[Bcma-l] Museums on Flood Watch

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The Mission Museum has also prepared for any flooding that might occur.  Our
off site storage is on the flood plain.  With the help of numerous museum
and archives volunteers as well as staff and volunteers from the Maple Ridge
Museum we were able to move the majority of our artifacts to the upper
levels of the storage unit.

It is a guessing game whether or not it will flood but with our history we
were not taking any chances!

Rebecca Forrest, Curator
Mission Museum

muse@mission.museum.bc.ca
604 826-1011



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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
>
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> 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:
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Ron Denman
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> Chilliwack Museum and Archives
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