[BCMA] How to apply for and pay a summer student

[Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv]

Zena is right.  HAMM in Courtenay is being forced to shut down the Veterans Memorial for HMCS ALBERNI because we have to move away from the homeless camp the City put next door to us. We don’t happen to have a spare $3 million to write the heritage building owner a cheque, so we applied for grants that would help us acquire the property. We were turned down immediately because none of us are paid. So I wrote to the top (Mark Carney) so it would trickle down to the correct ministries. I was complaining that smaller museums that have volunteer staff with experience and we small museums are struggling or (as in our case) have to close our doors.  If we had the $70-90k for one of our salaries, we would have spent it on our current overhead instead. In the end, their final decision was to deny funding to keep us open. 


at your service,


Lewis Bartholomew
Founder & Executive Director

mrbarth at alberniproject.org

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5-625 Cliffe Avenue
Courtenay BC
250-897-4611


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If ye break faith with us who die we shall not sleep, though poppies grow in Flanders Fields. 

 
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 With gratitude, we live and work within the Coast Salish and Salish Sea region - on the unceded traditional territories of K’omoks (including Sathloot, Sasitla, leeksen, Puntledge, Xa’xe, and Tat’poos), ɬaʔamɩn gɩǰɛ (Tla’amin/ Sliammon), Homalco, We Wai Kai and We Wei Kum, and Hul’qumi’num Treaty Group - traditional keepers of these lands. 

C'est avec gratitude que nous vivons et travaillons dans la région des Salish de la côte et de la mer des Salish, sur les territoires traditionnels non cédés des K'omoks (y compris Sathloot, Sasitla, leeksen, Puntledge, Xa'xe et Tat'poos), ɬaʔamɩn gɩǰɛ (Tla'amin/ Sliammon), Homalco, We Wai Kai et We Wei Kum, et du groupe du traité Hul'qumi'num, gardiens traditionnels de ces terres.









> On Nov 12, 2025, at 12:02 PM, Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv <listserv at lists.museum.bc.ca> wrote:
> 
> Hi Ron,
>  
> I have read through a couple of the other replies and they’re useful. I did pick up on the fact your organization is volunteer run., this is where you may run into issues. Be sure to read the eligibility requirements for both Canada Summer Jobs and Young Canada Works carefully. They may have updated their eligibility, but I do know in previous application periods the organization must have a paid staff member in a supervisory role to qualify.
>  
> Cheers,
>  
> Zena Conlin
> Executive Director
>  
> Tumbler Ridge Museum Foundation
> Box 1348, 255 Murray Drive
> Tumbler Ridge, BC V0C 2W0
> 250.242.3466
>  
> www.trmf.ca <http://www.trmf.ca/>
>  
> The Tumbler Ridge Museum Foundation recognizes and thanks the stewards and knowledge keepers of these lands who have been here long before the existence of Tumbler Ridge; the Dunne-Za, Tse’Khene, Saulteau, Cree, and Metis Peoples. We express our gratitude at the privilege of living and working here. The TRMF has benefited greatly from this land and as such we reflect on our presence and practices, and hold space for better a future.
>  
>  
> From: Listserv <listserv-bounces at lists.museum.bc.ca <mailto:listserv-bounces at lists.museum.bc.ca>> On Behalf Of Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv
> Sent: November 7, 2025 2:11 PM
> To: listserv at lists.museum.bc.ca <mailto:listserv at lists.museum.bc.ca>
> Subject: [BCMA] How to apply for and pay a summer student
>  
> Hi everyone.
>  
> The “Victoria Scout and Guide Museum” a small, all volunteer, non profit museum is considering hiring a student next summer for 2 to 3 months to do data entry, likely on a Catalogit platform.
>  
> Therefore we are seeking input from museums that have experience with this. Our questions are as follows.
>  
> 1) what is the normal rate of pay for a student?
>  
> 2) where are the best places to advertise for such a student? So far I have only contacted the University of Victoria.
>  
> 3) where are the best places to seek grants to help us offset the costs? Canada Works? Etc.???
> Also, what is the usual deadline to apply for such grants, December???
>  
> 4) Finally, are other issues that I should be aware of?
>  
> Any and all comments and suggestions are most appreciative.
>  
> Sincerely
> Ron Bilinsky
> Scouts Canada
> Victoria Scout and Guide Museum Coordinator
> 2338 Sunriver Way, SOOKE BC V9Z 0Y4
> Email bilinskyron at gmail.com <mailto:bilinskyron at gmail.com>
> Home Phone 250-664-7048
> Cell Phone 778-533-1702
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