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[Dinneen, Tony]

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Free to good home: one province, impressive view

Once the centrepiece of Victoria's ill-fated private museum, the 276-square-metre map originally cost $90,000

BRENNAN CLARKE

Special to The Globe and Mail

December 19, 2007

VICTORIA -- The world's largest topographical map of British Columbia is headed for the trash heap unless the city of Victoria can find a new home for it by Jan. 7.

The map, installed in Victoria's historic Crystal Garden 18 months ago as part of the ill-fated BC Experience tourist attraction, has to be moved to make way for a convention centre project in the 80-year-old heritage building.

"It has to move in order for us to start renovations on the facility," city communications manager Katie Josephson said. "The map can be landfilled, but that's not our first choice. Our hope is there's somebody out there that may have an interest or be able to find space for it."

Measuring 12 metres by 23 metres, the $90,000, high-density polyurethane map formed the centrepiece of the BC Experience when the $12-million private venture opened its doors in June, 2006.

Print Edition - Section Front

  Enlarge Image 

Just over three months later, the attraction declared bankruptcy, leaving the map and an assortment of other assets behind.

The City of Victoria assumed ownership of the map when it took over the BC Experience's lease in June. City staff have scoured the province for the past six months looking for someone willing to give the map a new home, Ms. Josephson said.

"We've contacted anyone and everyone - public sector, private sector, the Provincial Capital Commission, B.C. Ferries, hotels, community centres - and no one's been interested," she said.

"The piece is enormous and it's so topical to B.C. that we're not likely to have any interest from Alberta or other places outside the province."

The map's maker, California-based Solid Terrain Modelling, was among dozens of unsecured creditors who walked away empty-handed when the BC Experience closed last fall.

Solid Terrain Modelling president Lawrence Faulkner was shocked to hear his company's creation might end up in the landfill. "Holy mackerel ... that's just so depressing," Mr. Faulkner said. "That map is a masterpiece. It's the best piece of work our company has ever done. It's so unique, it has so much power."

Consisting of 100 panels weighing 16 kilograms each, the map occupies what used to be a swimming pool located just behind the Empress Hotel.

Designed by famed British architect Francis Rattenbury, Crystal Garden served as a conservation centre for endangered species from 1980 until it was closed in 2004 to make way for the BC Experience.

Renovations to convert the glass-roofed building into extra exhibit space for the city's nearby convention-centre facilities are slated to begin early in the new year.

Ms. Josephson said the giant map is available free of charge to anyone willing to take it away.

 

 

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Thanks Tony:

 

My garage is not big enough…it would not work even as a wall hanging L

 

Martin

 

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Free to good home: one province, impressive view

Once the centrepiece of Victoria's ill-fated private museum, the 276-square-metre map originally cost $90,000

BRENNAN CLARKE

Special to The Globe and Mail

December 19, 2007

VICTORIA -- The world's largest topographical map of British Columbia is headed for the trash heap unless the city of Victoria can find a new home for it by Jan. 7.

The map, installed in Victoria's historic Crystal Garden 18 months ago as part of the ill-fated BC Experience tourist attraction, has to be moved to make way for a convention centre project in the 80-year-old heritage building.

"It has to move in order for us to start renovations on the facility," city communications manager Katie Josephson said. "The map can be landfilled, but that's not our first choice. Our hope is there's somebody out there that may have an interest or be able to find space for it."

Measuring 12 metres by 23 metres, the $90,000, high-density polyurethane map formed the centrepiece of the BC Experience when the $12-million private venture opened its doors in June, 2006.

Print Edition - Section Front

  Enlarge Image 

Just over three months later, the attraction declared bankruptcy, leaving the map and an assortment of other assets behind.

The City of Victoria assumed ownership of the map when it took over the BC Experience's lease in June. City staff have scoured the province for the past six months looking for someone willing to give the map a new home, Ms. Josephson said.

"We've contacted anyone and everyone - public sector, private sector, the Provincial Capital Commission, B.C. Ferries, hotels, community centres - and no one's been interested," she said.

"The piece is enormous and it's so topical to B.C. that we're not likely to have any interest from Alberta or other places outside the province."

The map's maker, California-based Solid Terrain Modelling, was among dozens of unsecured creditors who walked away empty-handed when the BC Experience closed last fall.

Solid Terrain Modelling president Lawrence Faulkner was shocked to hear his company's creation might end up in the landfill. "Holy mackerel ... that's just so depressing," Mr. Faulkner said. "That map is a masterpiece. It's the best piece of work our company has ever done. It's so unique, it has so much power."

Consisting of 100 panels weighing 16 kilograms each, the map occupies what used to be a swimming pool located just behind the Empress Hotel.

Designed by famed British architect Francis Rattenbury, Crystal Garden served as a conservation centre for endangered species from 1980 until it was closed in 2004 to make way for the BC Experience.

Renovations to convert the glass-roofed building into extra exhibit space for the city's nearby convention-centre facilities are slated to begin early in the new year.

Ms. Josephson said the giant map is available free of charge to anyone willing to take it away.

 

 

Tony Dinneen

Group Leader - Geomatics

Jacques Whitford - Axys

11 - 2042 Mills Road West

Sidney, BC

V8L 5X4

 

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Office [phone]

1 866 475 2997

 

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[Dave Patton-2]

Dinneen, Tony wrote:
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> Free to good home: one province, impressive view

Anyone got any connections with Tourism BC
and the 2010 Olympic Committee? There's
enough dollars there to find a home for it
somewhere, as part of 'BC & Olympic Tourism'.

Hmmm - how many municipalities are there in
the Union of BC Municipalities? If there are
at least 100, then each of them could take
'their piece of BC', and arrange to store
it safely, for a future time when 'BC can
come together again' ;-)

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National Forest Inventory
Pacific Forestry Centre
Natural Resources Canada

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