[BCMA] To mask or not to mask?

Mon Mar 14 13:46:23 PDT 2022

Thank you everyone for your responses! It sounds like most organizations are not requiring but recommending, which is the route we have taken as well. Our staff continue to wear masks as before, and most of our volunteers are wearing them, particularly when they are working with the public. 

Many thanks for your input,

Brittany

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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

"Even if masks aren't required in your area or the setting you're in, wearing a mask is an added layer of protection. Whether you're vaccinated or not, you should consider wearing one in shared spaces with people from outside of your immediate household. This is especially important indoors, 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 <mailto: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 <mailto: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

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Brittany V. Vis, MLIS (she, her)

Executive Director

250-385-4222 ext. 106

 <http://mmbc.bc.ca/> Maritime Museum of British Columbia

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