[BCMA] The Victoria Classic Boat Festival is Cancelled Due to COVID-19

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NEWS
RELEASE  
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE  
02
July 2020 

 
The Victoria Classic Boat Festival is Cancelled Due to COVID-19 

 
The Maritime Museum of BC has
had to make the difficult decision to cancel this year’s Victoria Classic Boat
Festival. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it is simply not feasible to operate
the Festival this year as the docks in Victoria’s Inner Harbour do not easily
allow for safe social distancing. The Museum is also mindful and appreciative
of the changes the Greater Victoria Harbour Authority has had to make to their
own operations this year. 

 
“We are very disappointed
about having to cancel the Festival for 2020,” said David Leverton, Executive
Director of the Maritime Museum of BC. “ The
decision was made by the Board of Directors to protect the public, the boaters,
and Museum staff and volunteers from any associated risks related to COVID-19 and
to do our part in keeping our community safe.” 

 
The Maritime Museum of BC is in
the process of preparing video content related to classic wooden boats,
including historic footage from previous Classic Boat Festivals, which it hopes
to release through its social media channels in time for the Labour Day Weekend
(September 5-7, 2020). Anyone interested in seeing this footage is invited to
follow the Maritime Museum of BC's website or on Facebook, Twitter, and
Instagram. 

 
The Museum is looking ahead to
2021 with plans to run the Victoria Classic Boat Festival once more on Labour
Day weekend. 



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For more information please
contact: 

 
David
Leverton  
Executive
Director  
Maritime
Museum of BC  
 mailto:dleverton at mmbc.bc.ca dleverton at mmbc.bc.ca   
  
     
 
          
 
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