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Victoria United’s under-21 side wins the top trophy of the Pacific Coast Soccer League. Sports, Page A20
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Historic globe project hits stumbling block Daniel Palmer News staff
A former provincial heritage minister is irate after the Royal B.C. Museum backed out of an agreement to exhibit evidence that, if true, would upend B.C.’s history books. For the past three years, Sam Bawlf has been lobbying the government to digitize and display a Molyneux globe, a 415-year-old map created after Sir Francis Drake’s voyage around the world from 1577 to 1580. Bawlf purports the globe proves Drake discovered what is now British Columbia in 1579, nearly 200 years before Captain James Cook dropped anchor off Vancouver Island. “Call it a 400-year-old Courtesy Gulf Islands Google Earth,” he said. Driftwood Bawlf, a former VictoSam Bawlf wants ria-area resident now livRoyal B.C. Museum ing on Salt Spring Island, support for his spent three years securproject involving Sir ing provincial and fedFrancis Drake. eral commitments to digitize the globe – currently held by a private organization in London, England – for Canadian scholarly study. But the museum backed out of the agreement in January, citing a lack of academic scrutiny on the controversial evidence. “I absolutely agree with Mr. Bawlf that this needs to be presented to the Canadian public,” said Jack Lohman, the museum’s CEO. “But we’re not in the business of authenticating academic research.” Bawlf’s extensive research is presented in his 2003 book, The Secret Voyage of Sir Francis Drake. PLEASE SEE: Museum retreat, Page A6
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Downtown Victoria Business Association program director Jeremy Ambers, left, and artist Steve Milroy display the scaled mural, Justice, commissioned for the DVBA’s Art Victoria 150 project. The completed mural will consist of 120 panels, forming the image of Lady Justice, and will be installed at 533 Chatham St. to help rehabilitate the area.
Time to make your mark Downtown mural project opens up unique mosaic to artists, others Daniel Palmer News staff
The Downtown Victoria Business Association is inviting professionals and amateurs alike to create a unique mosaic mural. As part of the association’s Art History
150 project, artist Steve Milroy designed a scaled version of the mural, Justice. He then split the art into 120 individual two-foot-by-two-foot panels, which will be presold for $50 and can be painted by the donor – or assigned to an artist – creating a unique mosaic. “This project is about working to create a sense of community while increasing the visual appeal of the downtown,” association general manager Ken Kelly said in a statement. Once complete, the mural will be installed at 533 Chatham St. “I’ve never done a mural mosaic, but it
probably won’t be my last,” said Milroy, who also runs Wonderworks. Donors who contribute to the project will be honoured by name on a bronze plaque affixed to the mural. All money collected goes toward the project’s production costs. Donation brochures are available at the DVBA office at 20 Centennial Sq., or at the artist space at 17 Market Square which people can visit on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays in August. The project is a collaboration with the Victoria Integrated Court. dpalmer@vicnews.com
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