Chemainus, BC - Town of Murals and History

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Oct 11 10, 10:59 PM

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A town who's very existence was attributed to the forest industry hit rock bottom in the late 1970's with the closure of local sawmills. The town re-grouped in 1982 with a mural project which has vaulted Chemainus onto the world stage.

1 Native Whalers mural 2 20...
1 Native Whalers mural 2  2010 071 1
2 Native closeup mural 2010...
2 Native closeup mural  2010 070 0
3 Native Whalers mural 2010...
3 Native Whalers mural  2010 068 0
4 Lumber locamotive mural 2...
4 Lumber locamotive mural  2010 054 0
5 Lumber locamotive mural 2 ...
5 Lumber locamotive mural 2  2010 055 0
6 Mother Earth statue in Che...
6 Mother Earth statue in Chemainus  2010 057 0
7 Natives meeting explorers ...
7 Natives meeting explorers mural 2  2010 048 0
8 Lumber camp mural 1 2010 034
8 Lumber camp mural 1  2010 034 0
9 Lumber campl mural 3 2010...
9 Lumber campl mural 3  2010 037 0
10 Canada Post Mural 2010 045
10 Canada Post Mural 2010 045 0
11 Early Settlers mural 201...
11 Early Settlers mural  2010 066 0
12 Garden hide-a-way in Chem...
12 Garden hide-a-way in Chemainus  2010 050 0
13 Log boom mural 2010 085
13 Log boom mural  2010 085 0
14 Sawmill at the dock mural...
14 Sawmill at the dock mural  2010 079 0
15 Sawmill mural 2010 059
15 Sawmill mural  2010 059 0
16 Life in the sawmill mural...
16 Life in the sawmill mural 2  2010 087 0
17 Life in the sawmill mural...
17 Life in the sawmill mural 3  2010 089 0
18 Assembling the Whistle mu...
18 Assembling the Whistle mural 2010 088 0
19 Candy Shop in Chemainus ...
19 Candy Shop in Chemainus  2010 051 0
20 Homesteaders mural 2010 077
20 Homesteaders mural  2010 077 0
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