[Bcma-l] 'Ksan Historical Village & Museum

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Laurel,
I'm not sure what we can offer in the way of help (we're a fair way away 
from Hazelton) but if there is someway that I or my staff can be of 
assistance here in Prince George don't hesitate to ask.
Tracy Calogheros
Executive Director
The Exploration Place
Prince George, BC
tracy@theexplorationplace.com

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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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