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The Whaling Wall in White Rock BC on Johnston Road (in the Bosa Towers highrise development)
After much debate the Bosa high rises are going ahead in in late 2007 we have two towers rising above the sleepy town of White Rock, its landscape forever changed.With this setting a precedent I am sure that we will see much more revitalization and improvement to the City over the years.
We hope that it is done in balance and with council reflecting upon their responsibilites towards keeping with the ambience and quality of life in this fine town.
Some history about the Whaling Wall and its recent restoration:
The wall, dedicated in 1984, was a gift to the city from California marine wildlife artist Wyland and the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. It portrays a mother grey whale and her calf, along with a male escort, passing White Rock on their annual migration between Mexico and the Bering Sea.
The Whaling Wall was restored a number of years ago through a public funding drive led by former White Rock councillor James Coleridge.
Located in the Sea Side Resort City of White Rock, British Columbia Canada. The Wall is 21 meters long and was painted in 1984. This was Wylands First International wall. Wyland meet the then Mayor,Gordon Hogg at Wylands Art show at the Vancouver Aquarium.
The Mayor and Wyland soon had an agreement to do a Whaling Wall in White Rock, the Mayor arranged all the permits and Wyland was embraced by the community of White Rock as he Painted the Wall. The wall depicts a mother Gray Whale and her calf on the annual migration from Mexico to the Bering Seas.
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