Copy/paste past protection and macros

Here's the situation: Workbook A is my tool; it wants to copy the data from Workbook B, Sheet 1, to Workbook C, Sheet "Posn".

The problem: Wkbk C has a ton of macros in it, all used when the workbook is being viewed by a user. In this case I'm just updating the workbook via macro, so don't want the macros within WkbkC to fire. The particular event causing me heartburn now is that
Wkbk C, sheet "Posn" is protected, and has code tied to the "Worksheet_Activate" event, so if I activate the sheet the macros fire and interfere with my code.

I'd like to either (Best solution) know how to disable macros within only that workbook when my macro opens it, and keep them suppressed the whole time I'm working in it, or (second best) be able to copy and paste my data into a protected worksheet. Below is the code I'm trying to use for the copy and paste (without the Activate it bombs due to protection status:

Set ws = Tool.Worksheets("Posn")
   
    ws.Activate
    
    With ws
        .Unprotect
        .AutoFilterMode = False

        'Make sure we have a clean canvas to write on
        Cells.Select
        Selection.ClearContents
    End With
    
    'Copy the Posn Information
    UPDT.Sheets("Sheet1").UsedRange.Copy
    
    'Paste the values
    Tool.Sheets("Posn").Cells(2, 1).PasteSpecial Paste:=xlPasteValues
        
    'Clear the Clipboard
    Application.CutCopyMode = False
    
    'reset the used range
    Tool.Sheets("Posn").UsedRange