[Bcma-l] South Wing Project going ahead!
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Creston & District Museum & Archives
219 Devon Street
Creston, BC
V0B 1G3
Phone (250) 428-9262
Fax (250) 428-3324
Email mail@creston.museum.bc.ca
Press Release
South Wing Project Going Ahead
After more than two years of planning, the South Wing Project at the =
Creston Museum is about to begin.
The South Wing, one of the Museum's principal buildings, has flooded =
every spring for the past several years, resulting in a mouldy, musty =
place that us no good for either artifacts or people.
And if that weren't bad enough, the roof has leaked in the past and the =
whole building has inset infestations on a regular basis.
"We can do a lot to make the building a much better museum space," says =
Tammy Hardwick, manager of the Devon Street facility. "The first step =
is to fix the property drainage, to keep water from even reaching the =
South Wing."
That involves putting in interceptor drains, to catch rainwater and =
subsurface water and channel it around the leaky building, through a =
shed housing the Museum's larger artifacts, and across the lawn to the =
municipal storm sewer.
"We have the contractor, Wayne Braun of LCW Construction here in =
Creston," says Hardwick. "We have, thanks to the generosity of the =
Creston & District Credit Union and many private donors, all the =
necessary funding in place." All that is left to do before the project =
can start is to move the artifacts out of the shed. "If anyone wants to =
help with that, we start at 10:00 AM on Monday, September 17!"
The second part of the project, fixing the building itself, will go =
ahead in September 2008.
"That's where we put a perimeter drain immediately around the building, =
replace the roof and the back wall, completely re-do the interior. =
While we're at it, we'll put in climate control and sprinkler systems, =
and redevelop the exhibits," says Hardwick. "We're still fundraising =
for that."
The directors of the Museum offer their sincere thanks for the on-going =
support the community has given, both for this project and for the =
Museum's operations in general.
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Tammy Hardwick
Manager,
Creston & District Museum & Archives
219 Devon Street, Creston, BC V0B 1G3
Phone (250) 428-9262
Fax (250) 428-3324
Email mail@creston.museum.bc.ca
www.creston.museum.bc.ca
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<DIV align=3Dcenter><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><STRONG>Phone (250) =
428-9262<BR>Fax=20
(250) 428-3324<BR>Email </STRONG><A=20
href=3D"mailto:mail@creston.museum.bc.ca"><STRONG>mail@creston.museum.bc.=
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Release</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=3Dcenter><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><STRONG>South Wing =
Project Going=20
Ahead</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>After more than two years of planning, =
the South=20
Wing Project at the Creston Museum is about to begin.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The South Wing, one of the Museum's =
principal=20
buildings, has flooded every spring for the past several years, =
resulting in a=20
mouldy, musty place that us no good for either artifacts or =
people.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>And if that weren't bad enough, the =
roof has leaked=20
in the past and the whole building has inset infestations on a regular=20
basis.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>"We can do a lot to make the building a =
much better=20
museum space," says Tammy Hardwick, manager of the Devon Street =
facility. =20
"The first step is to fix the property drainage, to keep water from even =
reaching the South Wing."</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>That involves putting in interceptor =
drains, to=20
catch rainwater and subsurface water and channel it around the leaky =
building,=20
through a shed housing the Museum's larger artifacts, and across the =
lawn to the=20
municipal storm sewer.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>"We have the contractor, Wayne Braun of =
LCW=20
Construction here in Creston," says Hardwick. "We have, thanks to =
the=20
generosity of the Creston & District Credit Union and many private =
donors,=20
all the necessary funding in place." All that is left to do before =
the=20
project can start is to move the artifacts out of the shed. =
</FONT><FONT=20
face=3DArial size=3D2>"If anyone wants to help with that, we start at =
10:00 AM =20
on Monday, September 17!"</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The second part of the project, fixing =
the building=20
itself, will go ahead in September 2008.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>"That's where we put a perimeter drain =
immediately=20
around the building, replace the roof and the back wall, completely =
re-do the=20
interior. While we're at it, we'll put in climate control and =
sprinkler=20
systems, and redevelop the exhibits," says Hardwick. "We're still=20
fundraising for that."</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The directors of the Museum offer their =
sincere=20
thanks for the on-going support the community has given, both for this =
project=20
and for the Museum's operations in general.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
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<BR>Tammy=20
Hardwick<BR>Manager,<BR>Creston & District Museum & =
Archives<BR>219=20
Devon Street, Creston, BC V0B 1G3<BR>Phone (250) 428-9262<BR>Fax (250)=20
428-3324<BR>Email <A=20
href=3D"mailto:mail@creston.museum.bc.ca">mail@creston.museum.bc.ca</A><B=
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href=3D"http://www.creston.museum.bc.ca">www.creston.museum.bc.ca</A></FO=
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