NB Museum, Canada - Dr. Don McAlpine - UPDATE

[Harrison, Ken]

Dear TAXACOMERS:

In an earlier posting to TAXACOM on January 28, I mentioned that Dr. =
Don
McAlpine, Curator of Zoology at the New Brunswick Museum in Saint John, =
New
Brunswick had been told to resign or be fired by Tuesday, February 2nd. =
To
date, there has been no resolution to this situation. Dr. McAlpine is =
not
allowed into the NB Museum facilities.

Strong support for Dr. McAlpine, his personal integrity and his =
dedication
to the scientific collections at the New Brunswick Museum have been =
voiced
by many in letters, faxes and e-mails to politicians and newspapers =
alike.
There has been a stream of supportive letters from the scientific =
community
published as Letters to the Editor in local newspapers.
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One possible explanation for the inaction of the NB Museum Board and =
the
politicians who appoint the Board is that they are hoping that the =
storm of
protest will subside.

Those of you who know or who have have dealt with Dr. McAlpine during =
his
nearly 20 years with the New Brunswick Museum may wish to contact the
following for an explanation of this situation, especially if you have =
not
received an answer to your initial correspondence and wish to follow =
up.

The following people can be contacted:
Mr. Michael Campbell
President, NB Museum Board
(at McCain Foods in Florenceville)
fax: 506-392-6840
E-mail: mjcampbe at mccain.ca

Hon. Roly McIntyre
Minister of Economic Development, Tourism and Culture
(this dept. appoints the NB Museum board and supplies most museum =
funding)
P.O. Box 6000
Fredericton, New Brunswick  E3B 5H1=20
Telephone: 506-453-3009
E-mail: roly.macintyre at gov.nb.ca
fax: 506-457-4984

Premier Camille Th=E9riault
Premier of New Brunswick
P.O. Box 6000
Fredericton, New Brunswick  E3B 5H1=20
Telephone: 506-453-2144
E-mail: premier at gov.nb.ca
Fax: 506-457-7407

Sincerely,
Ken J. Harrison
Apt. 5, 75 Murray Ave.
Fredericton, N.B.
Canada
E3A 3Y7

Telephone: 506-472-0253
Email: KHarriso at NRCan.gc.ca