<div dir="ltr">If folks find this helpful, Health Canada continues to recommend mask usage: <a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/2019-novel-coronavirus-infection/prevention-risks/about-non-medical-masks-face-coverings.html#a1">https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/2019-novel-coronavirus-infection/prevention-risks/about-non-medical-masks-face-coverings.html#a1</a><div><br></div><div><i>"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.<br><br>Masks are strongly recommended in any crowded setting, including settings with vaccination requirements."</i><br></div><div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Ryan Hunt</b></font><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Executive Director</font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="1">Pronouns: He/him </font><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:x-small">To learn why pronouns are important, click </span><a href="https://equity.ubc.ca/resources/gender-diversity/pronouns/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-size:x-small" target="_blank">here</a></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)">The BC Museums Association office is located on the traditional, unceded lands of the <a href="https://vimeo.com/275788251" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Lekwungen</a> peoples (Songhees and Xwsepsum Nations). We respect past, present, and future Indigenous stewards and recognize that we are uninvited guests on this territory.<br></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0in 0in 1pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(237,125,49);font-family:Arial,sans-serif">BC Museums Association || 675 Belleville Street || Victoria, BC || V8W 9W2</span></p><p style="color:rgb(136,136,136);margin:0in 0in 1pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(237,125,49);font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Direct: 250-884-0499</span><span style="color:rgb(237,125,49);font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> || </span><span style="color:rgb(237,125,49);font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Office: 250-356-5700</span><span style="color:rgb(237,125,49);font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> || <a href="http://www.museum.bc.ca" target="_blank">www.museum.bc.ca</a></span></p><p style="color:rgb(136,136,136);margin:0in 0in 1pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1oh4plhu2CZl76JCTQZ0p_EdG52Ud23QA&export=download" width="96" height="54" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(32,33,36)"></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 1pt"><font color="#888888" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><i>RoundUp Issue 282: Maintaining Momentum</i> is now online! Read the full publication on our <a href="https://museum.bc.ca/playlist/?spl=75620F4046000000" target="_blank">website</a>.</font><br></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Mar 14, 2022 at 12:10 PM Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv <<a href="mailto:listserv@lists.museum.bc.ca">listserv@lists.museum.bc.ca</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">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.</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Mar 11, 2022 at 10:32 AM Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv <<a href="mailto:listserv@lists.museum.bc.ca" target="_blank">listserv@lists.museum.bc.ca</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-CA"><div><p class="MsoNormal">Hi everyone,<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">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? <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">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.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">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… <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">What is everyone else planning to do about masks? <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Many thanks,<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Brittany<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">--<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">Brittany V. Vis, MLIS (she, her)<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">Executive Director<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">250-385-4222 ext. 106<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:rgb(23,183,180)"><a href="http://mmbc.bc.ca/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(23,183,180)">Maritime Museum of British Columbia</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">The Maritime Museum of BC is on the territories of the l</span></i><i><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">ə</span></i><i><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">k</span></i><i><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">̓ʷə</span></i><i><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">ŋ</span></i><i><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">ə</span></i><i><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">n speaking peoples, specifically the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations, who have respected these lands and waters for thousands of years.<u></u><u></u></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><img border="0" width="476" height="176" style="width: 4.9583in; height: 1.8333in;" id="gmail-m_-4040380952238166186gmail-m_-1102315980393081827Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:17f7a518ad96917eb1"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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