[Bcma-l] 'Ksan Historical Village & Museum

[bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca]

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