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SCAA response to PAS amalgamation


In response to the on-going debate over the decision to amalgamate the offices and services of the Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, PAS, the Saskatchewan Council for Archives and Archivists, SCAA, board has drafted this statement.
Please be advised that several members of the SCAA board identified as having a conflict-of-interest and were not involved in the drafting of this message.
With the closure of the Saskatoon office of the PAS many are concerned about the continued preservation of documentary heritage in that part of the province, and the impact this change will have on heritage researchers and professionals province-wide.  We at the SCAA wish to reaffirm our commitment to the support of the archival community in Saskatchewan. 
The SCAA has over 55 institutional members and countless individual-members across the province--including the PAS—and we will continue to do our utmost to work with those members to ensure that the culture and heritage of Saskatchewan will be maintained, preserved, and made accessible to a broad range of audiences. To help with these endeavours the SCAA  will continue with programs like the Saskatchewan Archival Information Network (SAIN), the Archives Advisor, Virtual Displays and support of archival projects and post-graduate training through our grant programs.

Cameron Hart
SCAA Archives Advisor
516 Clarence Ave. S.
Saskatoon, SK S7H 2C9
"Of all national assets, archives are the most precious; they are the gift of one generation to another and the extent of our care of them marks the extent of our civilization"
Sir Arthur Doughty, Dominion Archivist, 1904-1935

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