<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">greetings all members of museums in BC.<div><br></div><div>I wrote to Rosanne Davidson, executive director of Fort McMurray Heritage Society asking on their welfare and offering our assistance how ever each of our museums and museum associations might be able to help their heritage facilities recover. Below is a copy of the email I sent to her on behalf of our Museum in Comox and on behalf of the Comox Valley Museum Association as well as on behalf of other museums in BC and Vancouver Island. Following that is her response.</div><div><br></div><div>Please take her letter to your boards and heritage communities and see what you can do to help return Ft. McMurray's heritage centres back to their former glory and get reopened as soon as possible.</div><div><br></div><div>My letter to her:</div><div><br></div><div> <i><b>"Greetings from Vancouver Island.</b></i><div><i><b><br></b></i></div><div><i><b>I am the founder and director of the HMCS ALBERNI Museum and Memorial and the Alberni Project society president. Our museum is located in Comox on Vancouver Island.</b></i></div><div><i><b><br></b></i></div><div><i><b>I am also one of the founders of the Comox Valley Museum Association, a group of small to large museums in the Comox Valley (about 10 of us depending on the season).</b></i></div><div><i><b><br></b></i></div><div><i><b>We are not sure how your museum (and any others in your area), the buildings and facilities of your museum have been affected by the horrible fire, but we would like to offer some help to you if you can use it?</b></i></div><div><i><b><br></b></i></div><div><i><b>Please let us know how you and other museums in your area have been affected and as members of the BC Museum Association, plus our own Association I am sure we can all band together to help you and any other historic or archive museums get through this troubling times. </b></i></div><div><i><b><br></b></i></div><div><i><b>Please let us know what the rest of BC's museums (as well as our own group) can do to help and I'll make sure we get the message out to all the other BC Museums what we can collectively do to help your home museums bounce back as soon as possible. Fund raising to help recover, assistance in restorations if need be, storage of artefacts if need be. Help promote the fact you are back in business if need be. What ever, we want to help your community and its heritage.</b></i></div><div><i><b><br></b></i></div><div><i><b>As chance would have it, our own museum is having our board meeting Tuesday evening to discuss our upcoming exhibit in June and I will be able to bring this up to the board at that time. Also CVMA will be meeting later in the week and I'll bring it up with them too."<br></b></i><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">at your service,<br><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; ">Lewis Bartholomew</span><br>Founder & Executive Director<br>The Alberni Project</span></div><div style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><a href="mailto:mrbarth@alberniproject.org">mrbarth@alberniproject.org</a><br>250-334-6555 - cell (voicemail only)</span></div><div style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><br></span></div><div style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><br></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; ">Her response is as follows:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">"Hello Lewis,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> </div></span><div style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Thank you for your kind words. We sincerely appreciate your support during these difficult times. Many of our Heritage Society community friends, volunteers, directors and staff have experienced loss. The majority of us have homes to return to, however others, sadly do not. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">We are thankful that we are safe. Some are with family and/or friends throughout Alberta and Canada. Others have found refuge at hotels and centres. Some have several families members and friends staying together and are making the best of situation.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">I`m in Edmonton and fortunately I have been able to set up office at the home I’m staying at. Should you want to contact me I can be reached on my cell at 780 715 8825, text or by email.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">We are extremely grateful to all of the people of Alberta and Canada for their continuous love and prayers. Their generosity of donations and financials support is overwhelming.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">We are hopeful that before too long the authorities will permit us to return to Fort McMurray. However, we have not been given a timeline as to when that might be.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">We love our community, in time we will rebuild and be stronger than ever. Hard work and determination will make our rebuild possible.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Our lives we will never be the same, we will start over and do the best we can with what we have.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">We have word that our Heritage Village and Heritage Shipyard are still standing. At this time, we do not know what condition the sites are in but are hoping we have not received extensive damage.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">At Heritage Village, we planned to re - open this summer after 3 years of closure due to the 2013 flood. Our hope is that we still be able to move forward with this plan and open in August. Heritage Shipyard was to open May long weekend. Of course, the opening of both sites will be dependent on what we have to deal with when we can get back into Fort McMurray. The condition of the museum sites, will determine when we can open for business again.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">I heard through the Alberta Museums Association, that the Oilsands Discovery Centre was not damaged. The only other museum is further north from us approx 200 km at Fort Chipewyan. My understanding is that museum is fine.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">For now we are struggling to provide our staff with some financial assistance to help out with mounting expenses. Staff have registered with Red Cross, and EI, hopefully financial support will come shortly.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Please convey our appreciation to your colleagues and all the other BC museums for their concerns. Lewis, I will contact you once we have assessed our situation and the have determined what assistance we may require.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; "><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="color: rgb(54, 95, 145); ">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="color: rgb(54, 95, 145); "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Roseann Davidson<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Executive Director<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Phone: 780-791-7575 Ext # 228<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><a href="http://www.fortmcmurrayhistory.com/" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">www.fmheritage.com</a>"</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#1f497d"><br></font></div></div><div style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#1f497d">So there you have it. Please bring this letter to the attention of your board members, staff, and patrons and encourage donations to the Canadian Red Cross for Ft. McMurray's heritage growth. Their heritage is our Nation's heritage.</font></div></div></span></div></span></div></span></span></div></div><div apple-content-edited="true">
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"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">at your service,<br><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; ">Lewis Bartholomew</span><br>Founder & Executive Director<br>The Alberni Project</span></div><div style="font-size: medium; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><a href="mailto:mrbarth@alberniproject.org">mrbarth@alberniproject.org</a><br>250-334-6555 - cell<br>Hours Tue - Sat 10-4<br><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; ">MUSEUM ADDRESS:<br><b><i>HMCS ALBERNI MUSEUM and MEMORIAL</i></b></span></span></div><div style="font-size: medium; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; "><b><i>MUSÉE DU NCSM ALBERNI</i></b></span></span></div><div style="font-size: medium; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; ">34-190 Port Augusta Street<br>Comox BC V9M 3N1<br>250-339-4322<br>Hours Tue - Sat 10-4<br><br>ADMINISTRATION OFFICE:<br><b><i>The Alberni Project Society</i></b></span></span></div><div style="font-size: medium; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; "><b><i>TAP Mobile Exhibit Bookings<br></i></b>65 Salsbury Road<br>Courtenay, BC Canada V9N9L7<br>250-338-2720</span></span></div><div style="font-size: medium; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: 11px; "><br></span></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; "><b>HMCS Alberni Memorial<br><a href="http://www.alberniproject.org">www.alberniproject.org</a><br>www.facebook.com/thealberniproject</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; border-collapse: separate; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trajan Pro'" color="#0d426a"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">"Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding." -Albert Einstein</span></font><br><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; "><i>Email is a non-secure form of communication and clients should not include any sensitive account information in any email to The Alberni Project. Le courriel n'est pas un mode de transmission securise et les clients doivent s'abstenir d'y inclure tout renseignement sensible sur leur compte dans toute communication electronique destinee a projet de Alberni.</i></span></span></div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; "><i><br></i></span></span></div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; "><i>Letter one:</i></span></span></div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; "><i><br></i></span></span></div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; "><i><br></i></span></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></span>
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