Head of B.C. museum steps down
The Royal BC Museum is under investigation after the former head of the First Nations Department resigned last year, saying ‘there is outright discrimination’ at the institution
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The Royal BC Museum is under investigation after the former head of the First Nations Department resigned last year, saying ‘there is outright discrimination’ at the institution
Royal B.C. Museum seen by insiders as a ‘racist, anti-Indigenous’ space: survey Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account Getting audio file ... This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. Full Disclaimer CHAD HIPOLITO/The Globe and Mail As a formal investigation continues into allegations of racism at the Royal British Columbia Museum and Archives, a separate workplace culture survey conducted by a diversity and inclusion consultant has yielded troubling results. T...
I was fortunate to have been able to work in British Columbia’s premier historical institution, surrounded by B.C.’s human and natural history, for the better part of 15 years. After a 30-year career in the public service I retired in 2018, having held a multitude of executive positions at the Royal B.C. Museum and B.C. Archives. I think of my time there with great fondness. For the people, for the work, for the opportunities to make connections with other museum and archives professionals. I am extremely disappointed in the board and executive of 2020. In July, one of the foremost I...
Airport, i went to the website, clicked on the drop-down menus and it's blank. there's a lot of confusion for tourists and travelers trapped abroad. a lot of people will be qualifying for the repatriation program. more than 150,000 people will be repatrioted back to the united kingdom. there are hundreds of thousands of travelers out there that are trapped and don't have options on how they'll get home. the uk civil aviation authority is advising those travelers to check with their bank, check with travel insurance companies, check with their credit card companies to see if they qualify for a ...
We're bringing 150,000 back to the uk and charted 40 planes and going to be running up to a thousand flights over the next two weeks. >> and we have more on all this. we heard there 150,000 british travelers, but we're talking about 600,000 travelers stranded across the globe. how can they all get brought home? >> well, unfortunately the repatriation program that's being run by the united kingdom doesn't apply to customers if their vacation plan did not originate from the uk. so thomas cook is really advising folks to visit the website for next steps and next updates but i can tell you i have ...