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The Englishness of Victoria Is Tourist Hokum | The Tyee

The past of BC’s capital is more Deadwood than Downton Abbey. Its future is up for grabs.

The Tyee
PhoenixSerenityDec 27, 2022

#VictoriaBC #art dealer feels violated after a #BoxingDay #theft of more than $40,000 in carvings.

Michael Warren, director of #MadronaGallery in downtown Victoria, said a #thief smashed through the gallery’s #TrounceAlley glass door around 7:45 a.m. on Monday (Dec. 26) & quickly took three #Inuit #carvings valued at $1,500, $12,000, and $30,000 respectively.

https://www.vancouverislandfreedaily.com/news/victoria-gallery-robbed-of-40k-worth-of-inuit-carvings-in-boxing-day-smash-and-grab/

Victoria gallery robbed of $40k worth of Inuit carvings in Boxing Day smash-and-grab

<p>Three carvings were stolen in a robbery which took less than 2 minutes </p>

Vancouver Island Free Daily