The Saskatchewan Council for Archives and Archivists has organised a great campaign in support of the City of Regina Archives, currently under threat of extreme budget cuts as it has been identified as a “discretionary item that is not a core service for the City of Regina”.
The website allows you to send an e-postcard to the City Council’s Finance and Administration Committee, which meets on 8th May to debate the report. It only takes a couple of minutes to do and you can personalise the message. Please consider supporting our Canadian colleagues by sending a postcard or an email – I’m sure international interest in this issue will be a huge help.
Update from the Saskatchewan Council for Archives and Archivists:
Dear Friends & Colleagues :
We regret to inform you that at a city council meeting on May 14, the City
of Regina council voted 8 to 2 in favour of cutting their City Archivist
position. Access to the City’s archival record will now be managed on an
appointment basis; the archives assistant will handle both reference and
records management functions. There is currently no consideration of
appraisal, arrangement, description, preservation, or legal functions within
their management proposal.
We would like to thank you all for the support you have demonstrated over
this issue.
We will continue to monitor the situation in Regina. It is clear that their
proposal for managing the archival record is not sustainable in the long
term, and we will continue to advocate for renewal in their records
management and archival program.
Sincerely,
Saskatchewan Council for Archives and Archivists