[BCMA] To mask or not to mask?

[Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv]

If folks find this helpful, Health Canada continues to recommend mask
usage:
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/2019-novel-coronavirus-infection/prevention-risks/about-non-medical-masks-face-coverings.html#a1



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whether in private or public settings.Masks are strongly recommended in any
crowded setting, including settings with vaccination requirements."*

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On Mon, Mar 14, 2022 at 12:10 PM Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv <
listserv at lists.museum.bc.ca> wrote:

> At the Museum of Surrey we are encouraging mask use but not requiring it.
> So far today, one out of about 30 patrons has worn a mask. However, we are
> requiring all staff and volunteers to wear a mask.
>
> On Fri, Mar 11, 2022 at 10:32 AM Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv <
> listserv at lists.museum.bc.ca> wrote:
>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>>
>>
>> With the latest health mandates update today, we at the Maritime Museum
>> of BC in Victoria are wondering about what to do with our public mask
>> policy… Do we keep it to ensure safety for all? Or, do we simply encourage
>> it but not require it?
>>
>>
>>
>> Since the trucker’s convoy started in late January, we have been dealing
>> with unmasked, un-vaccinated individuals coming into our space and
>> harassing our young staff and senior volunteers about our policy. We’ve had
>> to close during Saturday afternoons due to the noise level from the streets
>> (we are right downtown). We’ve been locking our front door, even during
>> public hours, on Saturdays and asking to see masks and vaccine passports
>> through the windowed doors before letting visitors in to try to keep our
>> staff/volunteers safe from the harassment we’ve been experiencing (though
>> we still had a harasser slip through when we opened the door to let someone
>> out). And now, we’re facing the possibility of more vehicles coming into
>> downtown Victoria every weekday starting next week.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> So with these latest mandate changes, we’re feeling like we’re caught
>> between the choice of keeping our space as safe as we can and continue
>> requiring masks and possibly inviting more harassment, or allowing masks to
>> be optional to try to minimize the harassment we have been dealing with
>> while compromising our safety protocols…
>>
>>
>>
>> What is everyone else planning to do about masks?
>>
>>
>>
>> Many thanks,
>>
>> Brittany
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>>
>> Brittany V. Vis, MLIS (she, her)
>>
>> Executive Director
>>
>> 250-385-4222 ext. 106
>>
>> Maritime Museum of British Columbia <http://mmbc.bc.ca/>
>>
>>
>>
>> *The Maritime Museum of BC is on the territories of the l**ə**k**̓ʷə**ŋ*
>> *ə**n speaking peoples, specifically the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations,
>> who have respected these lands and waters for thousands of years.*
>>
>>
>>
>>
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