also on an upper level floor,
but high humidity is a concern if we get water in the buildings. For now the
Historic Site is open and operating!
Our thoughts are also with K'san - we are with you in spirit. What can we
do, in a practical sense, to help?
Cheers,
Bev Kennedy
Curator
Kilby Historic Site
bevken@uniserve.com
----- Original Message -----
From: <bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca>
To: <bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca>
Sent: Friday, June 08, 2007 11:18 AM
Subject: RE: [Bcma-l] Museums on Flood Watch
> And we've been busy moving humidity sensitive collections from the
> Langley Centennial Museum which is in Fort Langley to safer quarters all
> week long. Our issue is not with water in the building because we are on
> high ground but rather if they have to evacuate the Village of Fort
> Langley, a site bounded by the river on the north and flood plain all
> around. Water, sewer, septic and even a considerable amount of
> electrical service comes into the Village under ground and thus thru
> that floodplain. We've been told we'll have to leave if we lose power.
> Our colleagues in Surrey have graciously loaned us storage space for
> textiles, archival materials baskets and our fine art is elsewhere, too.
> We've been packing and moving all week.
>
> Here's hoping the dikes hold. If not, the Gulf of Georgia Cannery is
> going to be one busy place!!
>
> My heart goes out to our friends in K'san. Our situation is nothing
> compared to theirs.
>
> Sue Morhun
> Langley Centennial Museum
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca
> [mailto:bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca]
> Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2007 1:46 PM
> To: bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca
> Subject: [Bcma-l] Museums on Flood Watch
>
> 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
>
> -----Original Message-----
> 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.
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> 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
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
>
>
>
> bcma-l-admin@museum
>
> sassn.bc.ca To:
> <bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca>
> cc:
>
> 04/06/2007 03:00 PM Subject: RE: [Bcma-l]
> 'Ksan Historical Village & Museum
> Please respond to
>
> bcma-l
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> 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
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Bcma-l mailing list
> Bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca
> http://hp.bccna.bc.ca/mailman/listinfo/bcma-l
>
> _______________________________________________
> Bcma-l mailing list
> Bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca
> http://hp.bccna.bc.ca/mailman/listinfo/bcma-l